Social Worker (Childrens Out of Hours Team)

East Midlands Councils/East Midlands Jobs; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pay for unsociable hours

Bank Holiday pay

Rolling 4 week rota

Training and development worth £5000

Systemic training PGCert

Excellent supervision

Career progression opportunities

DBS fee covered

Travel expenses

Free car parking

Eye tests

Counselling service

Occupational health service

Physiotherapist sessions

Proximity to Peak District

Job summary

Derbyshire County Council invites applications for a Social Worker in the Childrens Out of Hours Team. The role serves Derbyshire’s front door, handling urgent requests for children and families, with a fast pace and a strong emphasis on collaborative practice with partner agencies.

You would work to deliver positive outcomes, supported by enhanced pay for unsociable hours, a rolling 4-week rota, and extensive training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Social Work England registration required, or graduate awaiting registration.

Responsibilities

• Fast-paced out-of-hours environment requiring confident decision-making.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and build positive relationships with partner agencies.
• Deliver good outcomes for children and families through a holistic approach.

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

Social Worker (Childrens Out of Hours Team)

Company:

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Childrens Out of Hours Team– which is part of Derbyshire’s front door service alongside providing an Out of Hours response to children and families across Derbyshire.

This service considers requests for services for children and their families across Derbyshire with reference to the threshold document to consider the threshold for intervention. The pace of the work is fast at Out of Hours, Social Workers need to have confidence in decision making, and an ability to work within a team. Critical to the role is the development of positive working relationships with partner agencies and the localities across Derbyshire to ensure effective working together.

We work hard to ensure that our Social Workers have the time and resources to be their best and deliver good outcomes for children and families. Our vision means working creatively to inspire and empower children, young people and their families to be the best they can be.

We believe that hard work and commitment to your role should be rewarded, so we offer a package to our social workers that will ensure you always feel supported and valued:

• Enhanced pay for unsociable hours and Bank Holiday pay.
• A rolling 4 week Rota.
• Acceleratedpay progressionopportunities
• Accessto anexcellent range of training and development opportunities, worth over£5000
• Systemictrainingequivalent to Post Graduate Certificate
• Excellentsupervision and a supportive peer network
• Effectiveleadership and management
• Fantasticopportunities for career progression and further formal qualifications
• Diverserange of cases providing an exciting, challenging and rewarding career
• High morale within the teams
• DBS feecovered and Social Work England registration fee reimbursed

Derbyshire is a fantastic place to live and work, with the miles of peaceful countryside and quaint villages making the county extremely appealing. In addition to location, there are a number of perks to being a Derbyshire County Council employee:

• Generousannual leaveand flexi time scheme
• Travelexpenses
• Freecar parking at most sites
• Freeeye tests for employees who regularly use a computer
• An in-house counselling service
• OccupationalHealthservice
• Accessto sessions with a trained physiotherapist
• Easyaccess to a number of large cities, with excellent travel links
• Closeproximity to Peak District National Park

If you are Social Work qualified and have Social Work England registration, or are a graduate waiting for registration, we would love to hear from you.

A market supplement is currently attached to this post. This is a separate payment made in addition to the normal salary. All market supplement payments are reviewed 6 months prior to their proposed end date to determine whether the supplement should continue.

Provisional Interview Date 18 November 2026