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Job Posted: 4 days ago

Salary: £ 39 - 39 / Hour
Job Type: Contract
Location: London

Expire in: 24 days

Job Description

Social Worker – Young People’s Safeguarding

📍 Location: Sand Martin House, Bittern Way, Peterborough

💰 Rate: £39 per hour / £288.60 per day (Umbrella)

🏢 Working Pattern: 2–3 days per week in the office

About the Role

We are currently seeking an experienced Social Worker – Young People’s Safeguarding to join a dedicated safeguarding team in Peterborough.

This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled social worker with strong safeguarding experience who is confident working directly with young people and families.

Key Responsibilities

The successful Social Worker will be responsible for:

Managing a varied caseload involving Children in Need (CIN), Child Protection (CP) and Children in Care (CIC).
	
Undertaking high-quality assessments and developing effective plans to safeguard and support young people.
	
Carrying out purposeful direct work with young people and families.
	
Responding to safeguarding concerns and assessing risk.
	
Working collaboratively with families, young people and partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes.
	
Managing complex cases and ensuring children and young people remain at the centre of all decision-making.
	
Maintaining accurate and timely case records in line with statutory requirements.
	
Contributing to effective multi-agency safeguarding arrangements.

Essential Experience

IMPORTANT – EXPLOITATION EXPERIENCE IS ESSENTIAL

Candidates must have previous experience working with exploitation cases.

Anyone submitted without relevant exploitation experience will be rejected.

The successful candidate will also have:

A recognised Social Work qualification.
	
Current Social Work England registration.
	
Strong experience within children’s social care and safeguarding.
	
Experience working with CIN, CP and/or CIC.
	
Experience undertaking direct work with young people and families.
	
Strong assessment, risk management and safeguarding skills.
	
The ability to manage a complex caseload effectively.

Additional Requirement

📄 DfE Cover Sheet must be completed as part of the submission process.

Apply Now

If you are an experienced Children’s Social Worker with specific exploitation experience and are interested in this opportunity, please get in touch to discuss the role and next steps.

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