Senior Social Worker - Children with Disabilities
- Posted 25 July 2025
- Salary Up to £38.5 per hour
- LocationEast London
- Job type Contract
- Discipline Social Care
- ReferenceIva_1753440154
Job description
Our London Clients are urgently looking for Experienced Senior Social Workers to join their Disabled Children's Teams.
We cover nationwide - if interested please enquire about location.
About the role
- To work within a multi-disciplinary approach to provide early help and a statutory social work service for children with disabilities;
- Undertaking child in need and carers and child protection assessments, undertake care package reviews, and contribute to
- Continuing Care and Education, Health and Care Plans.
- To work in a multi-disciplinary context to safeguard and provide a high quality corporate parenting service for children looked after with a disability, to maximise their life chances.
- Assess and help families' access provision which may include a range of universal provision; short breaks, individual budget or direct payment, personal care, mobility, communication, social, psychological or behaviour management support, advocacy; and services for young people with a disability preparing for adulthood.Contribute and ensure that children and young people who are disabled or who have complex health needs receive coordinated, high-quality child and family-centred services which are based on assessed needs, which promote social inclusion and, where possible, enable them and their families to live ordinary lives.
Duties and Responsibilities
Prioritise and respond to requests for assistance, establishing sufficient information about the needs of clients so as to be able to determine the level of risk and the nature and type of support required.
Maintain accurate case records to include information and analysis, and fulfil national timescales, procedures and statutory duties in line with national and local policies, practices and procedures.
Carry out assessments of needs and risk, and liaise with other specialists and agencies as necessary, and enable them to be involved and contribute to the process.
Ensure that assessments, planning and interventions pay particular attention to individual needs, strengths and wishes, and include critical reflection and analysis, aims, and options to achieve change. Develop and progress care plans as necessary, ensuring that care plans include clear statements of purpose, change, outcome and impact for child and family social work.
What you need:
- QSW Status - including qualification, Social Work England registration and completed ASYE
- A minimum of 2 years' experience
- Right to work in the UK
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
- Competitive Referral scheme
- Double payrolls each week.
Terms & Conditions apply
You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.
To be considered for this role, please apply with your CV to on the social care team.
Remedy Social Care is a REC 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
