Senior Social Worker - First Response Assessments

• Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire (Countywide Caseloads)

• Role: Senior Social Worker (First Response / Duty & Assessment)

• Pay Rate: £38.00 per hour (Umbrella)

• Working Pattern: 4-Week Duty Cycle / Hybrid Working Options

• Contract: Full-Time (Ongoing locum contract)

• Requirements: Full UK Driving Licence + Access to a vehicle

Are you an experienced Senior Social Worker looking for a dynamic, high-rate assessment role at the forefront of innovative practice?

Leicestershire County Council is seeking a skilled Senior Social Worker to join their First Response Assessment Team based in Glenfield. Offering a competitive pay rate of £38.00 per hour, this role is ideal for adaptable practitioners who thrive in fast-paced duty environments, work well under pressure, and excel at meeting tight statutory timescales.

• Duty & Assessment Cycle: Complete high-quality Section 17 Child & Family Assessments and Section 47 safeguarding enquiries across the county on a structured 4-week duty cycle.

• Innovative Pilot Practice: Opportunity to participate in the Families First Partnership Programme (including the Hinckley Pilot), seeing cases through from initial referral threshold to ongoing interventions, including the Public Law Outline (PLO).

• Risk & Threshold Management: Evaluate incoming information, consider support needs, and manage initial safeguarding interventions before transferring cases to ongoing teams.

• Multi-Agency Leadership: Collaborate with health, education, police, and wider partnership agencies to deliver holistic risk management.

• Professional Qualifications: Qualified Social Worker (Degree/DipSW/CQSW) with active Social Work England (SWE) registration.

• Employment History: Minimum 2 years post-qualifying experience employed directly as a Social Worker (permanent employment history).

• Core Competencies: Extensive knowledge of Children Act legislation, Section 17/47 frameworks, and court procedures (PLO).

• Transport: Full, valid UK driving licence with daily access to a vehicle for county travel.

• Key Skills: Excellent communication, strong IT literacy, and exceptional time-management capabilities under pressure.

• Top Market Rate: £38.00 per hour.

• Innovative Practice: Be part of cutting-edge service transformation through integrated front door and place-based pilots.

• Structured Duty Model: Predictable 4-week cycle allowing clear workload planning.

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

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experience

Children services

skills

be able to manage challenging situations

qualifications

university

education

BA in social work