Social Worker - Positive Futures Team – Contract Opportunity

Location: Swindon

Rate: £32.09 per hour (Umbrella)

Contract: Length to Be Confirmed

Hours: Full Time

Working Pattern: Hybrid Working

• 2 Days Per Week in the Office
  
• Remaining Days Remote/Flexible
  

DBS: Enhanced DBS Required

Registration: Social Work England Registration Required

Pay: Bi-Weekly

Summary

We are seeking an experienced Social Worker to join the Positive Futures Team within a Local Authority. This position is ideal for a committed professional passionate about making a positive impact on children, young people, and families through strengths-based social work. You will manage a varied caseload, perform assessments, devise plans, and implement interventions in line with statutory responsibilities and best practice standards. Working closely with children, families, carers, and partner agencies, your focus will be on safeguarding, risk reduction, and promoting sustainable positive outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee a caseload with varying levels of complexity and risk.
  
• Conduct assessments adhering to statutory and safeguarding guidelines.
  
• Engage with children, families, and carers to identify needs and develop support strategies.
  
• Plan, implement, and review interventions in compliance with legislation and local protocols.
  
• Address Child in Need, Child Protection, Looked After Children, and safeguarding responsibilities as required.
  
• Ensure children's and families' perspectives are integral to assessments and decision-making processes.
  
• Prepare comprehensive assessments, reports, and case documentation.
  
• Maintain precise records using electronic case management systems.
  
• Collaborate with:
  

• Education Services
  
• Health Professionals
  
• Police
  
• Housing Services
  
• Voluntary and Community Organisations
  
• Other Multi-Agency Partners
  

• Contribute to safeguarding decisions and risk evaluations.
  
• Promote partnership collaboration and information sharing to improve outcomes.
  
• Participate in supervision, training, and professional growth activities.
  
• Support service development and enhance team performance.
  

Essential

Requirements

Requirements:

• Qualified Social Worker (Degree, DipSW, CQSW, or equivalent).
  
• Current registration with Social Work England.
  
• Enhanced DBS Certificate.
  
• Completion of ASYE, if applicable.
  
• Experience in Children's Social Care.
  
• Strong understanding of:
  

• Children Act 1989
  
• Working Together to Safeguard Children
  
• Child Protection
  
• Children in Need Processes
  
• Care Planning and Safeguarding Frameworks
  

• Expertise in strengths-based social work practice.
  
• Proficient in assessment, analysis, and report writing.
  
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work autonomously.
  
• Excellent communication and relationship-building capabilities.
  
• Familiarity with social care case management systems and Microsoft Office.
  

Desirable

• Experience in Child Protection, Assessment, Safeguarding, or Positive Futures Services.
  
• Experience within a Local Authority Children's Services environment.
  
• Understanding of multi-agency safeguarding practices.
  
• Knowledge of local safeguarding partnership arrangements.
  

What's on Offer?

• £32.09 per hour (Umbrella)
  
• Contract Length to Be Confirmed
  
• Hybrid Working
  
• 2 Days Per Week Office Attendance Required
  
• Free On-Site Parking
  
• Enhanced DBS Required
  
• Social Work England Registration Required
  
• Bi-Weekly Pay
  
• Opportunity to work in a supportive Children's Services environment.
  
• Diverse caseload with opportunities for professional development.
  
• Collaborative multi-agency working and safeguarding practice.
  
• Flexible working arrangements with a combination of office and home working.
  

This role is ideal for candidates with experience as a Social Worker, Children's Social Worker, Safeguarding Social Worker, Assessment Social Worker, Child Protection Social Worker, Family Support Social Worker, Children in Need Social Worker, or Positive Futures Social Worker.