Children's Social Worker - Assessment & Intervention

Children's Social Worker - Assessment & Intervention - Tower Hamlets Careers Skip to main content Saved Jobs Log In Menu Home Directorates Show menu for Directorates Shaping the future of Human Resources and Organisational Development About Us Show menu for About Us Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Working for Tower Hamlets How to apply Tower Hamlets - the place The council Vacancies Contact Us Home Directorates Show menu for Directorates Shaping the future of Human Resources and Organisational Development About Us Show menu for About Us Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Working for Tower Hamlets How to apply Tower Hamlets - the place The council Vacancies Contact Us Children's Social Worker - Assessment & Intervention Posted on 23/09/2026 Save Job Apply Home Vacancies Children's Social Worker - Assessment & Intervention External Advertising End Date External Advertising End Date: 01 Nov 2026 Internal Advertising End Date Internal Advertising End Date: 01 Nov 2026 All Locations All Locations: Hybrid All Locations is a required field Contract Type Contract Type Permanent Pay, Benefits and Supplements Pay, Benefits and Supplements: £47,367 - £59,394 per annum (Grade I-K) plus travel allowance of £1,340 per annum About The Role About The Role Role: Children’s Social Worker - Assessment & Intervention Division: Supporting Families Division Salary: Grade I-K - £47,367 - £59,394 plus travel allowance of £1,340 per annum Contract: Permanent Location: LBTH Town Hall, 106 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BJ About Us We believe that the best place for children is to be raised within their own families , immediate or wider, wherever it is safe and appropriate to do so. In Tower Hamlets we are committed to building relationships and strengthening families by working with people in a compassionate and understanding way. We are ambitious for Tower Hamlets children and families and endeavour for every child and young person to be healthy, safe and successful . Tower Hamlets is a progressive, ambitious and diverse place to work. We place children and families at the heart of everything that we do and are relentless in our pursuit of positive outcomes for all. Our Better Together Practice Framework is based on the ideas and concepts which underpin Restorative Practice and draws from other strength-based approaches, such as Systemic and Trauma Informed Practice Our C-Change approach: Connect, Curious, Community, Co-Produce, Collaborate, Check, sets out “6 Cs ” for our work with children, young people their parents and carers, and each other. About the Role We are recruiting experienced social workers for our front door service Assessment and Intervention and Family Support and Protection Teams. If you are passionate about building relationships with children and families at their first contact with Children’s Social Care, focused on working towards positive outcomes for children and have at least 1 year of post-qualifying experience in a statutory Children’s Social Care team , we would love you to apply. Assessment and Intervention - You will work as part of a fast-past team responding to child protection needs and undertaking child and family assessments. Under the guidance of your team manager, your team will be on duty every 4/5 weeks. You will support children and families through the assessment process, up to co-producing step-down, Child in Need and Child Protection plans. Previous experience of Section 47 investigations and child and family assessments are desirable. About You Have working knowledge of the framework within which social care operates, inclusive of legislation and national guidance and procedures specific to this post Have knowledge of statutory work with children, including children in need, child protection, children looked after and court work. Knowledge of different types of interventions in family support A nationally recognised or other social work England recognised social work qualification Have at least 1 year of pos