About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Social Worker to join our Family Safeguarding Team. In this role, you will work with children and families requiring support under Child in Need, Child Protection, and Care Proceedings, using a strength-based and trauma-informed approach. You will be responsible for undertaking statutory responsibilities, working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary professionals, and supporting families to achieve sustainable change and improved outcomes.
 Key Responsibilities:
- Hold and manage a diverse caseload of children and families requiring support under Child in Need, Child Protection, Public Law Outline (PLO), and Care Proceedings.
- Work within the Hertfordshire Family Safeguarding Model, using motivational interviewing and a multi-disciplinary approach to engage families and promote sustained positive change.
- Undertake Children and Families Assessments to identify needs, risks, and strengths, informing child-focused and outcome-driven intervention plans.
- Facilitate and attend Child in Need meetings, Core Group meetings, Case Conferences, PLO meetings, and Court Hearings, ensuring that planning is robust, collaborative, and timely.
- Conduct statutory home visits and direct work with children to capture their voice, wishes, and lived experience, ensuring this informs all decision-making and planning.
- Collaborate effectively with professionals from adult-focused services (e.g., substance misuse, domestic abuse, and mental health specialists) to support whole-family safeguarding and well-being.
- Maintain clear, accurate, and timely case records on the Liquidlogic Children’s System (LCS), evidencing assessments, interventions, planning, and outcomes.
- Contribute to high-quality court reports, chronologies, and other statutory documentation, including presenting evidence confidently in legal proceedings when required.
- Apply strengths-based, trauma-informed, and relationship-based practice to empower families to identify and sustain the changes needed to ensure children’s safety and well-being.
- Participate actively in regular supervision, reflective practice, and continuous professional development to support safe, ethical, and effective practice.
 Requirements:
- Qualified Social Worker
- Registered with Social Work England
- Experience in a Locality Team & experience with Child in Need
- Court experience
- Eligible to work in the UK
 Interested?
For more information on this role or to apply, get in touch with our vendor department who will arrange for a specialist consultant to get in contact with you:
 0203 906 8670