Role: Qualified Children's Social Worker
Teams Available: Locality | Duty & Assessment | Children with Disabilities (CWD) | The Hub
Location: Wigan Council
Pay Rate: £38.00 per hour
Working Structure: Hybrid (Flexible split between home and office working)
Frontline children's services demand a lot from you, which is why your next move should be to a local authority that respects your expertise and compensates you accordingly. Wigan Council is offering a premium regional rate of £38.00 per hour for dedicated practitioners ready to make a tangible difference in children's lives.
With multiple vacancies across Locality, Duty, CWD, and The Hub, you can align yourself with the specific service area that best matches your practice passions.
The Work You'll Do
As a Children's Social Worker in Wigan, you will manage a varied, rewarding caseload spanning the entire journey of the child. Your daily practice will focus on long-term planning and dynamic safeguarding interventions:
Diverse Case Management: Safely hold and progress a mixed caseload consisting of Children in Need (CIN), Child Protection (CP), and Children Looked After (CLA).
Court Arena Work: Guide cases confidently through the court arena, preparing analytical legal assessments, writing statements, and advocating fiercely for the child's best interests.
Multi-Agency Collaboration: Partner closely with schools, health practitioners, police, and voluntary sectors to build robust support networks around vulnerable families.
Child-Centred Planning: Deliver high-quality, direct work that ensures the unique voice, wishes, and feelings of every young person shape their care plan.
Why Choose Wigan Council?
Premium Earning Power: A top-tier market rate of £38.00 per hour, ensuring you are highly rewarded for your statutory expertise.
True Hybrid Flexibility: Enjoy a balanced working model. Wigan actively supports working from home for your administrative write-ups and assessments, allowing you to manage your own diary alongside necessary community visits and team collaboration.
A Pathway for Every Specialism: Whether you love the fast-paced triage of Duty, the relationship-building of Locality, or the specialized focus of the Children with Disabilities team, Wigan has a home for your skill set.
What You'll Need to Apply
A recognized degree in Social Work and a current registration with Social Work England.
Proven post-qualifying experience within a statutory Children's Services framework (specifically handling CP, court proceedings, or complex assessments).
Strong analytical writing skills and the confidence to represent the authority in court.
A full UK driving license with access to a vehicle for community-based visits.
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
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Salary description
£38.00 - £38.00 per hour