Social Worker / Senior Practitioner - Adolescent Team

Social Worker / Senior Practitioner

Team: Specialist Adolescent Team

Salary: £44,075 - £53,460 (dependent on experience & inclusive of market supplement)

Location: Hemel Hempstead or Stevenage

Liquid Personnel are looking for dedicated social workers to join our client in Hertfordshire in the Specialist Adolescent Team! This is a vital, high-performing service working directly with families in need of support, delivering effective, relationship-based interventions.

This is a varied and challenging role where you will have shared responsibility for leading less experience staff. You will have a key role in researching and sharing up to date social work practice alongside creating a clear vision for the future and ensuring the best outcomes for children and their families are realised. This is the perfect role for someone looking to be a part of a dynamic, fast-paced team environment with opportunities for development and career progression.

Why You’ll Love This Role:

• £1,000 Welcome Bonus
• Hybrid Working for better balance
• Career Growth Training and development opportunities and

Key Responsibilities:

• Holding a complex and varied caseload
• Experience of managing high risk and complex young people.
• In depth knowledge of child development and adolescence, social, emotional and mental health needs.
• Demonstrable awareness of risk factors associated with offending, exploitation, poverty and disadvantage.
• Experience of managing high risk and complex young people.

What You’ll Bring:

• Social Work England registration and a degree in social work
• 1+ years post-ASYE experience in safeguarding, child protection, looked after children, youth justice
• Confident communicator with strong legal and policy knowledge
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle