Qualified Children's Social Worker

3 days ago

Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Cafcass (Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service) Full time

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
Whilst you may see these roles have contractual base in our
Stevenage
office, covering the Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire areas.
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 / Timelines
Below we have given you an indication of a timetable we are hoping to work towards, although dates are subject to change.

Closing Date
10th November 2025

Telephone interviews:

11th and 14th November 2025

Final Interview
24th, 26th, 27th and 28th 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

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