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A Senior Practitioner Social Worker in Children’s Services plays a vital role in ensuring the well-being and safety of children. Here are some key responsibilities and skills required for this position.
Leadership: Strong leadership and management skills to effectively oversee a team.
Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for interacting with clients, families, and professionals.

Peterborough City Council is seeking a proactive and experienced Case Management Social Worker to join the Children’s Services team. This role focuses on managing complex cases, coordinating multi-agency support, and ensuring timely, child-centred care planning to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage a caseload of children requiring ongoing statutory intervention and support, ensuring robust care planning and review.

Coordinate multi-agency input and communication to deliver holistic support to children and families.

Conduct assessments, risk analysis, and contribute to child protection processes when […]

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is seeking a committed and experienced Qualified Social Worker to join the Looked After Children (LAC) team. In this role, you will provide high-quality, child-centred social work to children and young people in care, working collaboratively with carers, families, and partner agencies to ensure safety, permanency, and positive outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage a caseload of looked after children, conducting assessments, care planning, and reviews in line with statutory guidance.

Work closely with foster carers, residential providers, education, health professionals, and other agencies to support children’s developmental […]

We are seeking a dedicated Locum Qualified Social Worker to join a frontline Children’s Team, working with children in need, child protection, and court proceedings. This role requires strong assessment and intervention skills, a clear understanding of safeguarding, and the ability to manage complex caseloads independently.

Key Responsibilities:

Complete statutory assessments and develop child-focused care plans

Conduct home visits and lead multi-agency meetings

Prepare reports for Child Protection Conferences and court proceedings

Work within relevant legal frameworks (Children Act 1989, Working Together 2018)

Ealing Council is seeking a dedicated and experienced Looked After Children Social Worker to join our Children’s Services team. The role focuses on providing high-quality, child-centred social work with children and young people in care, ensuring their safety, well-being, and positive life outcomes. You will work closely with carers, families, and multi-agency partners to support permanency planning and promote stability.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage a caseload of looked after children, ensuring timely assessments, care planning, and reviews in accordance with statutory guidance.

Work collaboratively with foster carers, residential providers, education, health, and other […]

In Wrexham, adult social workers play a crucial role in supporting adults with various needs to live independently and safely. Here are some key aspects of their work:

Responsibilities:

Assessment and Support: Conduct comprehensive assessments to identify the needs of adults and create tailored support plans
Safeguarding: Protect vulnerable adults from abuse and neglect by implementing safeguarding measures
Community Support: Collaborate with primary care networks and community services to provide holistic care
Hospital Discharge: Work with hospital teams to ensure safe and effective discharge planning

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is seeking an experienced Locum Child Protection Conference Chair to provide strong, independent leadership in safeguarding children across the city. This interim role requires a confident and skilled Qualified Social Worker with a proven track record in chairing statutory child protection conferences and promoting high-quality, child-focused multi-agency decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

Chair statutory child protection conferences: Lead initial and review conferences in line with Working Together to Safeguard Children guidance and local procedures.

Provide independent oversight: Offer professional challenge to ensure that assessments, […]

Lambeth Council is looking for an experienced and detail-focused Locum Qualified Social Worker (QSW) to join their Children’s Services in an Auditing capacity. This role involves reviewing casework, identifying areas for improvement, and supporting high standards of practice across the service. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in frontline children’s social work and quality assurance.

Key Responsibilities:

Conduct in-depth audits of children’s social care cases, reviewing assessments, plans, and interventions.

Identify strengths, gaps, and areas for development in casework and service delivery.

Provide clear written feedback and contribute to learning […]

As a Team Manager within Nottingham’s Adolescence Service, you will lead a multi-disciplinary team supporting vulnerable young people and their families. This role is central to delivering high-quality, trauma-informed, and relationship-based interventions that promote safety, resilience, and positive outcomes for adolescents.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team delivering services to adolescents and their families, ensuring effective assessment, planning, and intervention.
Oversee complex casework involving contextual safeguarding, exploitation, missing episodes, and youth offending, ensuring statutory responsibilities are met.
Promote trauma-informed […]

Join Durham County Council’s dedicated and forward-thinking social work teams, committed to delivering safe, effective, and person-centred care across the county.

Undertake statutory responsibilities in line with the Care Act 2014, Children Act 1989, Mental Capacity Act, and associated legislation and practice standards.

Manage a diverse and balanced caseload, supporting children, families, or adults through strengths-based and outcome-focused interventions.

Work closely with multi-agency professionals, including health, education, housing, and voluntary sector partners, to ensure integrated and holistic support.

Benefit from regular supervision, professional […]