Social Worker - Grade H MR
| Posting date: | 23 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £29.03 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 October 2025 |
| Location: | Plymouth, South West England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Nations Recruitment |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Job Category : Social & Healthcare Qualified
Location : Plymouth City Council
Hours Per Week :37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £29.03
Social worker needs to be 3 years qualified with 3 years permenant local authority experience.
Must have experience with child protection and care proceedings.
Social Worker should preferably be parentassess trained
This is a statutory role whose primary purpose is to safeguard children and
young people who have either suffered or who are likely to be at risk of
suffering significant harm as defined by the Children Act 1989. This role also
encompasses other statutory duties and responsibilities of Children’s Social
Care as defined by legislation and guidance.
To identify the full range of risks to children and help manage those risks;
ensure proportionate intervention, including securing and supporting
alternative homes for children, including those in and beyond public care placed
with family and friends and for adoption.
Essential
qualifications/
knowledge
Degree or higher qualification in Social Work that has resulted in
registration with relevant professional regulatory body for the profession
Knowledge of the legislative frameworks for child and family social work
Desirable
qualifications/
knowledge
Knowledge of child and family social work in a statutory setting
Understanding of child development, including the impact of different
parenting styles on development; the impact of loss, change and uncertainty
in the development of resilience and assessment of vulnerability
Essential
experience
Some experience of working in a child care setting, which may have been
gained though student placement or voluntary or paid work
Desirable
experience
Assessing risk and need
Planning and reviewing outcomes to achieve sustained change
Working with service users who demonstrate challenging behaviour
Essential skills
Be able to recognise the risk indicators of different forms of harm to
children including sexual, physical and emotional abuse and neglect; the
impact of cumulative harm, particularly in relation to early indicators of
neglect
Effective communication skills (written, verbal and use of technology)
Ability to build effective relationships in contexts that may encompass
resistance to change, ambivalence or selective cooperation with services
Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise competing
demands
Location : Plymouth City Council
Hours Per Week :37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £29.03
Social worker needs to be 3 years qualified with 3 years permenant local authority experience.
Must have experience with child protection and care proceedings.
Social Worker should preferably be parentassess trained
This is a statutory role whose primary purpose is to safeguard children and
young people who have either suffered or who are likely to be at risk of
suffering significant harm as defined by the Children Act 1989. This role also
encompasses other statutory duties and responsibilities of Children’s Social
Care as defined by legislation and guidance.
To identify the full range of risks to children and help manage those risks;
ensure proportionate intervention, including securing and supporting
alternative homes for children, including those in and beyond public care placed
with family and friends and for adoption.
Essential
qualifications/
knowledge
Degree or higher qualification in Social Work that has resulted in
registration with relevant professional regulatory body for the profession
Knowledge of the legislative frameworks for child and family social work
Desirable
qualifications/
knowledge
Knowledge of child and family social work in a statutory setting
Understanding of child development, including the impact of different
parenting styles on development; the impact of loss, change and uncertainty
in the development of resilience and assessment of vulnerability
Essential
experience
Some experience of working in a child care setting, which may have been
gained though student placement or voluntary or paid work
Desirable
experience
Assessing risk and need
Planning and reviewing outcomes to achieve sustained change
Working with service users who demonstrate challenging behaviour
Essential skills
Be able to recognise the risk indicators of different forms of harm to
children including sexual, physical and emotional abuse and neglect; the
impact of cumulative harm, particularly in relation to early indicators of
neglect
Effective communication skills (written, verbal and use of technology)
Ability to build effective relationships in contexts that may encompass
resistance to change, ambivalence or selective cooperation with services
Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise competing
demands