Job Description

Bradford Council are seeking experienced and motivated Senior Social Workers to join our Children & Families teams. This is an exciting opportunity to take a lead role in delivering high-quality services to children and families, ensuring their safety, well-being, and development.

As a Senior Social Worker, you will work in a supportive and collaborative environment, contributing your expertise to complex cases while mentoring and guiding less experienced team members.

• Take the lead on complex cases, providing expert advice and guidance to colleagues.
• Undertake statutory duties, including assessments, care planning, and interventions for children in need, child protection, and care proceedings.
• Build strong relationships with children, families, and multi-agency professionals to achieve positive outcomes.
• Act as a mentor and role model for junior social workers, supporting their development and promoting best practices.
• Ensure all case records and reports are maintained to a high standard and in line with statutory requirements.
• Participate in reflective supervision and contribute to a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

• Experience: Substantial post-qualification experience in Children's Social Care, including complex case management and court work.
• Qualifications: Degree in Social Work and registration with Social Work England.
• Skills: Strong communication, risk assessment, and decision-making skills, with the ability to work under pressure.
• Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of child protection legislation, policies, and procedures.
• Personal Attributes: Compassionate, proactive, and committed to achieving the best outcomes for children and families.

If you are interested, please call Chris Richardson on (phone number removed) or email me your CV - (url removed)

If this role isn't right for you, but you know someone who would fit perfectly to our engaged and devoted team and you refer them, you will receive a referral bonus of 350.

The benefits of working with SCS:

• A specialist dedicated Social Work consultant offering single point of contact.
• Exceptional referral bonuses - 350 per referral placed in to work!
• An extensive & exclusive range of Social Work vacancies across the UK
• Nationwide provider Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities.
• Payroll service twice a week.
• Ltd and PAYE payment options available.
• Annual training budget of up to 250 and continued online CPD training.
• Excellent Annual Loyalty schemes / bonuses.
• DBS disclosures provided via fast-track online services free of charge.