Our client Walsall Council is looking for a team manager to manage a social work team to ensure vulnerable children and families receive effective safeguarding, permanence planning and support services. Responsible for leading and managing a social work team to ensure vulnerable children and families receive effective safeguarding, permanence planning and support services. Oversees Senior Practitioners, Social Workers, NQSWs, Trainee Social Workers and Family Support Workers, ensuring high-quality practice, statutory compliance and positive outcomes for children. Key responsibilities include: Managing and leading a team holding caseloads of children in care. Providing management oversight and decision-making on complex cases involving children and young people. Driving permanence planning to ensure timely and appropriate long-term outcomes. Managing caseload allocation, performance, quality assurance and compliance with statutory timescales. Monitoring progress against care...

Our client Walsall Council is looking for a Child and Young Person Reviewing Officer to join their team. Main Purpose of the Role To act as the Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) for Children in Care, ensuring high-quality care planning, review processes, and positive outcomes for children. The post holder will provide independent oversight of care plans, champion children's wishes and feelings, challenge drift and delay, and ensure the Local Authority fulfils its statutory responsibilities as a Corporate Parent. Key Responsibilities Chair and coordinate Child in Care Reviews and related meetings within statutory timescales. Independently monitor and quality assure care planning and service delivery for Children in Care. Ensure children's wishes, feelings, rights, and outcomes remain central to all planning and decision-making. Identify and challenge delays, drift, or poor practice, escalating concerns where necessary. Monitor the Local Authority's performance as a...

Our client Walsall Council is looking for a Adults QSW to join their social care team. About the Role As a Social Worker, you will support adults with care and support needs and their carers to achieve positive outcomes, maintain independence, and enhance their well being. You will undertake strengths-based assessments, develop and review care and support plans, lead safeguarding enquiries where required, and work collaboratively with individuals, families, and partner agencies. The role requires professional, person-centred practice in line with the Care Act 2014, Social Work England standards, and council policies. Key Responsibilities - Undertake strengths-based assessments and care planning for adults and carers in line with the Care Act 2014. - Develop, implement, and review person-centred care and support plans that promote independence and positive outcomes. - Manage a varied caseload, ensuring work is completed within statutory and local timescales. - Identify,...

Our client Shropshire Council is looking for a Children's Senior Practitioner to join their Case Management Team. Duration: Initial 3-month contract Working Arrangement: Hybrid, with 1 day per week in the office Rate: 33.30 per hour (Umbrella) We are seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker to join the Case Management Team in the North East. The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload of children and families, ensuring high-quality assessments, interventions, and outcomes. Key Responsibilities Managing a caseload involving Children in Need (CIN), Child Protection (CP), Public Law Outline (PLO), and court proceedings. Undertaking regular home visits to assess and monitor the welfare of children and families. Leading and participating in Core Group Meetings and multi-agency discussions. Preparing comprehensive court reports, statements, and assessments to support legal proceedings. Working collaboratively with partner agencies to safeguard children and promote...

Our client Shropshire Council is looking for a Team Manager to manager their leaving care team. To manage the Leaving Care Team, responsible for care leavers 18 to 25 years. Social work qualified, supervising a team of 7 PA's, care experienced apprentice and a housing officer, meeting the requirement for all young people to receive supervision on an 8 weekly basis. To quality assure key documents and assessments in a timely manner, supporting the PA's with their statutory requirements for pathway planning. To provide performance oversight for the team, attending a weekly performance meeting to share current data and agree a plan to remedy any outstanding tasks. To work with colleagues across the partnership to review and update the local offer ensuring corporate parenting responsibilities are maintained. Have responsibility for the team budget, including oversight on the allocation of the setting up home grant and care leaver entitlements as set out in the local offer. To...

Our client Shropshire Council is looking for a Senior Social Work Practitioner to join their Social Care Team. Rate of pay: 33.30 Umbrella Hours: 37 hours per week Hybrid Arrangements: 1 day required on sit every two weeks/ WFH/ Visit to families/ Office space if want to work in the office Driver required Duration: 3 Months with potential extension You will be supporting children to remain safely within their family networks wherever possible. You will play a key role in achieving permanency for children through timely, high-quality assessments and strong relationship-based practice. Key Responsibilities Complete Form K assessments to assess connected persons as foster carers. Undertake viability assessments to inform early permanence planning. Carry out SGO assessments, including support plans and court reports. Provide regular supervision and support to approved kinship foster carers. Support carers to manage placement challenges, contact arrangements, and...

Female Domestic Violence Support Worker Female Domestic Violence Support Worker (Genuine Occupational Requirement) Home-based Equipment collection in Shrewsbury, Shropshire Supported Housing Provider £13.70 per hour PAYE OR £17.65 per hour Umbrella 35 hours per week Temporary Opportunity Women-only post an occupational requirement applies under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. Oscar Underhill Recruitment Solutions is recruiting for a Female Domestic Violence Support Worker to join an established supported-housing provider delivering specialist domestic-abuse services. This is an urgent temporary assignment, initially expected to last 3 - 4 months, with the possibility of an extension. The Role You will provide person-centred practical and emotional support to women aged 16 and over who are experiencing, or have previously experienced, domestic abuse. You will help clients manage risk, improve their wellbeing, sustain accommodation and rebuild...

Our client Shropshire Council is looking for a adults qualified social worker to join their Acute Hospital Social Worker team. The role is primarily based at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and requires regular on-site attendance. Workspace is available at Guildhall between visits if required. Hybrid working may be considered, subject to the requirements of the role. Occasional weekend working may be required between 9:00am and 1:00pm on Saturdays and Sundays, subject to further discussion. Benefits of working with Remedy A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant. Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed. Double payrolls each week. Terms & Conditions apply You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions. Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful...