Senior Social Worker - Children & Families Team in Bradford, West Yorkshire

JOB-20240819-db742659

Job Title: Senior Social Worker – Children & Families Team
Location: Bradford, UK
Salary: £35.00 – £37.40 per hour
Contract: Ongoing
Hours: Full Time / Part Time

We are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Social Worker to join the Children & Families Team in Bradford. This rewarding role provides flexibility with both full-time and part-time working options, allowing you to shape your work-life balance whilst making a meaningful difference to children, young people, and families across the community.

You will be part of a service committed to delivering outstanding social work practice, promoting earlier intervention, reducing risk, and helping children remain safely within their families wherever possible.

Perks and Benefits

• Competitive hourly rates with flexible work arrangements

• Work-life balance tailored to your personal needs

• Exposure to a diverse and stimulating caseload

• Opportunities to mentor, lead, and support colleagues

• Continuous professional development and skills enhancement

• The opportunity to create long-lasting, positive change within the community

Purpose of the Role

To provide expert leadership in complex casework, safeguarding children and improving outcomes by modelling high-quality social work practice, offering professional guidance, and promoting statutory excellence alongside strong relationship-based practice.

What You Will Do

• Hold a reduced caseload of complex, high-risk cases, including court involvement

• Lead robust assessments, planning, and interventions aligned with statutory guidance

• Undertake direct work with children, ensuring their voices shape all decisions

• Provide practice expertise and guidance to newly qualified and developing social workers

• Offer reflective supervision and promote best-practice standards

• Lead multi-agency safeguarding activity, including strategy meetings and case conferences

• Prepare comprehensive reports for court, child protection forums, and LAC reviews

• Contribute to service development, innovation, and quality assurance initiatives

• Champion strengths-based and trauma-informed practice in line with Bradford’s care model

Why Bradford?

Bradford is a thriving, culturally diverse city with a rich history and a passionate community spirit. You’ll enjoy stunning countryside on your doorstep while benefitting from vibrant urban living — the perfect balance for both personal and professional fulfilment.

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