Social Worker - Child Protection

Make a Real Difference in Young Lives: Join Our Child Protection Team in Dumbarton.

Are you a passionate and dedicated Social Worker committed to safeguarding vulnerable children and families? Do you thrive in a challenging yet rewarding environment where your skills and expertise can directly impact the lives of young people? If so,we are seeking a motivated and resilient Social Worker to join our dynamic Child Protection Team based in Dumbarton. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a supportive and experienced team, working collaboratively to ensure the safety and well-being of children in our community. If you are ready to make a genuine difference and contribute to positive outcomes for children, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits of our brilliant rewards package include:

• Flexible Hours: Control your work hours and choose assignments that fit your lifestyle.
• Competitive Pay Rates: We offer highly competitive remuneration for each placement.
• Professional Development: Opportunities to work across various departments, enhancing your skills and broadening your expertise.
• Free training: Keep up to date with your Continuous Professional Development.
• Pension Scheme: Contributory pension.
• Referral Bonus: Receive £300 in vouchers (subject to Ts and Cs).
• Weekly payroll: Randstad runs a twice weekly payroll, enabling you to control your finances by receiving weekly pay.
• Dedicated Support: Our team is here to assist you at every step, from onboarding through the entirety of your placement. We can even help with sourcing accommodation and travel, if required.

About the Role:

As a Social Worker within our Child Protection Team, you will be responsible for:

• Managing a complex caseload of children and families at risk of harm.
• Conducting thorough assessments and investigations in line with relevant legislation, policies, and procedures.
• Developing and implementing robust child protection plans in collaboration with families, partner agencies, and other professionals.
• Providing direct support and intervention to children and families, including home visits, individual work, and group work.
• Preparing and presenting reports for Child Protection Case Conferences, Children's Hearings, and court proceedings.
• Working effectively in a multi-agency setting, building strong relationships with health, education, police, and voluntary sector partners.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records in accordance with data protection regulations.
• Participating in team meetings, supervision, and training to ensure continuous professional development.

Qualifications and Skills:

• A recognised Social Work qualification (e.g., BA/MA in Social Work, DipSW).
• Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) as a Social Worker.
• Demonstrable experience of working within child protection services, including assessment, planning, and intervention.
• A thorough understanding of relevant legislation, policies, and procedures relating to child protection in Scotland.
• Excellent assessment and analytical skills with the ability to identify and evaluate risk.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships with children, families, and professionals.
• The ability to work autonomously and as part of a supportive team.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• A commitment to continuous professional development.
• A full driving licence and access to a vehicle.

This could be the perfect position in which to realise your career goals.

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Do you have some more questions regarding this or any other role?

If you are interested in discussing the position further, please contact Leah Rowley on [phone removed] or email for a confidential discussion. If you are happy to move forward with the process and are successful to be put forward for this role, a conversation can also be arranged with the Manager to discuss the details about the position further. This gives you the opportunity to ask more questions and to assess if this is the right role for you.

Being a preferred supplier to numerous local authorities and NHS trusts, we can give you access to a wide range of vacancies.

Are you thinking about a change in your career? Whether you are an existing locum or you are new to the locum market and are exploring your options, we have opportunities that are exciting, well paid and flexible.

I have over 21 years experience recruiting within the healthcare market. If this particular role does not sound quite right for you, we have a wide selection of roles across the country that may not be advertised. We are also able to source a particular role to suit your requirements, so whether you work with children or adults in any particular speciality, please get in touch to see how we can support you!

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.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.

experience

Children services

skills

be able to manage challenging situations,be person centred,can work as an individual or part of a team,caring,competent at dealing with all stakeholders,critical thinking,emotional intelligence,empathy,handling medication,non-judgemental,oral communication,organisational,passionate,patience,report writing (incident logs and daily plans etc),resilient,show initiative,time management,tolerance,understanding,work well under pressure,written communication

qualifications

university

education

BA in social work