Qualified Children'S Social Worker

Cafcass; Wedmore; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£4,000 Joining Incentive

Job summary

Cafcass is hiring Children’s Social Workers (Family Court Advisers) for Private and/or Public Law teams. The role involves working in a flexible, remote setup while supporting the best interests of the child in family court proceedings.

We offer a £4,000 joining incentive and require a relevant Social Work qualification, registration with Social Work England, and at least 3 years of experience with children and families. DBS checks are part of pre-employment checks.

Qualifications

• Relevant Social Work qualification is essential.
• You must be registered with Social Work England regulator.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Conducting assessments and directly engaging with children to understand and represent their views and wishes to the court.
• Using expertise in risk assessment and mediation to advocate for arrangements prioritising the best interests of the children.

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

We are excited to offer a Professional Joining Incentive of £4,000 for those who join one of our teams in this area. You can find out further information about this payment prior to applying for the role - check vacancy documents.

We are hiring Children’s Social Workers for our Private and/or Public Law teams.

Working in the Private and/or 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(s) involved or the local authority has serious concerns and requests the involvement of Cafcass in the case.

Children’s Social Workers 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.

Who we’re looking for

• 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

Location

Whilst you may see these roles have contractual base in our XXXXXXX office, 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.

Next steps / Timelines

Below we have given you an indication of a timetable we are hoping to work towards, although dates are subject to change.

Closing date: XXXXXX XX/XX/XXXX

Telephone interviews: w/c XX/XX/XXXX

Final Interview: XX/XX/XXXX

Vacancy Contact

In anticipation of your successful application, we encourage you to review our offer and pre-employment checks process. You are welcome to raise any questions or concerns about these checks during your application, with the assurance that this information will remain confidential.

Successful applicants will undergo various pre-engagement checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In line with the DBS code of practice and our policy, if a criminal offence is declared, an individual assessment will be conducted. For further details regarding this assessment, please refer to the Cafcass DBS policy.

We look forward to receiving your application!