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At Cafcass, we’re recruiting Children’s Social Workers who share our passion, commitment and ambition to facilitate positive outcomes for children involved in private and public law family court proceedings.
Our Social Workers — professionally known as Family Court Advisers (FCAs) — play a vital role. You might work within a Private Law team, a Public Law team, or a converged team covering both law types. Whatever the team you join, the underlying role is the same – to speak on behalf of children and young people to ensure their thoughts, wishes and feelings are heard.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Complete high‑quality assessments, engaging directly with children to understand their experiences, wishes and feelings and ensure these are represented to the family court.
* Apply expertise in risk assessment, analysis and mediation, advocating for solutions that place the child’s safety, wellbeing and long‑term interests at the centre of decision‑making.
* Work with adults, local authorities and a wide range of professionals to help resolve complex issues and influence better outcomes for children.
Who We’re Looking For
We’re looking for practitioners who are confident, curious, compassionate and committed to excellent social work practice.
To Join Us, You’ll Need
* A Social Work qualification is essential.
* Have the Right to Work in the UK (we don’t sponsor people to work in the UK).
* Registered with Social Work England (or likely able to register quickly if practising outside England).
* Recent, relevant experience of working directly with children and families.
* Desirable experience in family court proceedings or knowledge of Private and/or Public Law.
* For applicants with limited post‑qualifying experience, relevant pre‑qualifying experience supporting children and families may be beneficial.
* Strong organisational skills, professional resilience and the ability to work independently while managing a varied caseload.
Where you’ll work
Our Social Workers work flexibly across multiple settings – including the office in Liverpool, home, courts, schools and other appropriate, safe locations. We ensure you have the technology to do this. Shared learning is very important to us; we bring teams together regularly, both remotely and in‑person, for team meetings and group supervision to connect with peers and managers, reflect on practice and feel supported. You’ll also have regular 1:1 time with your manager. If shortlisted, the hiring manager will give more insight into a typical week or month.
Travel will be required within Cheshire and Merseyside covering: Sefton, Liverpool, Knowsley, Wirral, St Helens, Warrington, Halton, Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester.
How We Support You
* High‑quality equipment and technology.
* Access to specialist resources, guidance and training.
* A strong commitment to wellbeing, reflective supervision and healthy work‑life balance.
* An inclusive environment valuing diversity and learning.
Next steps
Indicative timetable (subject to change). Closing Date: Monday 09 February.
Telephone interviews
Week commencing 26 January and 02 February.
Final Interview
Week commencing 09 and 16 February.
For questions about the role or recruitment process, contact Narinder.Kaur2@cafcass.gov.uk. Successful applicants will complete pre‑engagement checks, including a DBS check, following Cafcass DBS policy and DBS code of practice.
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