Social Worker – Children’s; Social Care Qualified

Position Overview

Neway International are seeking a Social Worker – Children’s to join our client based with Thurrock Council.

Location:

Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 6SL

Hours:

37 per week

Contract:

Temporary – 12 weeks

Start Date:

06 February 2026

Rate: PAYE £23.98 per hour / Ltd/Umbrella £32.00 per hour

This role sits within Children’s Services >
Children and Families >
Safeguarding >
Family Support Team 7. The team supports children and families through long-term safeguarding interventions, ensuring statutory responsibilities are met and that children’s voices remain central to all decision-making.

The Social Worker will work within a long-term Child Protection Team, managing a complex caseload of children subject to Child Protection Plans, Children in Need Plans, and Child in Care (CIC) plans. The role requires strong assessment, analytical, and court work skills, with a focus on achieving permanence and safeguarding children in line with statutory frameworks.

• Managing caseloads of children subject to Child Protection, Child in Need, and Child in Care plans.
• Holding a complex caseload, including children in care proceedings.
• Initiating Public Law Outline (PLO) and Care Proceedings, including preparing witness statements and care plans for court.
• Completing parenting capacity assessments, sibling assessments, and kinship/connected persons assessments (including viability and Special Guardianship assessments).
• Providing evidence-based analysis of significant harm to inform court decisions and ensure the child’s voice is represented.
• Undertaking Section 47 Child Protection enquiries.
• Preparing and presenting Child Protection Conference reports.
• Convening and chairing Core Group meetings.
• Completing Child and Family Assessments within the Child in Need framework and implementing Child in Need Plans, including chairing meetings and reviewing plans.
• Undertaking pre-birth assessments.
• Conducting home and school visits to safeguard children in line with statutory guidance.
• Liaising with partner agencies to support families.
• Completing court reports for private law proceedings (Section 7 and Section 37 reports).
• Preparing Child in Care reports for CIC conferences.
• Holding stability meetings to plan for placements at risk of breakdown.
• Completing direct work with children and families.