Advanced Social Worker|Children's Services​/Response Team| South Glos

Advanced Social Worker needed for our Children's Services / Response Team in South Glos, paying £41ph!

• Job Title: Advanced Social Worker - Response Team
• Location: South Glos
• Pay Rate: £41 per hour
• Contract Type: Locum / Temporary
• Working Pattern: Full-time

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Advanced Social Worker to join the Front Door (Response Team) within Children’s Social Care and Preventative Services at South Gloucestershire.

This is a hybrid role requiring attendance within the local authority area to undertake family visits and office-based work, alongside home working. Please note that accommodation costs and travel expenses to and from your home and work base are not covered.

• Assess and manage risk where there is possible or actual significant harm to children
• Ensure children are safeguarded and protected from abuse
• Undertake statutory assessments where cases meet the threshold for social care intervention
• Lead and contribute to child protection investigations
• Work collaboratively with multi-agency partners to ensure effective safeguarding responses

This is a fast-paced and rewarding role requiring confident decision-making and strong professional judgement.

• Be a qualified Social Worker with relevant professional registration
• Have successfully completed your ASYE (if qualified since 2012) and demonstrate significant experience in assessing and managing risk for vulnerable children
• Have a strong understanding of asset and strengths-based approaches to social work
• Evidence a detailed understanding of strategies that improve outcomes for children, young people and families
• Be a confident problem-solver, capable of making sound decisions in complex situations
• Show a genuine passion for collaborative, child-focused practice

Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:

• Your own dedicated specialist consultant
• Access to the widest variety of social work jobs across 150 authorities and private organizations throughout the UK
• Prompt and reliable payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• £500 referral fee

For more information, please contact Dylan at Tripod Partners on or send your CV to