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Liquid Personnel
Swinton, England

Social Worker - Child Protection

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Job Description

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an Children’s Social Worker to join its client’s Child Protection team, based in Swinton.

What Will Your Responsibilities Be?

  • Conduct assessments of children and families to identify risks and needs.
  • Develop and implement child protection plans in collaboration with multi-agency teams.
  • Undertake statutory visits and maintain accurate, up-to-date case records.
  • Intervene in crisis situations to ensure the immediate safety of children.
  • Attend and contribute to child protection conferences, core groups, and court proceedings.
  • Work closely with families to promote positive change and improve outcomes for children.
  • Liaise with schools, health professionals, police, and other agencies to coordinate support.
  • Provide written reports and evidence for legal proceedings when required.
  • Monitor and review cases regularly to ensure progress and compliance with care plans.
  • Advocate for the rights and welfare of children and young people.

Qualifications and Experience

  • To be successful in this role you must have;
  • Social Work England registration
  • Eligible to work in the UK
  • Hold a full UK driving licence
  • Post-qualified experience
  • Degree level or equivalent in Social Work

Why Liquid Personnel?

  • Free DBS and compliance service
  • Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
  • Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
  • Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
  • Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
  • Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK

“Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*

“Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.

Reasonable Adjustments

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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Key Responsibilities

Assess children and families, identify risks and needs, develop and review child protection plans, and carry out statutory visits and accurate case recording. Coordinate with families and partner agencies, respond to crises, advocate for children, and contribute to conferences and legal proceedings.

Requirements

Applicants must be registered with Social Work England, eligible to work in the UK, and hold a full UK driving licence. A Social Work degree or equivalent and post-qualification experience are required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Child and Family AssessmentsRisk AssessmentChild Protection PlanningCrisis InterventionMulti-Agency CollaborationFamily SupportInteragency LiaisonReport WritingCase Monitoring and ReviewChild Advocacy

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 34% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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About Liquid Personnel

Staffing and Recruiting
Manchester, Lancashire
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Free DBS and compliance service
Twice weekly payroll and 'Faster Pay' service
Access to exclusive roles
Free access to Liquid's exclusive social work training and CPD portal
Dedicated consultant
Refer a Friend bonus – £500
Find your own job bonus – £250