Social Worker – Adolescents
Location: Guildford, Surrey
Rate: £42.76 per hour
Contract: Locum, Full-Time
Office Time: 2 days per week
Surrey are looking for a Social Worker to join their Adolescents team — based in Guildford and focused on working with young people on the edge of care, at risk of exploitation, or struggling with breakdown at home or school.
This is a specialist role that needs someone confident working with teenagers in crisis — someone who knows how to build trust, manage risk, and pull the right agencies together when things start to unravel.
What the role involves:
- Working with adolescents facing extra-familial harm, missing episodes, or exploitation
- Managing cases on the edge of care or in reunification
- Building relationships with young people and their families
- Close work with police, education, health and internal partners
- Attending strategy meetings, panels, and multi-agency forums
- Contributing to long-term planning and safeguarding
What they’re looking for:
- Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England
- Strong experience with adolescents, contextual safeguarding or edge of care
- Calm, consistent practice under pressure
- Able to balance relational work with clear planning and risk management
What’s on offer:
- £42.76 per hour
- Based in Guildford, with 2 office days per week
- Supportive team and strong management structure
- Long-term locum contract
Interested? Contact me using the below:
Maddie Billingham
Email: mbillingham@sheldon-phillips.com
Referral bonus up to £500 if you send someone my way who’s placed.