Children''s Assessment Service (CAS) Social Worker

Your new company Oxfordshire County Council is looking for an experienced Social Worker / Senior Practitioner to join the Children''s Assessment Service (CAS) based in Abingdon.This is a fast-paced, front-door service where you will play a key role in assessing risk, safeguarding children, and ensuring timely interventions for children, young people, and families.You will manage a caseload undertaking Section 17 Child and Family Assessments and Section 47 Child Protection enquiries, ensuring that children''s voices are central to all decisions and plans.Your new role Key ResponsibilitiesComplete Child and Family Assessments (S17) and Child Protection investigations (S47)Respond to new referrals and act as a duty worker on rotationDevelop SMART care and intervention plans to support familiesWork collaboratively within a multi-agency safeguarding frameworkPrepare high-quality reports (assessments, child protection conferences, court reports)Ensure the child''s voice is captured in all assessments and planningSupport timely progression of cases to long-term teams where requiredMaintain accurate and compliant case recordsWhat you''ll need to succeed Qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registrationMinimum 3 years post-qualifying experience (Senior Practitioner level)Strong experience in: Child ProtectionSection 47 investigationsChild and Family Assessments (S17)Experience working in a statutory children''s social care settingExcellent risk assessment, analytical, and ..... full job details .....