Social Worker - Children & Families; North & Mid

We're seeking passionate and dedicated Social Workers who are committed to safeguarding children, supporting families, and delivering meaningful, long-term change.

By joining our Children & Families Service (North & Mid) you'll play a vital role in creating brighter futures for Devon's children and young people.

Working in a challenging yet highly rewarding environment, you'll support children in need, safeguard those at risk, and work alongside families through restorative, relationship-based practice to achieve lasting positive outcomes. Together, we build strong partnerships that empower children and families to recognise their strengths, helping to create safer, healthier and happier futures across Devon.

As a Social Worker within Children & Families
, you'll bring your professional skills, compassion and judgement to support children, young people and families through some of the most important moments in their lives. You'll manage a varied caseload, working collaboratively with families and partner agencies to achieve meaningful, long-term change. We're looking for someone who values relationship-based practice
, can adapt to a fast-paced environment, and is committed to delivering high-quality assessments and interventions that help improve outcomes for children, young people, families and carers.

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. Your skills and experience will include:

• 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

Our North & Mid Teams have bases at both Phoenix House, Tiverton and Taw View, Barnstaple. With Free on-site parking and good transport links to major road networks, both are great places to work and connect with colleagues.

We offer some fantastic employee benefits, including:

• A £5,000 Welcome Payment for eligible new permanent staff (see further information below)
• Retention payment of £2,000 per annum pro rata.
• Generous annual leave, and the ability to purchase additional annual leave.
• Free onsite parking
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance and well-being services for the times you may need some support
• Promotion of a healthy work-life balance and flexible working
• options where possible
• A benefits platform that offers discounts at over 900 national & local high street retailers
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

For more information about Working for Devon please visit our Working for Devon page
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Welcome Payment: We are offering a £5,000 Welcome Payment to eligible new permanent recruits joining the North & East
Mid locality
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You will receive this payment in full within your first or second salary of joining us. Please note that this payment will be be pro-rata for part-time staff and subject to standard deductions.

Sponsorship Opportunities: We welcome applications from internationally trained and qualified candidates who are now residing in the UK and interested in joining our team.

Relocation Payment: If you are looking to move to Devon, subject to qualifying conditions, we offer a generous relocation…