Social Worker - Looked Children Team Sanctuary Personal

Specialism: Children’s Social Work – Looked After Children
Location: Leeds, UK
Salary: £35.00 per hour
Contract Type: Locum | Ongoing
Working Pattern: Part Time / Full Time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Social Worker to join the Looked After Children Team in Leeds. This is an ongoing locum position offering a competitive hourly rate of £35.00 with flexible part-time or full-time working options.

You will play a key role in delivering a high-quality, child-centred service to children and young people in care and care leavers, helping to secure safe, stable, and permanent outcomes.

Part Time / Full Time: Flexible working options to suit your lifestyle.

Excellent Hourly Rate: Earn £35.00 per hour for your expertise and impact.

Work-Life Balance: Enjoy the flexibility and autonomy of locum work.

Varied & Rewarding Caseload: Gain broad experience across a range of cases.

Professional Development: Access supervision, training, and continued learning opportunities.

Meaningful Work: Make a real and lasting difference in the lives of children and young people.

Deliver a high-quality, child-centred social work service to Looked After Children and care leavers.

Hold and manage a caseload, ensuring effective care planning, pathway planning, and permanence planning.

Undertake statutory visits, reviews, and assessments in line with legislation and local procedures.

Prepare and present high-quality reports for Looked After Reviews, courts, panels, and permanency meetings.

Work in partnership with foster carers, residential providers, IROs, education, health, and partner agencies to ensure children’s voices are central to decision-making.

Explore and progress permanence options including reunification, long-term fostering, Special Guardianship, and adoption.

Support young people in their transition to independence and adulthood.

Maintain accurate, timely case records in line with safeguarding and data quality standards.

Engage in supervision, training, and continuous professional development.

Leeds is a vibrant, fast-growing city with a rich cultural scene, excellent restaurants, and a diverse, welcoming community. Offering a fantastic quality of life, Leeds is not only a great place to work, but a brilliant place to live — where your professional impact truly matters.

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