Social Worker - Safeguarding and care planning team

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Middlesbrough Until 8/22/2026 First posted March 27, 2025 Last posted March 27, 2025
Job description

Social Worker – Safeguarding and care planning team

Salary from £33k up to £44k DOE PLUS 15% market supplement paid monthly.

An exciting new opportunity has come up to join my client based in the North East area. They are looking for an experienced social worker to join their safeguarding and care planning team. Working with children in need and children who need protection. When children are at risk of harm, they use the PLO and if necessary, issue and work within care proceedings.

This is an exciting time to join this local authority as they are making a big shift to open up more permanent opportunities and with this comes career progression! They are looking for people who are keen for a new challenge and want to take the next step up to grow together!

Benefits of the role:

  • Competitive salary DOE
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Market supplement bonus
  • Privilege card discounts
  • Workplace parking
  • Electric car scheme
  • Generous pension scheme
  • Full support in your professional development

About you:

As a social worker you will need to have significant experience working within children and family services. Ideally you will have:

  • Experience of working within safeguarding or care planning
  • Proven track record of statutory social work experience
  • Sound and robust legal framework knowledge
  • Can manage your own caseload and have good communication skills
  • SWE registered.
  • Full UK drivers license
  • Right to work in the UK

If this sounds like the right role for you, please apply or contact Daryl Jackson - [email protected] 

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. 

About this role

Summary

Manage cases involving children in need and protection, with legal framework knowledge and legal case management.

Job title

Social Worker - Safeguarding and care planning team

Experience level

significant experience

Industry

public sector

Location requirements

Middlesbrough, no remote work allowed

Salary

Salary from £33k up to £44k DOE PLUS 15% market supplement paid monthly.

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

safeguardingcare planningstatutory social worklegal framework knowledgefull UK drivers licenseSWE registered

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

safeguardingcare planning
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Middlesbrough, UK

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