Sefton Council is seeking experienced Senior Practitioner Social Workers to join our Children in Need, Child Protection, and Children in Care Teams. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a progressive and ambitious local authority that is committed to delivering high-quality services to children, young people, and families.
As part of our journey towards Sefton’s 2030 Vision, we are investing in our workforce to create a stable, skilled, and well-supported team. We are keen to recruit passionate social workers who want to help drive down caseloads and achieve the best possible outcomes for children and families.
Responsibilities
- Manage complex cases involving children in need, child protection, and looked-after children.
- Provide expert guidance, mentoring, and support to social workers within the team.
- Undertake statutory assessments, direct work with families, and safeguarding interventions.
- Prepare and present reports for court proceedings, case conferences, and multi-agency meetings.
- Work collaboratively with families, schools, health professionals, and other agencies.
- Contribute to the development of best practice, supporting a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
- Qualifications: Degree in Social Work and registration with Social Work England.
- Experience: Minimum two years’ post-qualification experience in a statutory children’s social care service.
- Skills: Strong risk assessment, communication, and decision-making skills.
- Knowledge: Understanding of child protection legislation, assessment frameworks, and best practices.
- Other Requirements: Ability to travel across Sefton and flexibility to respond to service demands.
- Competitive Salary with pay negotiation based on experience.
- Hybrid Working & Flexible Working Policies for work-life balance.
- Free Town Centre Parking when working in the office.
- Extensive Learning & Development Programme, including career progression opportunities.
- Supportive Work Environment with high-quality supervision and manageable caseloads.
If you are interested, please call Chris Richardson on 01772 208964 or email me your CV – Christopher.richardson@servicecare.org.uk
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.
