Senior Social Worker, £37ph, Court Team

PPR Social Care

Posted 2 days ago, valid for 17 days

Sutton, Surrey SM12BE, England

£37 per hour

Full Time

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Position: Senior Social WorkerTeam: Court Team, Children’s ServicesLocation: Sutton (with home-based flexibility)Rate: £37 per hourRole OverviewPertemps is recruiting qualified and experienced Senior Social Workers to join the Court Team within Sutton’s Children’s Services. In this role, you’ll manage cases through court proceedings, from initial hearings to final decisions, and support cases progressing to adoption if required. You will be responsible for report writing, viability assessments, parenting assessments, and providing court evidence, ensuring a high standard of professional documentation and case management.Key Responsibilities

Case Management: Oversee cases within court proceedings, ensuring compliance with statutory guidelines and timelines.
Court Involvement: Prepare and present comprehensive court reports and viability assessments, providing evidence in court as needed.
Child Protection and Looked-After Children: Manage cases involving looked-after children and children under child protection (CP) plans, focusing on children within care proceedings and adoption cases.
Assessments: Conduct viability and parenting assessments, working with children placed with parents, family members, or in local authority care.
Work Arrangements: Primarily home-based, with visits to children, biweekly office duties, and attendance at in-person meetings as necessary.

Requirements

Must have court experience, knowledge and be able to write court reports, undertake parenting assessment and work with children placed with their parents, other family members or in our care.
SWE registered

If this sounds like the role for you, please contact Aishah Hassan on for more informationThis is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:

A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
An easy registration process (all done online)
Referral schemes and incentives
Ongoing compliance managed for you
Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more

We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager

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