Rochdale Family Support and Protection

Liquid Personnel

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Rochdale Until 9/29/2026 First posted July 31, 2026 Last posted July 31, 2026
Job description

Liquid Personnel is currently recruiting experienced Children's Social Workers to join Rochdale's Family Support and Protection Service.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive authority committed to delivering positive outcomes for children and families. You'll work alongside experienced practitioners and managers in a service that values relationship-based practice and professional development.

What will your responsibilities be? 

As a Social Worker within the Family Support and Protection Service, you will:

  • Manage a varied caseload of children subject to Child in Need, Child Protection and Care Proceedings.
  • Undertake assessments and develop effective care plans.
  • Work directly with children and families to achieve positive and sustainable outcomes.
  • Attend and contribute to multi-agency meetings and reviews.
  • Prepare high-quality reports, assessments and court statements where required.
  • Work in partnership with other professionals to safeguard children and promote their welfare.

Benefits: 

  • Up to £39.00 per hour Umbrella
  • Hybrid working arrangements
  • Supportive management team
  • Stable and well-established service
  • Immediate interview availability
  • Opportunity to make a real impact for children and families

Qualifications and Experience: 

To be successful in this role you must have;  

  • Social Work England Registration
  • Qualified Social Worker status
  • Experience within Children's Safeguarding, Child Protection, Assessment or Family Support Services
  • Enhanced DBS 

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 
  • our 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 cases of children in need and child protection, develop care plans, work with families.

Job title

Children's Social Worker

Experience level

qualified social worker

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Rochdale, hybrid remote work allowed

Salary

Up to £39.00 per hour Umbrella

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

social work england registrationqualified social workerexperience in safeguardingenhanced DBS

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

child protectionassessmentfamily supportchild welfare
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Rochdale, UK

Hybrid City