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A social worker CV opens with your registration and the service you work in, then shows your caseload, the assessments and plans you write, how you safeguard people and who you work with. Councils usually recruit through application forms with supporting statements, so this CV also gives you the facts to copy into them.

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Naomi Fisher
Social Worker (Children and Families)
Bristol · 07700 900176 · naomi.fisher@example.com

Profile

Registered social worker with four years in a children and families assessment team. Holds a caseload of about 18 children, completes assessments and child in need plans, and works closely with schools, health visitors and police to keep children safe. Completed the assessed and supported year in employment. Looking for a senior practitioner role in a children's service.

Registration

Social Work England, registered social worker, 2022

Experience

Social Worker, Children and Families Assessment Team, Severnvale Council 2022–present

Hold a caseload of about 18 children, visiting families and recording visits within the team's timescales.

Write assessments, child in need and child protection plans, and present them at conferences and core groups.

Work with schools, health visitors, police and housing to agree support and review risk.

Supervise two social work students on placement.

Family Support Worker, Westfield Family Centre, Bristol 2018–2020

Ran parenting groups and home visits for families referred by early help.

Education and training

MA Social Work, University of the Severn 2020–2022

Practice educator training, Stage 1 2025

BA (Hons) Psychology 2017

Skills

Assessments and care planning

Safeguarding and child protection procedures

Multi-agency working

Clear, timely case recording

Fictional example for a social worker. Every person and employer in it is invented. Replace every detail with your own.

What councils and social care services look for, and where this CV shows it

The job asks you toWhere this CV shows it
Meet individuals and families to review their needs and make support plansAssessments and child in need plans for a caseload of about 18 children
Keep clients safe and take action to protect them when necessaryChild protection plans presented at conferences and core groups
Work closely with communities, health professionals and other agenciesSchools, health visitors, police and housing
Keep accurate records, write reports and review cases with your supervisorsVisits recorded within the team's timescales
Give emotional and practical support to clientsParenting groups and home visits as a family support worker

The left column follows the National Careers Service job profile for a social worker. If the advert you are answering describes a duty in other words, use its words for work you have actually done.

Inside this example
  • Profile: 58 words here
  • Registration: 7 words here
  • Experience: 93 words here
  • Education and training: 22 words here
  • Skills: 19 words here

How to write yours

01

Registration and team first

Your Social Work England registration and the team you work in tell a manager immediately whether you fit the post.

02

Give your caseload

Caseload size and the type of work (assessment, child protection, looked-after children) show your experience level.

03

Describe multi-agency work

Name the agencies you work with and what you do together; it is evidence for most person specifications.

04

Keep it anonymous

Never describe a real case in identifiable detail. Use what you did and the type of situation.

Checks and qualifications to mention

  • Registration. You'll need to register with Social Work England to work as a social worker in England (National Careers Service). Give the year.
  • Enhanced DBS check. The job needs enhanced background checks (National Careers Service). Say if your certificate is on the DBS Update Service.
  • Driving. You might need a driving licence and your own transport (National Careers Service). Say if you have both.
  • Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Social workers register with the SSSC, Social Care Wales or NISCC instead; give the register and number.

Two pages are normal for a qualified social worker; keep registration, your current team and caseload on page one.

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