Qualified Children's Social Worker

Cafcass; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's advocacy organization is hiring Qualified Children's Social Workers in Sheffield and Hull. You'll engage with children and represent their views in court, ensuring their welfare is prioritized. The role requires a relevant social work qualification and at least 3 years of experience. Flexible working arrangements are available. Excellent benefits and support are provided to enhance your wellbeing while fulfilling this crucial role.

Benefits

Extensive wellbeing support

Excellent benefits

Qualifications

• Registered with Social Work England regulator.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience working with children and families.
• Experience in Family Court proceedings is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and engage with children.
• Advocate for arrangements prioritising the children's best interests.

Skills

Risk assessment

Mediation

Independent working

Organisational skills

Resilience

Education

Relevant Social Work qualification

Job description

We are hiring Qualified Children's Social Workers for our Private and Public Law teams in Sheffield and Hull.

Working in the Private and Public Law teams, Children's Social Workers (or as we will professionally call you - Family Court Advisers) are involved in a combination of cases where either the families require the assistance to agree on the best arrangements for the welfare and safety of the child(ren) involved or the local authority has serious concerns and requests the involvement of Cafcass in the case.

Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting assessments and directly engaging with children to understand and represent their views and wishes to the court.
• Using expertise in robust risk assessment and mediation will be essential as you advocate for arrangements that prioritise the best interest of the children.

Qualifications and requirements

• Relevant Social Work qualification is essential.
• You must be registered with Social Work England regulator.
• You’ll ideally have a minimum of 3 years' experience working with children and families in a social work capacity.
• Experience in Family Court proceedings and understanding of Private and/or Public Law would be an advantage.
• Organised and resilient with ability to work independently and managing workload effectively.
• Willingness to travel.

Whilst you may see these roles have contractual base in our Sheffield and Hull offices, our teams work flexibly and remotely, your proximity to the office doesn't always have to be a critical consideration. This hopefully will allow you to work in a way that suits you best.

We provide the resources, equipment, and support, so that individually and collectively, we can be the voice of children and young people when the family court makes critical decisions about their futures.

We provide extensive wellbeing support for colleagues, as well as excellent benefits, all of which we hope encourages you to work within our dedicated team.

The advertised salary reflects our 2024/25 pay award. We are awaiting confirmation of our 2025/26 when salaries will be updated to reflect this.