Social Worker - SASH (Specialist Adolescent Service Hertfordshire)

Ackerman Pierce Ltd; Welwyn; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing agency is seeking a qualified Social Worker for the Specialist Adolescent Service in Hertfordshire. The role involves managing complex adolescent cases, conducting assessments, and working collaboratively with multi-agency partners. Candidates should have strong communication skills and knowledge of adolescent safeguarding. This position offers a hybrid working model along with various benefits including a welcome payment and enhanced annual leave.

Benefits

£1,000 one-off welcome payment

Monthly market-enhanced payment

Social Work England registration fee reimbursed

Extra annual leave entitlement

Qualifications

• Experience working with adolescents, ideally in youth justice or statutory social care.
• Strong knowledge of risk and contextual safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of adolescents with complex needs.
• Conduct assessments and develop intervention plans.
• Attend multi-agency meetings and contribute to service improvement.

Skills

Communication skills

Assessment skills

Planning skills

Knowledge of adolescent development

Collaborative working

Education

Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England

Job description

Social Worker - SASH (Specialist Adolescent Service Hertfordshire)

Salary: £38,220 + £5,673 market-enhanced payment - £41,771 + £5,242

Contract: Permanent

About the Team

The Specialist Adolescent Service Hertfordshire (SASH) is a multi-disciplinary youth‑justice‑informed social work service. It includes Senior Practitioners, Social Workers, and Adolescent Practitioners, alongside specialist roles such as Education, Training & Employment (ETE), CAMHS / resilience workers, victim support, seconded police officers and probation officers. Hertfordshire County Council. The service's focus is on relationship‑based, trauma‑informed practice with young people, working to prevent family breakdown, safeguard vulnerable adolescents, and support desistance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of adolescents with complex needs, including those at risk of offending or exploitation.
• Conduct assessments, develop plans, and deliver interventions in collaboration with multi‑agency partners (e.g., health, education, police).
• Use evidence‑based, strengths‑based practice to build trust and support lasting change.
• Attend multi‑agency meetings, panels, reviews, and potentially court where required.
• Contribute to reflective supervision and continuous service improvement.

Person Specification

• Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.
• Experience working with adolescents — ideally in youth justice, offending behaviour, or statutory social care.
• Strong knowledge of risk, contextual safeguarding, and adolescent development.
• Excellent communication, assessment, and planning skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with partner agencies.

Benefits

• £1,000 one-off welcome payment (terms apply)
• Monthly market‑enhanced payment
• Social Work England registration fee reimbursed
• Extra annual leave entitlement
• Hybrid working model

To Apply / More Info

Please contact Phil - Ackerman Pierce

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