Children Social Worker - Children in Care & Care Leavers Team

• £40 per hourly rate

Warrington Council are looking for a Children’s Social Worker to join their Children in Care and Care Leavers Team, both experienced practitioners and newly qualified social workers are most welcome to apply, as Warrington Council have a very strong ASYE Programme in place.

Their teams support children and young people who are subject to care orders and for whom they share PR who live within foster placements, residential care and also with members of their extended family.

Warrington Council have a range of exciting and impactful developments in Warrington that their social workers can utilise in supporting families, including:

• No Wrong Door – a multi-agency hub where young people at risk of going into care get targeted support to cope with the multiple issues they face; this includes their own Internal Accommodation ‘The Lighthouse’ from aged 8 years, for Outreach and from aged 12 years for Emergency accommodation whilst they work with families for children at risk of entering care and Supported Accommodation placements with wrap around Outreach support for 16-18 year old.

• Families first (which includes Family Group Conference Co-ordinators, PAMS assessors and family support workers).

• Systemic Hub – consisting of Systemic Family Practitioners who are assigned to each team to provide therapeutic support and intervention and provide guidance to their social workers regarding systemic approaches to direct work and interventions.

• A family time service (to assist in arranging and supervising the time that their children in care spend with their families).

• Restore - a service designed to work with Mothers who are pregnant and have children previously moved, with the aim of reducing repeat removals. 

Why work with We do Social Work?

• New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly.
• Twice weekly payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• Your own dedicated friendly consultant with extensive social work knowledge
• Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK

Refer a friend!

“Refer a Friend” bonus – get £250 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*

“Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us*

We Do Social Work is an equal opportunities employer and is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. 

Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes*

Please contact Katie at (url removed) or call (phone number removed) for more information.