Qualified Children's Social Worker - Professional Retention Payment

Cafcass

  • Staffordshire
  • £44,391-48,385 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 15 days ago
****We are excited to offer a joining incentive of £4,000 for the new team members who join us. You can find out further information about this incentive prior to applying for the role - check vacancy documents.****We are hiring Children’s Social Workers for our Pathfinder Team!Have you heard about Pathfinder?It's an innovative approach to improving family justice, supporting us to keep children at the heart of decisions.At Cafcass, we're 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.Make sure you check the vacancy documents for more details about the Pathfinder model (fact sheet).Who we’re looking forCandidates who possess the following qualifications and skills:
  • A relevant Social Work qualification is essential.
  • A valid Social Work England membership is required.
  • You should have a previous experience working with children and families in a social work capacity, ideally in child protection and assessment context.
  • Familiarity Family Court proceedings and 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 skills are essential.
LocationWhilst you may see these roles have contractual base in our Stafford office, covering Stoke and Staffordshire, our teams work flexibly and remotely, your proximity to the office doesn’t always have to be a critical consideration. This hopefully will allow you to work in a way that suits you best.We provide the resources, equipment, and support, so that individually and collectively, we can be the voice of children and young people when the family court makes critical decisions about their futures.We provide extensive wellbeing support for colleagues, as well as excellent benefits, all of which we hope encourages you to work within our dedicated team.The advertised salary reflects our 2024/25 pay award. We are awaiting confirmation of our 2025/26 when salaries will be updated to reflect this.Next steps / TimelinesBelow we have given you an indication of a timetable we are hoping to work towards, although dates are subject to change.Closing date:10th September 2025Telephone interviews:as and whenFinal Interview:as and whenVacancy Contact -In anticipation of your successful application, we encourage you to review our process. You are welcome to raise any questions or concerns about these checks during your application, with the assurance that this information will remain confidential.Successful applicants will undergo various pre-engagement checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In line with the and our policy, if a criminal offence is declared, an individual assessment will be conducted. For further details regarding this assessment, please refer to the .We look forward to receiving your application!We are Cafcass – the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service – and we represent children in family court cases in England.Independently advising the family courts about what is safe for children and in their best interests, we speak up for over 140,0000 children every year when the family court makes critical decisions about their futures, ensuring their needs, wishes and feelings are heard.Watch our video to find out we don’t just listen to children’s voices but we can be their voice.

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