Social Workers Required
Posted 1 week ago by Belmont Recruitment
£65,000 Per year
Inside
Hybrid
Swindon, Wiltshire
Summary: The role requires experienced social workers for assessment and child protection or family safeguarding services in Swindon. Candidates must have a minimum of three years post-qualification experience and demonstrate strong safeguarding practices, effective communication, and emotional resilience. The position involves managing complex caseloads and mentoring junior staff while adhering to ethical practices. The contract is for six months with a daily rate of £250 and a requirement for in-office attendance during duty weeks.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage complex caseloads and provide expert support to case conferences.
- Produce high-quality assessments and reports for various functions.
- Model good practice and set expectations for others.
- Mentor newly qualified social workers and supervise junior staff.
- Undertake capacity-building with individuals, families, and communities.
- Contribute views on service provision to commissioners.
Key Skills:
- Strong safeguarding practice and legal knowledge.
- Highly effective communication and professional curiosity.
- Reliability, accountability, and good case recording.
- Strong emotional resilience and safe professional boundaries.
- High commitment to values, diversity, and ethical practice.
- Minimum of three years PQE in a permanent setting.
Salary (Rate): £250 daily
City: Swindon
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Immediate Start Date
Social Workers Required
Assessment & Child Protection or Family Safeguarding Services - Swindon
Salary: £250 Per Day
Hours: 37 Hours
Working Schedule: Monday to Friday
Contract Length: 6 Months
Location: Swindon
Job Details
Must be a car driver.
Must be able to attend the office 5 days during duty week (every 5 weeks) – 3 days when not on duty.
Must have 3 years PQE in a permanent setting.
Candidate experience non-negotiables
1. Strong Safeguarding Practice & Legal Knowledge
2. Highly effective Communication & Professional Curiosity
3. Reliability, Accountability & Good Case Recording
4. Strong levels of emotional Resilience & Safe Professional Boundaries
5. High commitment to Values, Diversity & Ethical Practice
Social Workers are more autonomous in their role.
They demonstrate expert and effective practice in complex situations, assessing and managing higher levels of risk, striking a balance between support and control, liaising with a wide range of professionals, including more senior levels.
They manage complex caseloads, and offer expert support to case conferences, and product high quality assessments and reports for a range of functions.
They model good practice, setting expectations for others.
They start to take responsibility and be accountable for the practice of others, mentoring newly qualified social workers, and supervising the work of junior staff.
They undertake capacity- building with individuals, families, communities, user groups and voluntary organisations, and contribute their views on service provision to commissioners.
Please see full role profile for job purpose and key accountabilities.
Swindon Borough Council has confirmed that the £100 weekly travel and accommodation expenses will remain in place for all new and existing agency placements within Children’s Social Care until 10 May 2026.
Workers must reside more than 50 miles from Swindon.