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Children with Disabilities Social Worker

Location: Reigate, Surrey
Working Pattern: Hybrid Working - 2 Days per Week in the Office
Salary: Up to £42ph
Contract: Full-Time

Make a Real Difference to Children and Families

At Surrey, we believe that children thrive when families are supported, empowered, and treated with dignity and respect. We work in partnership with families, recognising their strengths and helping them identify solutions that create lasting positive change.

We are looking for a passionate, skilled, and committed Children with Disabilities Social Worker to join our dedicated team based in Reigate. This is a rewarding opportunity to support children with disabilities and their families, ensuring children are safe, supported, and given every opportunity to reach their full potential.

With a flexible hybrid working model and a strong commitment to professional development, you'll join a service that values relationship-based practice, innovation, and collaborative working.

About the Role

As a Children's with Disabilities Social Worker, you will manage a varied and rewarding caseload, undertaking assessments, planning interventions, and working alongside families and partner agencies to achieve the best possible outcomes for children.

You will be supported to develop and apply advanced motivational practice skills, helping families identify positive changes they wish to make while building on their existing strengths.

Your responsibilities will include:

Key Responsibilities

✅ Conduct assessments of children and families, identifying strengths, needs, and potential risks.

✅ Manage Child in Need, Child Protection and Looked After Children cases, ensuring plans are outcome-focused and child-centred.

✅ Complete statutory visits, reviews and assessments in accordance with legislation, policy and best practice.

✅ Work in partnership with children, families, schools, health professionals and other agencies to deliver coordinated support.

✅ Lead and contribute to Child in Need meetings, Core Groups, Strategy Discussions and Child Protection Conferences.

✅ Undertake safeguarding enquiries and child protection investigations where there are concerns regarding significant harm.

✅ Develop SMART intervention plans that reduce risk, improve outcomes and support children to remain safely within their families wherever possible.

✅ Prepare high-quality assessments, reports and court documentation when required.

✅ Record clear and analytical case notes whilst maintaining excellent data quality and compliance with data protection requirements.

✅ Promote the voice of the child in all aspects of practice and decision-making.

What We're Looking For

We're seeking an experienced and compassionate social worker who is passionate about supporting children with disabilities and their families.

Essential Requirements
Qualified Social Worker (Degree, DipSW, CQSW or equivalent).
Registered with Social Work England.
Experience working with children and families within statutory services.
Strong understanding of safeguarding, child protection, and relevant legislation.
Excellent assessment, analytical and report-writing skills.
Ability to build effective relationships with children, families and multi-agency partners.
Confidence in managing risk and making sound professional decisions.
Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes (where required).
You'll Stand Out If You Have
Experience within a Children's with Disabilities Team.
Knowledge of SEND, short breaks, transition planning and disability legislation.
Experience undertaking court work and care planning.
A strengths-based and relationship-focused approach to social work practice.
Why Join Surrey?
We Offer:

⭐ Hybrid working with just 2 office days per week in Reigate

⭐ A supportive and collaborative team environment

⭐ Ongoing professional development and learning opportunities

⭐ High-quality supervision and reflective practice

⭐ Opportunities to develop specialist skills in disability and safeguarding practice

⭐ A commitment to staff wellbeing and work-life balance

⭐ The chance to make a genuine difference to the lives of children and families every day

Our Values

We are committed to:

Respecting and valuing every child and family.
Promoting equality, diversity and inclusion.
Delivering high-quality, child-centred practice.
Working collaboratively with families and partner agencies.
Supporting children to remain safely within their family networks wherever possible.
Creating stable, positive futures for children and young people.
Ready to Make a Difference?

If you are an ambitious, compassionate and dedicated social worker who shares our commitment to improving outcomes for children with disabilities, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and help us build brighter futures for Surrey's children and families.

Connect2Surrey is a trading style of Surrey & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Surrey County Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Surrey is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates