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Senior Social Worker - Safeguarding Team
Senior Social Worker – Safeguarding Team (Permanent)
Location: Achieving for Children, Kingston and Richmond (Hybrid working available)
Salary: £45,750 – £52,194 (dependent on experience)
Golden Hello of £3,000
Annual Retention Payment of £3,000
Contract: Permanent
Pro Social Partners are proud to be working in partnership with Achieving for Children to recruit a Senior Social Worker to join their Safeguarding Team covering Kingston and Richmond.
Achieving for Children is a dedicated children's services organisation delivering social care on behalf of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. This is a senior practitioner post for an experienced child protection social worker who wants to hold complex work, support colleagues and shape practice, with a golden hello and annual retention payment on top of a competitive salary.
The Role
As a Senior Social Worker within the Safeguarding Team, you will:
Hold a caseload of complex child in need, child protection and pre-proceedings work, ensuring statutory responsibilities are met.
Complete high-quality, strengths-based assessments that clearly analyse risk, need and protective factors.
Lead on the more complex cases within the team and offer advice, guidance and support to less experienced colleagues.
Develop and review safety and support plans that reduce risk and promote family resilience.
Prepare clear, analytical reports for conferences, reviews and court, and represent the service at multi-agency meetings.
About You
You will be an experienced and capable practitioner with:
A recognised Social Work qualification and current Social Work England registration.
Substantial post-qualifying experience within Children's Social Care, including child protection and court work.
Strong assessment, analytical and decision-making skills and the confidence to hold complexity and risk.
The ability to mentor and support colleagues and contribute to a strong practice culture.
A clear commitment to relationship-based and strengths-led practice.
Why Achieving for Children?
A competitive salary plus a £3,000 golden hello and a £3,000 annual retention payment.
A dedicated children's organisation with a strong practice model and a clear focus on outcomes for children.
Supportive leadership and a strong culture of reflective supervision.
Excellent training, development and career progression opportunities across three local authority areas.
Hybrid working arrangements and a genuine commitment to work-life balance.
Location: Kingston and Richmond, South West London | Salary: £45750 - £52194 per year | Job type: Permanent | Posted: 21/09/2026
