Location: Hartlepool
Pay Rate: £35.68 per hour (Umbrella)
Contract Type: Full-time (37 hours per week), Ongoing locum assignment
Working Model: Hybrid (Office-based in Hartlepool with home working and home visits)
Role Overview
An experienced and decisive Qualified Social Worker is required to join a high-performing Safeguarding and Assessment Team (SAS) in Hartlepool.
Operating at the front door of statutory children's services, you will be responsible for completing timely, high-quality Child and Family Assessments, managing initial safeguarding enquiries, and determining appropriate interventions for vulnerable children and their families. This role requires a confident practitioner who can manage initial risks effectively, make sound decisions under pressure, and drive positive outcomes from the outset.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct robust, analytical Child and Family Assessments in line with statutory timescales.
- Lead Section 47 child protection enquiries and undertake immediate risk assessments where complex safeguarding concerns arise.
- Initiate Child in Need (CIN) and Child Protection (CP) plans, chairing core group meetings and multidisciplinary strategy discussions.
- Prepare clear, evidence-based reports for court proceedings where initial escalation to care pathways is required.
- Collaborate closely with multi-agency partners, including health, education, police, and early help services.
- Maintain up-to-date, accurate case records on local authority systems in accordance with statutory requirements.
Requirements & Experience
- Qualification: Degree/Diploma in Social Work (BA, BSc, MA, DipSW).
- Registration: Active registration with Social Work England (SWE).
- Experience: Minimum 2 years post-qualifying experience within a statutory Safeguarding, Assessment, or Front Door / MASH Children's Team.
- Skills: Strong analytical assessment skills, expert knowledge of Working Together to Safeguard Children and the Children Act 1989/2004, and the ability to manage initial high-volume casework efficiently.
- Transport: Full UK driving license with access to a reliable vehicle for community visits.
What Is Offered
- Highly competitive pay rate of £35.68 per hour.
- Hybrid working policy balancing field visits, office presence, and home working.
- Access to supportive team management and structured reflective supervision.
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
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