Specialist Social Worker

Social Care Today; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council is seeking a Specialist Social Worker to join the Children’s Services team in Harrogate. The role focuses on child sexual exploitation, criminal exploitation, missing and contextual safeguarding, with oversight of complex cases and support for frontline staff.

You will engage in bespoke training for safeguarding issues, contribute to CPD, and work within a framework that includes Signs of Safety and systemic approaches to family finding.

Qualifications

• Experience in safeguarding children across complex cases.
• Knowledge of Signs of Safety and family-focused practice is desirable.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and CPD sharing.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with multi-agency partners to secure positive outcomes for children.
• Provide oversight and support to Children and Families staff on complex cases.
• Contribute to training and knowledge sharing within the workforce.

Skills

Multi-agency collaboration

Child protection knowledge

Job description

We are now pleased to be offering this excellent opportunity to join our highly acclaimed service as a Specialist Social Worker, and help us continue to offer an excellent provision.

About The Service

North Yorkshire Council have a national reputation for excellence, and we are looking for a Specialist Social Worker. Here at North Yorkshire Council, we are extremely proud of the work our Children’s Services do; Ofsted has recently recognised their hard work, rating us as Outstanding across all areas.

As a Specialist Social Worker, you will be part of a small and committed team that is focused in the fields of child sexual exploitation, criminal exploitation, missing and contextual safeguarding. The Specialist Social Workers are non-case however, requires you to have oversight and support Children and Families staff and wider partners to consider innovative approaches to complex casework.

About The Role

Specialist Social Worker are integral in developing relationships and working alongside multi agency partners to ensure the right outcomes for children.

As Specialist Social worker you will be given the opportunity to attend varied and bespoke training child sexual exploitation, criminal exploitation, missing, contextual safeguarding and private fostering furthering your own CPD as well as sharing learning within the wider workforce.

The specialist social work team is committed to work with children and their families/carers, using a range of solution focussed, strength-based relationship practice models, including Signs of Safety, Systemic theory and the Family Finding approach.

We are looking for an individual who can help us continue to offer a unique service and truly make a difference to the young people of our county.

It is an exciting time in Children and Young Peoples Services in North Yorkshire as we plan our approach in respect of the Families First Partnership Programme and how we will be responding to the social care reforms. Work is underway to plan our approach and implementations for 2027. As a result of this, some realignment may happen with job roles in the future, we want to be transparent about this in respect of this role.

For further information regarding the roles contact Heidi Ransome at [e-mail]

Key Dates

Closing date: 25th October

Interview date: w/c 2nd November

Company: North Yorkshire Council

Salary: £44,253 up to £48,738

Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Sector: Health and Social Care

Sector: Social Care

Job Role: Social Worker