Children's Experienced Social Worker - Assessment
- Multiple Locations
- Full Time
- £38,626 - £45,718 p.a
Do it for Devon. Our Children's Assessment Teams are seeking Experienced Social Workers to support children throughout the County, identifying need and enabling positive, long-term change.
About the Role
As an Experienced Social Worker within the Assessment Service, you will be responsible for providing good quality assessments of children to determine the level of intervention needed. Working with the family, you will support and enable them to make positive and sustainable change.
The casework will be varied, and you will be competent in the development of Child Protection, Child In Need and Early Help plans for children.
There may be some occasions where you are required to undertake Court work and support a small number of children, who cannot remain at home, to come into Local Authority care.
About You
You will model high standards of professional social work practice and will be used to working at pace, within a high pressure environment.
Advocating for the children and young people of Devon, you will work creatively and flexibly to promote positive long-term change, ensuring permanence from the outset. You will understand the need and importance for regular purposeful visits.
This role is currently eligible for a Retention payment of £2,000 per annum pro rata.
Skills and Experience
- Post-qualifying experience of working within children and families
- Knowledge and understanding of the legislation, models, and theories relevant to children’s social work
- The ability to build effective professional relationships with children, families, and other professionals
- Experience working within social care, including working in a multi-agency and court environment
- A social work qualification and registration with Social Work England
- Satisfactory completion of your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE)
- A high-level of written and verbal communication skills
About Us
Devon County Council is currently on an ambitious journey of cultural change. We're continuing to embed restorative practice and relational ways of working and we believe that for most, the family home is the best place for children to live and thrive. We are extremely proud of our Children’s Social Care workforce and what they have achieved (and will continue to achieve) for children and families throughout Devon.
There are many benefits to joining Devon County Council and in exchange for your dedication, skills and experience we can offer a number of employee benefits including:
- Generous annual leave
- Free onsite parking
- Flexible working opportunities and promotion of a healthy work-life balance, including working from home where possible – Please visit Happy to Talk Flexible Working for more information
- Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee well-being services
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Discounts at over 900 national & local high street retailers through our benefits platform
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Relocation Package
For anyone thinking of relocating to Devon, we offer a generous relocation allowance (subject to subject to qualifying conditions), so there has never been better time to make the move! For more information about living and working in Devon please visit our Working for Devon page.
For any queries or an informal discussion about this role, please contact:
Katrina Harding on 01392 388857 or katrina.harding@devon.gov.uk or Jean Beynon on 01392 384084 or jean.beynon@devon.gov.uk
Applications close on 22 June 2025 and shortlisted applicants will be contacted to arrange interview dates promptly.
Internal Applicants: Please use your iTrent Employee Self Service (ESS) details to log in and apply.
Please Note: At this time, we are only accepting applications from candidates who are currently residing in the UK and are unable to consider overseas applications.
Additional Information
- DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages
- We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
- This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English
- Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice
- This role requires a DBS disclosure
REQ007956 - Children's Social Care
Job Details
- OrganisationDevon County Council
- Work LocationExeterNorth DevonEast DevonMid DevonSouth Hams
- Work Postcode
Countywide - to be discussed at interview
- Reference
REQ007956
- Occupational GroupSocial Care & Health
- Salary Details
£38,626 - £45,718 p.a
- Job TermPermanent
- Appointment TypeFull Time
- Hours
37 hours per week
- Closing Date
21/06/2025
- DBS Check Required
Yes