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Social Worker - Family Help & Child Protection | GatesheadCaritas Recruitment • Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, UK
Social Worker - Family Help & Child Protection | Gateshead

Social Worker - Family Help & Child Protection | Gateshead

Caritas Recruitment • Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, UK
4 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description
Social Worker - Family Help & Child Protection (Gateshead) We're recruiting an experienced Children's Social Worker to support both short-term and long-term work across Family Help and Child Protection in Gateshead. This is a varied and rewarding post where you'll work directly with children and families to reduce risk, build safety, and achieve meaningful, sustainable change. Some cases may progress into PLO (Public Law Outline), so confidence in robust decision-making and timely planning is important. If you're passionate about purposeful, relationship-based practice-and you want a role that genuinely fits your strengths and working style-this could be the opportunity for you. 🔎 The Role: What You'll Be Doing You'll manage a caseload spanning Family Help and Child Protection, including both short-term intervention and longer-term planning. Your work will be focused on ensuring children are safe, supported, and their voices remain central throughout. Key responsibilities include: Undertaking statutory social work with children and families across Family Help, Child in Need and Child Protection Completing high-quality assessments, analysis, safety planning and SMART interventions Chairing/attending key multi-agency meetings (strategy discussions, core groups, conferences) Delivering direct work with children and families to support change and improve outcomes Managing risk effectively and progressing...
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