Senior Social worker- Looked after Children

Liquid Personnel

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Shropshire Until 8/22/2026 First posted May 16, 2026 Last posted May 16, 2026
Job description

Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Children’s Social Worker to join its client’s Looked after Children team, based in Shropshire.

What will your responsibilities be? 

  • Manage caseload with supervision from the Team Manager
  • Complete assessments through direct work with children and families
  • Progress care plans and pathway plans to meet children’s needs
  • Carry out statutory CLA visits (home, foster care, residential)
  • Chair and coordinate meetings (care planning, PEPs, reviews, risk management)
  • Provide advice and support to children and families
  • Undertake limited court work (care orders, SGO, placement orders)
  • Participate in duty rota
  • Maintain accurate case records and documentation
  • Work collaboratively with families and partner agencies

Qualifications and Experience: 

To be successful in this role you must have;  

  • Social Work England registration 
  • Eligible to work in the UK 
  • Hold a full UK driving licence 
  • Post-qualified experience 
  • Degree level or equivalent in Social Work  

Why Liquid Personnel? 

  • Free DBS and compliance service
  • Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
  • Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies 
  • Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal 
  • Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge 
  • Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK 
  • “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place* 
  • “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us * 

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes. 

Reasonable Adjustments: 

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement. 
We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List. 
 

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About this role

Summary

Manage caseload, assess families, develop care plans, and support children and families.

Job title

Senior Social worker- Looked after Children

Experience level

post-qualified experience

Industry

social services

Location requirements

Shropshire, UK, on-site role with some travel required.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

social work england registrationfull uk driving licencedegree in social work

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

child welfarelooked after children
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Battlefield, Shrewsbury SY1 4AQ, UK

On-site City