Principal Social Worker (Childrens)

Principal Social Worker

Children, Schools & Families Directorate

Children & Family Services

Championing Excellence. Leading Practice. Changing Lives.

Are you an inspirational practitioner with a passion for driving outstanding social work practice? We're searching for a Principal Social Worker who embodies leadership, expertise, and a deep commitment to improving outcomes for children, adolescents, families, and carers.

Reporting to a Team Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping high-quality statutory social work - developing practice, supporting colleagues, influencing service improvement, and acting as a professional role model across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Model and promote the values and ethics of the profession
• Build strong partnerships with children, adolescents, parents/carers, and extended networks
• Act as a corporate parent for children in care - supporting recovery from trauma and promoting emotional permanence
• Support adolescents preparing for leaving care by providing guidance, advice, and stability
• Undertake complex statutory assessments, planning, interventions, and reviews
• Maintain high-quality case recording, analysis, and documentation
• Provide reflective supervision and appraisal to other practitioners
• Contribute to Quality Assurance, Performance Management, and service-wide improvement projects
• Lead practice development, specialist knowledge areas, and task & finish groups
• Use validated research and evidence-informed practice to enhance service quality
• Foster strong multi-agency relationships and collaborative working
• Maintain professional registration standards and uphold best practice
• Deputise for the Team Manager and participate in strategic working groups

What happens now?

If you're passionate about making a real difference and meet the qualifications outlined above, we would love to hear from you! Apply on below post

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We look forward to hearing from you!