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About the Role
As a Social Worker in our Locality Social Work Team, you’ll work directly with children and families to help them find stability, safety and opportunity. From the first assessment through to long-term planning, you’ll see each child’s journey in full, making sure every decision has their best interests at heart. This is hands-on, purposeful work that changes lives and strengthens our community.
Responsibilities
- Manage a varied caseload, providing high-quality social work to children and families across all stages of their journey, from Child in Need and Child Protection through to Looked After Children and court work.
- Combine empathy and professionalism to help families overcome challenges and ensure children are safe, supported and heard.
- Take part in a locality-based duty system, collaborating with other agencies to provide a joined-up, effective response.
- Ensure accurate, timely case recording.
- Manage financial transactions and maintain clear documentation.
- Represent the service in meetings and in court.
- Contribute to working groups.
- Stay up to date with legislation, policy and best practice.
Requirements
- Hold a recognised Social Work qualification and be registered with Social Work England.
- Possess an up-to-date Enhanced DBS check covering both children and adults.
- Bring experience of child protection or statutory childcare work or, if newly qualified, a relevant placement that demonstrates readiness for practice.
- Have strong skills in risk assessment, communication and relationship-building.
- Ability to work sensitively with children, families and professionals.
- Possess organisation, resilience and attention to detail for managing complex cases and competing demands.
- Be confident using IT systems.
- Understand how to plan effectively for children’s long-term needs.
- Share core values: putting communities first, respecting others, acting with integrity and working together to achieve the best outcomes for families.
Skills
- Risk assessment
- Communication
- Relationship-building
- Sensitivity
- Organisation
- Resilience
- Attention to detail
- IT systems proficiency
- Effective planning
Location
- Borough
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Newly qualified or experienced
Education Level
- Recognised Social Work qualification
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- Regular supervision
- Peer learning
- Access to training and development programmes
- Systemic Practice training
- Leadership pathways
- We Are Learning Hub access
- Flexible working options (one day a week from home)
- Generous leave
- Workplace culture built on respect and trust
About the Company
- Kensington and Chelsea is home to diverse communities, thriving businesses and unique local places.
- Everything we do is focused on supporting our residents, strengthening our approach and creating a fairer borough.
- As a competent and caring Council, we take pride in our work every day, ensuring our services are delivered with care and competence.
- We listen to our residents, act with integrity and work together to build a borough that is greener, safer and fairer for all.
- This role is a true reflection of our ‘we’re all in’ ethos.
- Whether you’re supporting a family through crisis or helping a young person find their path, you’ll bring empathy, determination and professionalism to everything you do.
- Your persistence turns challenges into opportunities and every success you help achieve strengthens our borough and the people who call it home.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
- We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.
- We are committed to fair, transparent, and consistent pay practices.