Social worker  Duty & Assessment

Location: Tameside

Salary: Upto £39 per hour

Are you an experienced and passionate social worker ready to make a real impact? Join our Duty & Assessment Team in Tameside as a social worker and help shape the future for local children and families.

As a Senior Practitioner, you’ll deliver high-quality, evidence-based social work in line with legislation, policy, and best practice – always with the goal of improving outcomes for children. You’ll balance a complex caseload with a key leadership role, guiding and supporting colleagues to deliver exceptional practice.

What you’ll do:

Deliver effective, child-focused social work to children and families, ensuring risk and need are managed to the highest standards.

Hold and lead on complex cases within the team, providing mentoring, coaching, and co-working to develop practitioner skills.

Facilitate workshops and group supervisions to support reflection, learning, and continuous improvement in practice quality.

Contribute to service leadership, drawing on service user feedback, performance data, and stakeholder input to drive improvement.

Play an active role in strategic planning and service development, helping shape high-quality, value-driven services across Tameside.

About you:

You’ll be a confident, reflective, and motivated practitioner with substantial post-qualifying experience in children’s social care. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, bring strong analytical and leadership skills, and are committed to delivering the best possible outcomes for children and families.

Why work with We Do Social Work:

At We Do Social Work, we’re more than just recruiters — we’re social work specialists who understand your world. We’re driven by purpose, not profit, connecting passionate practitioners with teams where they can truly make a difference. When you work with us, you’ll benefit from:

Dedicated support from consultants who genuinely understand social work.

Access to quality roles with progressive, child-focused local authorities.

Ongoing guidance throughout your placement – from application to onboarding and beyond.

A commitment to values-led, ethical recruitment that puts people first.

Join us and take the next step in your social work journey — where your expertise is valued, your wellbeing is prioritised, and your work truly matters