Company: SERVICE CARE SOLUTIONS - SOCIAL WORK
Job Type: Permanent, FullTime
Salary: Competitive salary
Children’s Social Worker – Risk & Assessment TeamLocation: Bolton (Castle Hill)
Rate: £37 per hour
Organisation: Bolton Council (GM Collaboration)
Hours: 37 hours per week (Full-time)Bolton Council is seeking an experienced and committed
Children’s Social Worker to join its
Risk & Assessment Team, based at Castle Hill and working across the borough. This is a dynamic frontline role within a fast-paced service, focused on safeguarding children and supporting families at the earliest stages of intervention.
Key Responsibilities- Undertake home visits to gather information and identify safeguarding concerns
- Complete initial child and family needs assessments
- Carry out Section 47 enquiries, including coordinating statutory meetings and closing cases where appropriate
- Deliver short-term interventions and progress cases through effective referrals to relevant teams
- Work within court processes, including initiating statutory action where required (e.g. Emergency Protection Orders and Care Proceedings)
- Participate in duty rota, providing frontline social work support
About You- Qualified Social Worker with relevant registration
- Proven experience within a Referral & Assessment team
- Strong knowledge of statutory processes and safeguarding frameworks
- Ability to manage a varied and reactive caseload
- Confident in court work and decision-making under pressure
Working Arrangements- Flexible working options available, subject to service needs
- Candidates must be able to undertake duty cover and home visits, sometimes at short notice
- Caseloads will cover the wider Bolton area, with office base at Castle Hill
Additional Information- Free on-site parking available
- References will be required for candidates invited to interview
- An enhanced DBS check will be undertaken for the successful candidate
Apply now and be part of something bigger -Drop me an email at or give me a ring at .If this role isn’t quite right for you, but you know someone who would be a perfect fit, you can earn a £250 referral bonus for any successful referral.
