Children Services Experienced / Senior Social Worker - Level 3 (PO3)


Company:	Wax Recruitment Ltd
Salary:	from £28.94 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, Lambeth, SW2 1RW
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	6 Oct 2026
Closing date:	5 Nov 2026

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Summary

Job title: Children Services Experienced / Senior Social Worker - Level 3 (PO3)

Job Category: Social Care Qualified

Location: 6 Brixton Hill, London, Lambeth, SW2 1RW, London Borough of Lambeth

Hours per week: 35

Salary: £28.94 per hour

Min. 2 days in the office, 3 days remote

5 days in the office on duty weeks every 5 weeks

DBS and Social Work England Registration Required

CAT Team

To start ASAP

Main Purpose of Post

Act in the role of the lead professional in complex, statutory cases that require a qualified children’s social worker, particularly child protection, care proceedings and looked after children cases;

To promote positive change in children and families lives by using social work methods, models and tools, with the aims of helping them to be as independent as possible and to manage risks of abuse and neglect

To make professional judgements in the context of the relevant legal and policy frameworks

To undertake initial and comprehensive assessments of children in need using the assessment framework , to plan how those needs will be met, to support them with putting those plans in to action, and review those plans and reassess needs

Establish and develop collaborative working with allied health and social care practitioners from children’s and adults’ services; and promote and model effective inter-agency working arrangements to ensure children are protected from risk of significant harm

To carry out safeguarding enquiries, support the work of others involved in these enquiries, and to support people with care and support needs to develop and put in to action safeguarding plans appropriate to their wishes and circumstances.

Key responsibility areas:

1. To manage a complex and challenging caseload of children and families This will include carrying out effective work in cases with the following characteristics:

a. multi-agency input

b. complex family or organisational dynamics c. serious hostility and conflicts of interest

d. multiple problems or disadvantages e. multiple and significant risk factors

f. the need to take into account the public interest

2. To undertake the full range of assessment, care planning and reviewing activity in relation to children in need and looked after and formulate recommendations for support plans. This will include

a. Achieving concrete results through the application of a detailed knowledge of a wide range of legislation and policies

b. Contributing to work across networks, communities and agencies

c. Influencing change in the lives of children and families through relationship-based work

d. Practice that is demonstrably evidence-informed

e. Work that evidences sound decision-making, that is done with an appropriate level of independence and autonomy

f. Co-ordinating work across networks, communities and agencies

g. Taking the initiative, to form constructive alliances and to act as a change agent

h. Applying skills appropriately around management of self and professional identity

i. Working with appropriate independence, which will involve collaborating on equal terms with members of other professions

3. To undertake complex assessment work including Child Protection investigations and related duties.

4. To prepare applications and reports for court and to represent the Council at court in relation to this.Make recommendations to the Council to consider legal action, where appropriate.

5. To develop, implement and review casework plans with a range of children in need in accordance with legislation, best practice and Council policies and procedures.

6. To keep accurate records in accordance with policy, good practice and national standards.

7. To develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of legislation and regulations and departmental procedures relating to working with children.

8. To participate in training and development activities as agreed by line manager.

9. To attend, prepare for and make constructive use of supervision and appraisal meetings with line manager.

10. To undertake responsibility for any other project or area of work in agreement with line

11. To organize and plan work activities taking into account competing demands and priorities and to keep manager appraised of any difficulties.

12. To collect and provide managers with such information as may be required

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