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Social Worker - Child Protection Team

Full Time
9 Oct 2025
Southend on Sea
Verified by Turrior

Content + Source + Freshness • 12 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence

76 / 100

Offer value

This permanent position offers a salary of £37,890, with the chance to work directly with families in challenging circumstances, but the emotional toll might be significant.

  • Salary: £37,890/year
  • Chance to improve children’s life circumstances
  • Stable role within a supportive environment
  • High emotional demands and potential for extended hours
Pros
  • Stable employment with benefits
  • Potential to make a real difference in children’s lives
  • Opportunity to develop intensive intervention skills
Cons
  • High emotional workload
  • Potential for after-hours work
  • Need for ongoing training and development

Who it's for

Mid-level to Senior • Full-time onsite

Good fit
  • Skilled social workers passionate about child protection
  • Individuals with experience and stability needs
  • Professionals eager for further training and development
Not recommended for
  • New social workers without practical experience
  • Those seeking low-responsibility roles
  • Candidates uncomfortable with emotional challenges

Motivation fit

Desire to work directly with families in crisisCommitment to child welfare and protectionInterest in engaging collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams

Key skills

Intensive case managementStrong communication and advocacyCrisis intervention techniquesFamily dynamics understanding
Score: 76/100 AI verified analysis

About the job

JOB-20241107-791d94d2

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Experienced Social Worker within the Child Protection Team to work full time based in Southend om Sea.

The salary for this permanent Best Interest Assessor job is up to £37,890 annum.

Main duties:

  • To hold a caseload of identified children and families.
  • To support foster carers and families in a way which enables them to feel able to maintain difficult placements and improve both the quality of life and life chances for the adolescents within them.
  • To provide intensive and rapid support when a family breaks down (including foster families) with the aim of keeping the family together.
  • To work intensively with families to keep their children out of care, to prevent becoming looked after and with identified foster families where the placement is assessed as risk of breaking down.
  • To work intensively with identified adolescents in order to better meet their needs.
  • To support children and families within the family home including foster homes, within the school and within the community.
  • To work side by side with families, foster carers and their Social Workers, using proven methodologies such as motivational interviewing and brief solution focused therapy; supporting families to address issues that may result in the removal of their children.
  • To work outside of normal working hours to meet the needs of the service as and when required.
  • To undertake full ands through assessments of family’s needs and strengths and collate multi-agency information.
  • To provide full and through support to families in order for them to meet their Support Plan targets and collate multi-agency information.
  • To provide and deliver inclusive intervention packages working in conjunction with communities.
  • Ensure monitoring and evaluation is completed in line with requirements.
  • To prepare and present reports.

Requirements of this Best Interest Assessor job:

  • A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
  • Understanding of relevant legislation.
  • Continual professional development.
  • Social Work England registered.

Contact:
This Best Interest Advisor job is advertised by Zehnn Young; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

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