Adolescents Social Worker

Leaders In Care • South London, United Kingdom • 16h ago

Adolescents | 40 day annual leave | Continuous Support and Development | Stable Authority

Are you a passionate, experienced Social Worker driven to make a lasting difference in the lives of vulnerable young people? An exciting opportunity has arisen within a specialist Adolescent Team in South West London—a team committed to trauma-informed, relationship-based practice aimed at protecting adolescents from extra-familial harm.

In this specialist statutory role, you’ll manage a lower-than-average caseload (8–10 young people) to allow for intensive, targeted intervention. You will be responsible for the full range of statutory social work tasks from initial assessments to Child in Need (CIN), Child Protection (CP), and Children Looked After (CLA) planning.

Your focus will be on building meaningful relationships and co-creating safety plans with young people, families, friends, and professional networks. Your goal: to disrupt harm and enhance safety across different settings—home, school, community, and online.

Working within a trauma-informed, anti-racist, and anti-discriminatory framework, you will engage young people with empathy, reliability, and persistence.

Key Benefits

40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays)
Flexible working options
Generous local government pension
Up to £51,127 per annum
Access to training in contextual safeguarding and systemic practice
Supportive management and ongoing professional development

What You’ll Need:

Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England
Experience in statutory children's services
Strong assessment, planning, and risk management skills
Knowledge of trauma-informed and anti-oppressive practice
Understanding of contextual safeguarding and multi-agency collaboration
Ability to engage adolescents with empathy and persistence

For more information get in touch with Nathan

Email: Nathan@leadersincare.co.uk

Phone: 07401 281738

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