Salary: £39,152 - £41,771 a year plus £963 essential car user allowance plus £5,500 market supplement allowance
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children, young people, and families? Do you thrive in complex, dynamic environments and bring experience, dedication, and compassion to your work? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

We are currently recruiting to vacancies across our Children Looked After teams. In this pivotal role, you will work closely with children, young people, families, and multidisciplinary teams to provide vital support and protection for those with complex needs and risks. Your responsibilities will include:

Conducting assessments, statutory visits, and parenting evaluations.

Planning and implementing tailored, multi-agency interventions.

Collaborating with internal and external partners for joint casework.

Driving the development of best practices and procedures aligned with Social Work Professional Standards.

Supporting management in achieving key performance targets.

About you
You are a passionate and experienced social work professional, bringing substantial post-qualifying expertise in fostering and child and family social work. With a deep understanding of the needs of young people in care, you have developed a high level of competence in the fostering field, aligning your practice with national standards and best practice guidance.

Your experience includes working directly with children who have experienced trauma, attachment challenges, and associated disorders, and you bring both empathy and insight to your approach. You have a strong track record of providing effective supervision, both one-to-one and in group settings, demonstrating confident leadership in supervisory practice and support.

A skilled communicator, you’re able to present complex reports and deliver impactful presentations tailored to a range of audiences. You thrive in collaborative environments, contributing to team-based problem-solving with a solution-focused mindset.

Building meaningful relationships is at the heart of your work—whether with children, carers, or colleagues—and your ability to engage people from all backgrounds is one of your key strengths.

You hold a DipSW, CQSW, or an equivalent recognised qualification in social work, and you are registered with Social Work England.