Job Description

Our Client Southwark Council, is looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their Safeguarding & Family Support Service Team.

The vacancy is for a Senior Social Worker in the Safeguarding and Family Support Service at Southwark Children's Services. You will be working with families, where children are supported by Child in Need, Child Protection and Looked after Children plans, which could also been in pre-proceedings or care proceedings.

The candidate will need to be complaint with the London Pledge and you will also need to have:

• A recognised social work qualification
• Current registration with Social Work England
• Knowledge of childcare legislation, statutory guidance and working together to safeguarding children
• A full understanding of child development, parenting capacity, environmental factors and risk and protective factors.

As a Senior Social Worker you will need:

• To provide a comprehensive, effective, integrated, systemically-informed social work service, within Southwark's practice framework, managing complex cases.
• To deliver excellent social work practice, assessing complex need, planning and working purposefully with families, support networks and other professionals to manage risk, safeguard children and promote positive outcomes.
• To provide a social work service which is both relationship based and which responds in a timely manner within statutory guidelines.
• To work collaboratively with the team, supporting the development of best practice and confident practitioners through coaching and mentoring of students, newly qualified social workers and less experienced practitioners.

What you need:

• QSW Status - including qualification, Social Work England registration and completed ASYE
• A minimum of 2 years' experience
• Right to work in the UK

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Competitive Referral scheme
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

To be considered for this role, please apply with your CV to on the social care team.

Remedy Social Care is a REC Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit