Qualified Children’s Social Worker

At Cafcass, we are always keen to hear from qualified, Social Work England registered Children’s Social Workers who share our ambitions for children - exceptional experiences, for every child, everywhere and every time.

We have opportunities across the country for talented, passionate Social Workers to work across Public Law and / or Private Law. You may know these as Family Court Advisers or Children’s Guardians, which is what we call them professionally.

You will potentially be involved in a combination of cases where either 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.

If you join us, you will be trusted and empowered to work in a hybrid way. Our 30+ offices across the country are great for seeing children and families and connecting with your colleagues. However, we also know that for you to be the voice of children when the family court makes critical decisions about their futures, you’ll need to work from a range of locations and require brilliant technology, resources and extensive support to manage your time and work / life balance.

There is a lot more we can tell you about working for Cafcass, especially when it comes to extensive wellbeing support and excellent benefits and you can find out more if you click through but we also want to tell you a bit more about what we’re looking for :

• Relevant Social Work qualification is essential.
• You must be registered with Social Work England.
• You’ll demonstrable experience working with children and families, some of which must be in a social work capacity but may be supplemented by other relevant experience.
• 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.

If you join us, you will join a diverse, inclusive organisation that is a safe space for colleagues with shared aspects of identity and lived experience, which helps ensure we provide a service which promotes the diversity and uniqueness of children and families from all backgrounds.

Please note the advertised salary reflects our 2024 / 25 pay award. We are awaiting confirmation of our 2025 / 26 award. Anyone that joins our teams covering Greater London will also receive London weighting (currently £5,101 per annum, paid monthly pro rata) and for some of our teams across the country we are offering professional retention payments, details of which will be clear on individual adverts.

If you click through you will be able to browse all of our current vacancies and choose which you would like to apply for. You’ll also be able to read much more about what to expect if you join us in terms of benefits and support.

Take the next step in your career with Cafcass and apply today.