Qualified Children's Social Worker

We are excited to offer a Professional Retention Payment of £4,000 for those who join one of our teams in this area. You can find out further information about this payment prior to applying for the role - check vacancy documents.

The Vacancy

We are hiring Children's Social Workers for our Private and/or Public Law teams.

Working in the Private and/or Public Law teams, Children's Social Workers (or as we will professionally call you - Family Court Advisers) are involved in a combination of cases where either the families require the assistance to agree on the best arrangements for the welfare and safety of the child(ren) involved or the local authority has serious concerns and requests the involvement of Cafcass in the case.

Children's Social Workers key responsibilities include:

• Conducting assessments and directly engaging with children to understand and represent their views and wishes to the court.
• Using expertise in robust risk assessment and mediation will be essential as you advocate for arrangements that prioritise the best interest of the children.

Who we're looking for

• Relevant Social Work qualification is essential
• You must be registered with Social Work England regulator
• You'll ideally have a minimum of 3 years' experience working with children and families in a social work capacity
• Experience in Family Court proceedings and understanding of Private and/or Public Law would be an advantage
• Organised and resilient with ability to work independently and managing workload effectively

Location

While these roles are contractually based in our Coventry office, we support flexible and remote working and want you to work in a way that suits you best. Therefore, your proximity to the office doesn't need to be a deciding factor, however, there will be monthly dedicated office time where we come together for team meetings and group supervision.

Please note, whilst your contractual office location will be the Coventry office, there will be a requirement to travel for this role to meet with children and families and attend court covering the following geographical area: Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Coventry.

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 / Timelines

Please note, that interviews may be conducted before the closing date of this advert. We encourage you to apply as early as possible.

Below we have given you an indication of a timetable we are hoping to work towards, although dates are subject to change.

Closing date:

23rd November 2025

Telephone interviews:

Week commencing: 10th November 2025:

13th November & 14th November 2025

Final Interview:

Week commencing: 17th November 2025:

18th, 19th, 24th and 25th November 2025

Vacancy Contact -

In anticipation of your successful application, we encourage you to review our offer and pre-employment checks 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 DBS code of practice 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 Cafcass DBS policy.

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.