CSW - Social Worker - Leaving Care and Children Looked After Service (Gr 8)*
Sutton
26th October 2026 - 18th January 2027
£27.68 per hour
GREEN WRYTHE LANE, CARSHALTON, SM5 1JW
Planning
Collaboration
Relationship Building
Risk Assessment
Independence support
Child Social Worker
Role
Who You Are
As a Social Worker in our Children Looked After Team, you will be a dedicated champion for children and young people in care. Your core purpose is to build genuine, lasting relationships with children living with foster carers, connected carers (friends and family), prospective adopters, residential homes, and semi-independent provisions.
What the job involves
- Lead on life-long permanence planning, ensuring every child has a safe, stable, and nurturing environment to thrive in.
- Advocate for children's wishes and prepare young people for a smooth transition into independent adulthood.
- Direct Work & Relationship Building: Conduct regular, meaningful visits to children and young people, using child-centered tools to understand their experiences, wishes, and feelings.
- Permanence & Care Planning: Develop, implement, and review comprehensive Care Plans focused on achieving timely permanence.
- Safeguarding & Assessment: Continually assess risk and safety, undertaking statutory assessments, reviews, and planning.
- Independence Support: Work with older children to build life skills, supporting their transition to semi-independent living and adulthood.
- Multi-Agency Advocacy: Collaborate with partner agencies to deliver holistic, multi-disciplinary care.
- Court & Legal Work: Prepare high-quality court statements, care plans, and evidence for care proceedings.
Skills
- Strong relationship building
- Comprehensive planning and implementation
- Risk assessment and safety evaluation
- Support for independence
- Multi-agency collaboration
- Legal and court preparation