Social Worker / Senior Practitioner - Child in care and care leavers Team - Staffordshire

Reference: 670399

We are seeking an experienced Social Worker or Senior Practitioner to join a Child in Care and Care Leavers team, supporting children and young people to achieve positive, lasting outcomes. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference by promoting stability, safeguarding, and successful transitions into adulthood.

You will manage a varied caseload of children in care and care leavers, completing high-quality assessments, care planning and reviews. You will develop effective relationships with children, young people, carers, families and partner agencies, ensuring that their voices, wishes and feelings remain central to all decisions. You will also contribute to permanence planning, placement stability, pathway planning and preparations for independence.

The role will involve undertaking statutory visits, maintaining accurate and timely records, preparing reports for meetings and reviews, and taking appropriate action where there are safeguarding concerns. You will work collaboratively with education, health, housing, fostering, leaving-care and other services to coordinate support and improve outcomes. As a Senior Practitioner, you may also provide practice guidance, support less experienced colleagues and contribute to service development and quality assurance.

Applicants must hold a recognised Social Work qualification and current registration with Social Work England. You will have sound knowledge of relevant legislation, guidance and best practice relating to children in care, care leavers, safeguarding and permanence. Experience of working with children and young people in a statutory setting is essential, along with strong assessment, analytical, communication and report-writing skills.

You should be confident managing competing priorities, working both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, and advocating effectively for children and young people. A commitment to anti-discriminatory practice, continuous professional development and improving outcomes for care-experienced young people is essential. The ability to travel as required and hold a valid driving licence, or have suitable alternative transport arrangements, may be necessary.

From £33.30
Per hour
Added 09/11/2026
Reference: 670399

Social Worker / Senior Practitioner - Child in care and care leavers Team - Staffordshire

Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, United Kingdom Temporary Young People & Leaving Care

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