Children's Social Worker - Help and protection
CV-LibraryCoventry, West MidlandstemporaryPosted: 29 June 2026
Apply NowOur client Coventry city council is looking for a Children's Social Worker to join their Help and protection - families for all hub.
Core Knowledge
Work with adults, children and families in accordance with relevant legislation, local and national guidance and departmental policies and procedures. This is relevant to all aspects of the role; Adults, Children's, Youth Justice and Housing.
Have a thorough working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, guidance, research, departmental policy and procedures, and institute legal processes where necessary.
To keep up to date with relevant professional developments in relation to Childrens, Housing and Adults' social care.
Attend and provide direct responses, support and guidance in a timely way with flexibility to ensure the safeguarding of service users with often complex and evolving needs.
Carry out complex assessments and social work support to departmentally determined professional standards.
In collaboration with children and families and other practitioners/agencies, coordinating a clear risk management to ensure the welfare of theperson and/or family until core working hours are resumed.
Delivering direct support and interventions to children and families.
Where necessary, providing instructions to legal services and providing representation within Court.
Liaise, and to work jointly, with colleagues and staff from other agencies, as appropriate, and liaise with other agencies on behalf of existing service users.
Have reached the level of ability where they can operate self-sufficiently (within normal arrangements for management accountability) in the application of relevant legislation, policy, procedures and social work theory.
Accept full responsibility for managing incoming calls and requests for safeguarding advice which will include more vulnerable service users and those with particularly complex problems where liberty/safety are at stake.
Maintain performance and develop practice and experience in line with personal targets as agreed with line manager through supervision.Benefits of working with Remedy
A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
Double payrolls each week.
*Terms & Conditions apply
You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.
Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit
Core Knowledge
Work with adults, children and families in accordance with relevant legislation, local and national guidance and departmental policies and procedures. This is relevant to all aspects of the role; Adults, Children's, Youth Justice and Housing.
Have a thorough working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, guidance, research, departmental policy and procedures, and institute legal processes where necessary.
To keep up to date with relevant professional developments in relation to Childrens, Housing and Adults' social care.
Attend and provide direct responses, support and guidance in a timely way with flexibility to ensure the safeguarding of service users with often complex and evolving needs.
Carry out complex assessments and social work support to departmentally determined professional standards.
In collaboration with children and families and other practitioners/agencies, coordinating a clear risk management to ensure the welfare of theperson and/or family until core working hours are resumed.
Delivering direct support and interventions to children and families.
Where necessary, providing instructions to legal services and providing representation within Court.
Liaise, and to work jointly, with colleagues and staff from other agencies, as appropriate, and liaise with other agencies on behalf of existing service users.
Have reached the level of ability where they can operate self-sufficiently (within normal arrangements for management accountability) in the application of relevant legislation, policy, procedures and social work theory.
Accept full responsibility for managing incoming calls and requests for safeguarding advice which will include more vulnerable service users and those with particularly complex problems where liberty/safety are at stake.
Maintain performance and develop practice and experience in line with personal targets as agreed with line manager through supervision.Benefits of working with Remedy
A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
Double payrolls each week.
*Terms & Conditions apply
You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.
Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit