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Posted 24 July, 2026

Children's Social Worker- Help & Protect

Reed
Doncaster, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

Our Client, a Greater Manchester council is seeking a Children’s Social Worker to join their Help & Protect Team.

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Fantastic payrate of £35 per hour!

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Are you a Children's Social Worker, passionate about making a difference in your community? Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity!

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Responsibilities of this role:

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  • Manage a caseload of children and families requiring support and safeguarding intervention, ensuring risks are identified and addressed effectively.
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  • Undertake statutory assessments, visits, and direct work with children and families to understand needs, strengths, and areas of concern.
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  • Develop, implement, and review Help and Protect plans to safeguard children and promote positive outcomes.
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  • Build effective relationships with children, young people, and families, ensuring their voices inform assessment and planning.
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  • Work collaboratively with partner agencies to coordinate interventions and provide timely support to children and families.
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  • Attend and contribute to multi-agency meetings, strategy discussions, child protection conferences, and reviews as required.
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  • Assess and manage safeguarding risks, taking appropriate action to protect vulnerable children and reduce the need for escalation.
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  • Maintain accurate, timely, and high-quality case records, assessments, and reports in accordance with statutory requirements and professional standards.
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Requirements of this role:

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  • Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.
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  • Must have minimum of 3 year's experience working as a Qualified social worker
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Benefits of working through Reed, include:

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  • Dedicated Recruitment Consultant.
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  • Aftercare service delivered by Candidate Care Team.
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  • Free CV building and Interview support.
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  • Free DBS checks.
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  • Weekly payroll.
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  • PAYE payroll option with additional benefits including holiday pay, healthcare, pension plus more.
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  • CPD contributions.
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  • Access to full UK jobs market with top tier status across many public and private sector clients.
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  • Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010.
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Does this role interest you? Apply today!