Social Worker – Children’s (Social Care Qualified)
| Posting date: | 13 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £23.98 to £32.00 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Rate: PAYE £23.98 per hour / Ltd/Umbrella £32.00 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 February 2026 |
| Location: | West Thurrock, Grays |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Neway International Ltd |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | OR20914 |
Summary
Neway International are seeking a Social Worker – Children’s to join our client based with Thurrock Council.
Location: Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 6SL
Hours: 37 per week
Contract: Temporary – 12 weeks
Start Date: 06 February 2026
Rate: PAYE £23.98 per hour / Ltd/Umbrella £32.00 per hour
About the Client
This role sits within Children’s Services > Children and Families > Safeguarding > Family Support Team 7. The team supports children and families through long-term safeguarding interventions, ensuring statutory responsibilities are met and that children’s voices remain central to all decision-making.
The Role
The Social Worker will work within a long-term Child Protection Team, managing a complex caseload of children subject to Child Protection Plans, Children in Need Plans, and Child in Care (CIC) plans. The role requires strong assessment, analytical, and court work skills, with a focus on achieving permanence and safeguarding children in line with statutory frameworks.
Key Responsibilities
Managing caseloads of children subject to Child Protection, Child in Need, and Child in Care plans.
Holding a complex caseload, including children in care proceedings.
Initiating Public Law Outline (PLO) and Care Proceedings, including preparing witness statements and care plans for court.
Completing parenting capacity assessments, sibling assessments, and kinship/connected persons assessments (including viability and Special Guardianship assessments).
Providing evidence-based analysis of significant harm to inform court decisions and ensure the child’s voice is represented.
Undertaking Section 47 Child Protection enquiries.
Preparing and presenting Child Protection Conference reports.
Convening and chairing Core Group meetings.
Completing Child and Family Assessments within the Child in Need framework and implementing Child in Need Plans, including chairing meetings and reviewing plans.
Undertaking pre-birth assessments.
Conducting home and school visits to safeguard children in line with statutory guidance.
Liaising with partner agencies to support families.
Completing court reports for private law proceedings (Section 7 and Section 37 reports).
Preparing Child in Care reports for CIC conferences.
Holding stability meetings to plan for placements at risk of breakdown.
Completing direct work with children and families.
Location: Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 6SL
Hours: 37 per week
Contract: Temporary – 12 weeks
Start Date: 06 February 2026
Rate: PAYE £23.98 per hour / Ltd/Umbrella £32.00 per hour
About the Client
This role sits within Children’s Services > Children and Families > Safeguarding > Family Support Team 7. The team supports children and families through long-term safeguarding interventions, ensuring statutory responsibilities are met and that children’s voices remain central to all decision-making.
The Role
The Social Worker will work within a long-term Child Protection Team, managing a complex caseload of children subject to Child Protection Plans, Children in Need Plans, and Child in Care (CIC) plans. The role requires strong assessment, analytical, and court work skills, with a focus on achieving permanence and safeguarding children in line with statutory frameworks.
Key Responsibilities
Managing caseloads of children subject to Child Protection, Child in Need, and Child in Care plans.
Holding a complex caseload, including children in care proceedings.
Initiating Public Law Outline (PLO) and Care Proceedings, including preparing witness statements and care plans for court.
Completing parenting capacity assessments, sibling assessments, and kinship/connected persons assessments (including viability and Special Guardianship assessments).
Providing evidence-based analysis of significant harm to inform court decisions and ensure the child’s voice is represented.
Undertaking Section 47 Child Protection enquiries.
Preparing and presenting Child Protection Conference reports.
Convening and chairing Core Group meetings.
Completing Child and Family Assessments within the Child in Need framework and implementing Child in Need Plans, including chairing meetings and reviewing plans.
Undertaking pre-birth assessments.
Conducting home and school visits to safeguard children in line with statutory guidance.
Liaising with partner agencies to support families.
Completing court reports for private law proceedings (Section 7 and Section 37 reports).
Preparing Child in Care reports for CIC conferences.
Holding stability meetings to plan for placements at risk of breakdown.
Completing direct work with children and families.