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Qualified Social Worker | Child and Safeguarding| Northamptonshire
Job in
Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1, England, UK
Listed on 2026-09-19
Listing for:
Tripod Partners
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-19
Job specializations:
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Social Work
Family Advocacy & Support Services, Child Development/Support, Child Protection, Human Services/ Social Work
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Qualified Social Worker required for Child Support and Safeguarding Team – Northamptonshire - £38ph
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Position: Qualified Social Worker – Child Support and Safeguarding Team
Location: Northamptonshire
Salary: £38ph
Contract Type: Full-Time and on-going contract
As a Children's Safeguarding Social Worker, you will play a critical role in protecting and promoting the welfare of children and young people. You will undertake assessments, manage safeguarding risks, develop effective care and intervention plans, and work collaboratively with families and partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes for children.
Key Responsibilities- Undertake comprehensive assessments of children and families, identifying risk, need and vulnerability.
- Develop, implement and review effective intervention and safeguarding plans.
- Manage and reduce risk through timely safeguarding action and robust care planning.
- Provide support, guidance and advocacy to children and families, ensuring the child's voice remains central to decision-making.
- Work collaboratively with health, education, police and other multi-agency safeguarding professionals.
- Monitor children's welfare and progress while ensuring statutory duties are met.
- Maintain accurate, timely and high-quality case recordings, assessments and reports.
- Participate in strategy discussions, child protection conferences, core groups and court proceedings where required.
- Promote the safety, wellbeing and long-term stability of children and young people.
- Ensure all work complies with relevant legislation, local policies and safeguarding procedures.
- Social Work qualification.
- Current Social Work England registration.
- Relevant experience in children's safeguarding/social work.
- Strong assessment, risk-management and care-planning skills.
- Experience working with multi-agency partners.
- Ability to produce high-quality case records and reports.
- Confidence participating in child protection and court processes.
- Strong communication, advocacy and relationship-building skills.
Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:
- Your own dedicated specialist consultant
- Access to the widest variety of jobs across 150 authorities and private organizations throughout the UK
- Prompt and reliable payroll
- Free DBS and compliance service
- £500 referral fees
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