Looked after Children Social Worker
| Posting date: | 21 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £42,708 to £44,075 per year |
| Additional salary information: | benefits |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 February 2026 |
| Location: | Knowsley, Merseyside, L36 9YU |
| Company: | Charles Hunter Associates Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 642392PREM_1768991228 |
Summary
We are recruiting Qualified Social Workers to join a Looked after Children Team in the Merseyside area.
ONLY APPLY IF YOU ARE A QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER, REGISTERED WITH SOCIAL WORK ENGLAND
What's on offer?
- Up to £42,839 Dependent on experience
- Mileage coverage
- Flexible Working
- Generous Annual Leave
- Continuous Training Development
About the team
This team provides the long-term plan for looked after children from family support through to adoption. The objective of this team is to ensure that children have a secure, stable, and comforting environment throughout their childhood and upbringing. The team encourages work-life balance and wants to help you to grow and deliver confident practice.
About you
The ideal candidate will have post-qualifying experience in child protection, children in need, safeguarding, looked after children, MASH, fostering or referral and assessment is desirable for this position. A degree in Social Work(Degree/DipSW/CQSW). You will also need to be Social Work England Registered.
Job type: Full-time
For more information, please get in contact:
Samantha Cunningham, scunningham@charecruitment.com, 07825213518
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- CV enhancement
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- One central point of contact
- Interview preparation assistance
- Expert consultation
- Questions answered
- Offer negotiation
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