Qualified Social Worker – Advanced/Senior Practitioner
Children’s Safeguarding & Support Team
📍 West Midlands
💷 £33.88 per hour | Agency Role | Immediate Start

Are you a dedicated and experienced Qualified Social Worker ready to step into a more senior role and make a real difference? We’re looking for a passionate Advanced/Senior Practitioner to join a committed Children’s Safeguarding & Support Team within a progressive local authority in the West Midlands. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a supportive, reflective, and well-managed service that prioritises early intervention, effective safeguarding, and excellent outcomes for children and families.

🔍 The Role:
As an Advanced/Senior Practitioner, you’ll play a vital leadership role — supporting children and families through complex safeguarding issues while mentoring and guiding junior colleagues and Newly Qualified Social Workers.
You will:

Lead on complex Child in Need, Child Protection, and Court work
Undertake high-quality assessments and develop impactful, person-centred care plans
Work directly with families to build trusting, therapeutic relationships
Offer supervision and guidance to less experienced practitioners
Deputise for the Team/Principal Manager as required
Drive multi-agency collaboration to deliver effective and sustainable change

✅ About You:
We're looking for someone who:

Is a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England
Has 4+ years’ post-qualification experience, ideally with significant experience in safeguarding
Is confident managing cases involving Child Protection, CIN, court proceedings, and pre-proceedings
Has excellent assessment, planning, and direct work skills
Understands the impact of trauma, abuse, and neglect on child development
Possesses outstanding communication, negotiation, and mediation abilities
Works effectively in multi-agency teams and brings a solution-focused approach
Is committed to continuous professional development and reflective practice

🌟 What You’ll Get with Pertemps:

A dedicated recruitment consultant with access to exclusive roles across the UK
A seamless online registration process
Weekly, reliable payroll
Generous referral bonuses and incentive schemes
Ongoing compliance and support — so you can focus on practice, not paperwork

📍 Ideal for commuters from: Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Telford, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Stoke-on-Trent, Worcester, Tamworth, Dudley, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, and surrounding areas across the Midlands.
We also recruit for a wide range of roles in Children’s and Adults’ Social Care, including: IROs, BIA, MASH,CLA, Child Protection, Early Intervention, Adults Teams, Team Managers, Heads of Service, and more.

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