Experienced Family Safeguarding Social Worker

Dudley Council is seeking an experienced Family Safeguarding Social Worker to join their dedicated team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate and skilled professional to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people, and families in the borough.
The Family Safeguarding Model is at the heart of Dudley’s approach, with a strong focus on partnership working, keeping families together where safe to do so, and delivering high-quality, child-focused interventions.

Responsibilities
As a Family Safeguarding Social Worker, you will:

• Manage a caseload of children and families subject to child protection, child in need, and care proceedings.
• Undertake assessments and deliver evidence-based interventions that promote positive change and improve outcomes.
• Work within the Family Safeguarding Model, collaborating closely with multi-disciplinary partners such as domestic abuse specialists, mental health workers, and substance misuse practitioners.
• Attend and contribute to statutory meetings including case conferences, reviews, and court proceedings.
• Ensure that all work is completed in line with statutory requirements, council policies, and best practice standards.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive case records.

Requirements
We are looking for a professional who can bring:

• Social Work England registration and a recognised social work qualification.
• Proven experience in safeguarding and statutory children’s social work, including court work.
• Strong assessment, analytical, and report-writing skills.
• A commitment to working in partnership with families, placing the child at the centre of all practice.
• Excellent communication, resilience, and the ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

How to Apply

If you are interested, please call Chris Richardson on 01772 208964 or email your CV to Christopher.richardson@servicecare.org.uk.

If this role isn’t right for you, but you know someone who would fit perfectly into our engaged and devoted team, you will receive a referral bonus of £350 for every successful referral.

The benefits of working with SCS:

• A specialist dedicated Social Work consultant offering single point of contact.
• Exceptional referral bonuses – £350 per referral placed into work!
• An extensive & exclusive range of Social Work vacancies across the UK.
• Nationwide provider of Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities.
• Payroll service twice a week.
• Ltd and PAYE payment options available.
• Annual training budget of up to £250 and continued online CPD training.
• Excellent annual loyalty schemes/bonuses.
• DBS disclosures provided via fast-track online services free of charge.