🧾 Job Advert: Qualified Social Worker – Permanence Team
📍 Location: North Merseyside
💷 Pay Rate: £40 per hour
🕒 Type: Agency / Locum
💼 Team: Permanence (Children Looked After / Care Planning)

👶 Make a Difference That Lasts
We are looking for experienced and passionate Qualified Social Workers to join a dedicated Permanence Team based in North Merseyside.
In this vital role, you’ll focus on securing safe, stable, and long-term placements for vulnerable children. You’ll be part of a supportive and forward-thinking service that puts children and young people at the centre of everything it does.
If you're confident in your ability to manage complex care and placement planning—and want to make a lasting impact on children’s futures—we want to hear from you.

🔍 About the Role
As a Social Worker in the Permanence Team, you will:

Work with children in care and those with a care plan for permanence.
Use strength-based approaches to secure stable, suitable placements.
Build meaningful relationships with children and families to ensure long-term success.
Create care and placement plans that are sensitive to individual needs.
Work alongside foster carers, residential providers, IROs, and legal teams to achieve the best outcomes.

This is a specialist role requiring excellent engagement skills, a strong understanding of risk, and experience in court, care planning, and children looked after processes.

✅ Requirements
We are looking for someone who is:

A Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England
Experienced in working with Children in Care, Permanency Planning, and Looked After Children
Confident in managing court processes, care proceedings, and long-term care arrangements
A skilled communicator with the ability to build trust with vulnerable children
Organised, methodical, and committed to delivering outcomes
Creative, solution-focused, and reflective in practice
3+ years post-qualification experience is desirable

🌟 What We Offer:

A dedicated consultant with access to all roles across the UK
Easy registration and onboarding
Ongoing compliance and support
Prompt and reliable weekly payroll
Attractive referral bonuses and loyalty incentives

🚆 Easily Accessible From:
Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Warrington, Wigan, St Helens, Skelmersdale, Runcorn, Widnes, Wallasey, Birkenhead, Huyton, Southport, and other areas across North Merseyside and the North West.

👥 Not the right fit? We have multiple roles across:

IRO | MASH | Children Looked After | Safeguarding
Fostering | Court | Youth Justice | Adult Services
…and many more.

Know someone who might be a good fit? Refer a colleague and earn a generous bonus if they’re successful!

📩 Apply Now
Take your next step in a role where you’ll help shape brighter futures for children in care. Apply today to start your journey, or get in touch to find out more. 👇

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