Qualified Children's Social Worker - Pathfinder

Cafcass (Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service); England; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional retention payments

Wellbeing support

Flexible working options

Job summary

A national children's service in Staffordshire is seeking a qualified Children's Social Worker for its Pathfinder Team. This role supports family court decisions and requires a valid Social Work England membership. Candidates should have experience with children and families, ideally in a child protection context. The position offers flexible working arrangements and a £4k professional retention payment to encourage applicants.

Qualifications

• Valid Social Work England membership required.
• Previous experience in child protection and assessment context.
• Familiarity with Family Court proceedings is advantageous.
• You should be organised and resilient, with the ability to work independently while effectively managing your workload.
• Strong report writing skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Be the voice of children and young people in family court decisions.

Skills

Social Work England membership

Experience with children and families

Report writing skills

Organisational skills

Resilience

Education

Social Work England registration

Job description

Overview

Qualified Children's Social Worker - Pathfinder role at Cafcass (Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service).

Base pay and benefits

This range is provided by Cafcass (Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service). Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

We are hiring Children’s Social Workers for our Pathfinder Team and offering £4k professional retention payments to further encourage you to join us.

Pathfinder and role purpose

Have you heard about Pathfinder? It's an innovative approach to improving family justice, supporting us to keep children at the heart of decisions. At Cafcass, we're committed to creating an environment where social workers can achieve exceptional outcomes for children, giving you the chance of a more fulfilling and effective way of working, that enables you to do your best work for children and families.

Who we’re looking for

• A valid Social Work England membership is required.
• You should have previous experience working with children and families in a social work capacity, ideally in child protection and assessment context.
• Familiarity with Family Court proceedings and an understanding of Private and/or Public Law would be advantageous.
• You should be organised and resilient, with the ability to work independently while effectively managing your workload.
• Strong report writing skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Be the voice of children and young people when the family court makes critical decisions about their futures.

Location

Staffordshire, based from our Stafford office, with flexible and remote working where appropriate.

What we offer

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 and 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.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• General Business and Other

Industries

• Courts of Law, Individual and Family Services, and Civic and Social Organizations