Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC624346
Salary Range: £40,643 - £45,077 per annum, plus Market Supplement of up to £6,750 per annum, dependent on experience
Work Location: Havant Plaza, Havant (Hybrid Working)
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Temporary (12 months)
Closing Date: 22 June 2026
Interview Date: 29 June 2026
The Role:
As a Social Worker in our Children in Care Team, you’ll play a vital role in safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of care-experienced children. You’ll lead on assessments, care planning, and interventions to ensure every child’s voice is heard. Working creatively and confidently with multi-agency partners, you’ll deliver holistic, child-centred support that makes a real difference.
Managing a varied and complex caseload, you’ll build strong, trusting relationships that enable positive change and help achieve the best possible outcomes for children. You’ll join a friendly, stable, and supportive team that shares a passion for creating brighter futures. Our strength-based approach focuses on promoting wellbeing and maintaining family connections wherever possible.
What you’ll do:
What we’re looking for:
Take a look at our for more information about the Social Worker (Children in Care) role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.
Why join us?
Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.
Important: You must already have the right to work in the UK. We are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
Other roles you may have experience of may include: Senior Case Manager, Advanced Social Work Practitioner, Senior Children’s Services Practitioner, Senior Safeguarding Social Worker.
Travel Requirements:
You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire and the Isle of Wight or other local authority, and it is essential that you have a current drivers’ licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis.
Additional Information:
Social Worker (Children in Care)
Vetting Requirements:
The post is subject to a Criminal Records Check. As such, please note that under safer recruitment requirements for Children’s Services, references will be requested prior to interview.