Children’s Social Worker

Children’s Social Worker​
Greater Manchester, Merseyside & Staffordshire
Salary: £36,845 - £41,085

Our client know why you became a Social Worker. To make a difference.  They know you want to spend time on the parts of your work that really enable that to happen.  They also understand you want support to continue your professional development while having a healthy work life balance.

The Social Workers are called Family Court Advisers. They advise the Family Court as children and families go through significant events including care proceedings, adoption and parental separation. 

They are recruiting for talented, passionate individuals to join us in their teams based from Stafford, Liverpool and Manchester. If you join them you will be provided with a laptop and smartphone so you can work not only in the offices, at court, at home and, of course, with children and families.

As a Family Court Adviser you’ll use your social work skills and experience to understand what the child needs, wants and feels. Then you will advise the family courts on the best course of action for the child. 

You’ll do this by providing confident, powerful and succinct written case analysis and make recommendations to the court.  You’ll also attend court and be an advocate for the best interests of the child, ensuring their voice is not lost.

As you can imagine the work is demanding. So to be considered for such a privileged, responsible role of being the voice of some of the most vulnerable children in England, there are a few things we're looking for from you:
Social work qualified with at least 3 years post-qualified experience
Registered with the HCPC as a Social Worker in England
Experienced at working with highly vulnerable children and families
An expert in safeguarding, child engagement, inter-agency working, case analysis, planning and recording.

They also think for you to succeed and truly make a difference you should be someone who;
Is resilient and organised
Can work proportionately
Has strong, intuitive IT skills 
Is an effective verbal and written communicator

Now we've told you about the role told we hope you're nearly ready to tell us a little about yourself by submitting your CV. Before you do, let us give you a flavour of the benefits you'll be eligible for should you join them;

Competitive salary
Generous holiday entitlement
Membership of a Local Government Pension Scheme
Potential to bring your continuous service with you providing enhanced benefits
Health & Wellbeing support including Healthcare Scheme Membership
Payment of HCPC fees
Childcare Vouchers
Cycle to Work Scheme

Finally, we’d like to let you know of the timescales we are working to for this vacancy so you know when you can expect to hear from us.

Key dates
17th September (closing date)
Interviews will be held in both Manchester and Stafford

Please note all dates are subject to change so if you don’t hear from us, this does not automatically mean you have been unsuccessful and we will be in touch with you as quickly as we can to update you.