Social Worker - Family Safeguarding
Contract Type: Temporary

Location: Various
Pay Rate: £38 - £42 per hour (Umbrella)

Role Overview

Connect2Socialwork is recruiting an experienced Family Safeguarding Social Worker to join a Children's Services team in Surrey. This is a rewarding opportunity to deliver high‑quality, relationship‑based social work to children and families at Tier 4 of the Surrey Safeguarding Children Board's Effective Family Resilience Framework.

You will play a key role in driving positive outcomes for children through robust assessment, purposeful intervention and strong multi‑agency collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload of children and families, delivering high‑quality, relationship‑based social work
• Undertake strengths‑based, proportionate assessments and develop SMART care plans, reviewing and updating them regularly
• Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns, assessing risk and contributing to protection planning
• Use professional judgement to differentiate between significant impairment and significant harm
• Apply motivational interviewing techniques to engage parents and promote positive behavioural change
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies and adult services to support whole‑family outcomes
• Progress permanence planning for looked‑after children and promote their health, education, and wellbeing
• Maintain accurate, analytical case records in line with Surrey County Council and data protection requirements
• Share professional expertise within the team and support reflective practice where appropriate

What's on Offer

• Competitive pay rate of £38 - £42 per hour (umbrella)
• Opportunity to work within a supportive and established Family Safeguarding model
• Support from a dedicated Connect2Socialwork consultant throughout your assignment

To apply for this role or to discuss the opportunity in confidence, please contact Lisa Hallinan at Connect2socialwork

Email: (url removed) / Phone: (phone number removed)

Connect2Socialwork is a trading style of Commercial Services Trading LTD - A company wholly owned by Kent County Council. Connect2Socialwork is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.