About the role
Suffolk Council is seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker to join its Social Care Team in Stowmarket. This role involves working with children and families across a range of statutory functions, managing complex cases and contributing to high‑quality, child‑focused practice.
Service Areas:Child in Need · Looked After Children · Child Assessment · Support & Prevention
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a complex social work caseload, currently averaging 40 cases
- Make and implement autonomous professional decisions on cases involving high levels of complexity, risk, and uncertainty, with managerial oversight where required
- Plan and deliver targeted interventions to meet identified needs and reduce risk for children and families
- Work closely with partner agencies to coordinate support, services, and resources
- Lead and carry out Section 47 (child protection) investigations, ensuring thorough and timely enquiries where significant harm is suspected
Skills
- Proven experience managing complex caseloads and delivering effective social work practice with children and families
- Strong ability to complete in‑depth assessments of risk and need, and to design and implement effective interventions
- Qualified Social Worker with Social Work England Registration
If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.
