Social Worker / Senior Practitioner (Children’s Services)
| Posting date: | 17 October 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 November 2025 |
| Location: | ST16 3LX |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Abrams Healthcare Llp |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 5279345JP |
Summary
Social Worker / Senior Practitioner (Children’s Services)
Location: ST16 3LX
Job Type: Temporary
Contract Duration: 19 Oct 2025– 25 Dec 2025
Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:30 – 17:00
Positions Available: 1
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About the Role
We are seeking a **Social Worker / Senior Practitioner** to join our Children’s Services team. You will play a key role in supporting children, young people, and their families through high-quality social work practice, placing a strong emphasis on restorative and strength-based approaches.
This is an excellent opportunity to work within a supportive, flexible, and forward-thinking environment, helping families to develop their own solutions and maintain safe family networks.
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What We Offer
* Access to high-quality training and supervision.
* Access to our Vivup benefits platform with discounts across retail, restaurants, gyms, and more.
* Hybrid working options (to be discussed at interview).
* Open to part-time, compressed hours, or a 4-day week.
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Key Responsibilities
* Hold and manage a caseload of children and young people, assessing and managing risks in line with legislation, policy, and best practice.
* Support families to develop their own safe plans through **Family Meetings** and **Family Group Conferences**.
* Provide **timely and high-quality assessments** and reports for court, child protection case conferences, and statutory reviews.
* Plan, coordinate, and review support for children and families in partnership with relevant agencies.
* Build and sustain positive working relationships with families and partner agencies to achieve safe and effective care plans.
* Maintain accurate case records within the Integrated Children’s System.
* Promote restorative, strength-based practice across all aspects of work.
* Contribute to new initiatives and policy development within the Directorate.
* **Coach and mentor** social work students and non-qualified staff as required.
* Deputise for the Team Manager when necessary.
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Key Accountabilities
* Promote and ensure the offer of Family Group Conferences and Family Meetings to all allocated families.
* Contribute to high standards of practice and positive outcomes for children and families.
* Participate in regular supervision and escalate significant issues appropriately.
* Contribute to meeting team and service performance targets.
* Demonstrate commitment to ongoing professional development in line with Social Work England standards.
Requirements
* Qualified Social Worker with registration with Social Work England.
* Proven experience in children’s social care, ideally in safeguarding or family support roles.
* Strong understanding of relevant legislation, guidance, and best practice.
* Excellent assessment, communication, and partnership-working skills.
* Ability to work flexibly and manage competing priorities.
* Commitment to restorative, family-led approaches.
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Reporting Structure
* **Responsible to:** Team Manager
* **Responsible for:** Providing coaching, mentoring, and support to students and non-qualified staff as required.
Additional Information
* This role requires flexibility to work at other locations across the district when needed.
* Appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and professional registration.
How to apply:
Email: jobs@abramshealthcare.co.uk
link: https://20x.io/abramshealthcare/commonuser_register/eWNqRjlPTjdiUC9JbnNWdFJrNkdGQT09