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Senior Social Worker - Child Protection & Court Team
Senior Social Worker – Child Protection & Court Team (Permanent)
Location: Sandwell Children's Trust, West Midlands (Hybrid working available)
Salary: £44,253 – £49,817 (dependent on experience)
Annual Retention Payment of £2,500
Contract: Permanent
Pro Social Partners are proud to be working in partnership with Sandwell Children's Trust to recruit a Senior Social Worker to join their Child Protection & Court Team.
Sandwell Children's Trust delivers children's social care across the borough with a clear practice model and a strong focus on outcomes for children. The Child Protection & Court Team holds the most complex safeguarding and care proceedings work in the service, so this is a role for an experienced practitioner who is confident in court, comfortable with risk and able to support colleagues through demanding cases.
The Role
As a Senior Social Worker within the Child Protection & Court Team, you will:
Hold a caseload of complex child protection, pre-proceedings and care proceedings work, ensuring statutory responsibilities are met.
Complete high-quality, strengths-based assessments and court reports that clearly analyse risk, need and protective factors.
Represent the Trust in court and at multi-agency meetings, giving clear and confident evidence.
Lead on the more complex cases within the team and offer advice, guidance and support to less experienced colleagues.
Work closely with legal services, the police, health and education partners to secure the right outcomes for children.
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 care proceedings.
Strong assessment, analytical and report-writing 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 Sandwell Children's Trust?
A competitive salary plus a £2,500 annual retention payment.
A dedicated children's trust with a clear practice model and a strong focus on outcomes for children.
Supportive leadership and a strong culture of reflective supervision.
Excellent training, development and career progression opportunities.
Hybrid working arrangements and a genuine commitment to work-life balance.
Location: Sandwell, West Midlands | Salary: £44253 - £49817 per year | Job type: Permanent | Posted: 21/09/2026
