Children’s locality (central area) social workers

Job Details

Salary Band I to J £39,152 - £46,142 (pay award pending). NQSW £35,412 (pay award pending).

Contractual hours 37 per week, basis full time.

Region: Rotherham.

Job reference: REQ23281.

Job Description

Directorate: Children and Young People’s Services.

Full time, 37 hours per week, permanent.

Why Join Us

We have a strong, visible, accessible leadership team with a heartfelt pledge to deliver outstanding services to children and their families. We pride ourselves on a strong learning culture and support career progression, including advanced practice, management and consultancy pathways.

Our authority has been rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

We offer generous annual leave, excellent benefits, manageable caseloads and support hybrid working arrangements.

About You

You will have:

• A recognised social work qualification, or be due to qualify imminently as a Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW) and be in the process of registration with Social Work England.
• A passion for improving outcomes for children.
• Experience of working with children and families and an ability to build strong relationships with children, their families, colleagues and partners.
• An ability to support families to make positive changes and enable children to meet their potential.
• An ability to analyse information effectively and to write high quality assessments.
• A commitment to your own continuing professional development.
• Motivation and resilience.

Contact

For more information about Rotherham Social Care jobs, please visit: https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/childrens-social-work-jobs.

Contact email: nicola.saddington@rotherham.gov.uk, jemma.dean@rotherham.gov.uk, kerry.cunningham@rotherham.gov.uk.

Closing Date: 5th July 2026.

Additional Information

This post involves working with children and therefore, if successful, you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria will be offered an interview. For further information about disability confidence, please visit our website.

Head Office

Riverside House
Main Street
Rotherham
S60 1AE