Senior Social Worker - Children Looked After Team

Senior Social Worker - Child Looked After (CLA) Team Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Authority: Leeds City Council (Children & Families Services) Pay Rate: £30.74 per hour (Umbrella) Contract: Full-Time Locum Assignment Working Pattern: Hybrid working arrangements available Are you an experienced Senior Social Worker dedicated to achieving permanence, stability, and positive long-term outcomes for looked-after children? Leeds City Council is recruiting a skilled Senior Social Worker to join their well-established Child Looked After (CLA) Team . Offering £30.74 per hour , this role is ideal for a passionate practitioner with expertise in statutory care planning, court proceedings, and child-centred casework. Key Responsibilities: Permanency & Care Planning: Manage a complex caseload of children looked after, driving robust permanency plans, kinship arrangements, or adoption pathways. Statutory Looked After Reviews: Prepare high-quality statutory report work, hold core groups, and represent the child's wishes in Looked After Children (LAC) reviews chaired by the IRO. Court Frameworks & Care Orders: Manage court proceedings, write detailed section 37/care reports, and liaise with legal teams and guardians. Mentoring & Practice Leadership: Support and mentor junior social workers, students, and NQSWs within the team, demonstrating high standards of child-centred practice. What We Are Looking For: Qualifications & SWE: Recognised Social Work qualification with active Social Work England (SWE) registration. Senior CLA Experience: Proven post-qualifying experience within statutory Children's Social Care, specifically within Child Looked After, Permanency, or Long-Term Safeguarding teams. Court Competency: Strong working knowledge of the Children Act 1989, Care Planning Regulations, and Public Law Outline (PLO) court processes. Mobility: Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for community visits and placement reviews across Leeds and surrounding areas. Why Apply? Established Practice Model: Work within an award-winning local authority renowned for its Leeds Family Valued relational practice model. Senior Leadership: Opportunity to guide practice quality and mentor colleagues without line management burdens. Flexible Balance: Benefit from modern hybrid working options and supportive management oversight. Apply Today Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone. Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.