Qualified Children's Social Worker - Pathfinder

CAFCASS; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

CAFCASS is seeking qualified Children’s Social Workers to join their team in the West Midlands. The role involves supporting children and families through critical family court decisions, requiring strong organizational skills and a relevant social work qualification. Candidates will benefit from extensive wellbeing support and excellent benefits, with flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Extensive wellbeing support

Excellent benefits

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and families in a social work capacity, ideally in child protection.
• Familiarity with Family Court proceedings and understanding of Private and/or Public Law is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Be the voice of children and young people in family court decisions.
• Manage an assigned geographical area and work flexibly.

Skills

Organised

Resilient

Strong report writing skills

Education

Social Work qualification

Social Work England membership

Job description

At Cafcass, we are always keen to hear from qualified, Social Work England registeredChildren’s Social Workerswho share our ambitions for children -exceptional experiences, for every child, everywhere and every time.

Have you heard about Pathfinder?

It's aninnovative approachto improving family justice, supporting us to keep children at the heart of decisions. We're also 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

Candidates who possess the following qualifications and skills:

• A relevantSocial Work qualificationis essential.
• A validSocial Work Englandmembership is required.
• You should have a previous experience working with children and familiesin a social work capacity, ideally in child protection and assessment context.
• FamiliarityFamily Court proceedingsand 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 skillsare essential.

Location

Our teams work flexibly, so your proximity to our offices in this area – currently Worcester and Birmingham, and hopefully a new office in Stafford shortly - doesn’t always have to be a critical consideration. This hopefully will allow you to work in a way that suits you best.

Depending on the reporting office base, you will cover an assigned geographical area (you will be able to express your preference on the application form):

Birmingham

Birmingham/Solihull Stoke/Stafford (temporarily Birmingham based) Wolverhampton/Walsall/Dudley/Sandwell - Worcester

Worcestershire/Herefordshire We provide the resources, equipment, and support, so that individually and collectively, we canbe the voice of children and young peoplewhen the family court makes critical decisions about their futures.

We deliverextensive wellbeing supportfor colleagues, as well asexcellent benefits, all of which we hope encourages you to work within our dedicated team.

Closing date:29th June 2025

Telephoneinterviews: June/July 2025

Final Interview:June/July 2025 TBC

Take the next step in your career with Cafcass and apply today.