Specialist Social Worker

A welcome from the Corporate Director of Children and Young People

Thank you for your interest in joining our Children and Young People’s service.

As the new Director for Children and Young People, here in North Yorkshire I am excited to announce significant investment in our children and families service.

More capacity. More prevention. Better outcomes.

Be part of a service investing in family help and sustainable practice.

Across local government, children’s services are facing unprecedented demand and funding constraint. Many organisations are responding by reducing capacity and narrowing ambition. We have chosen a different path. In response to the Families First Partnership Programme reforms, we in NYC are seeking to expand out teams in order to drive the changes of supporting children and their families at the earliest opportunity, right time, right person.

We are making a significant and sustained investment in our workforce—creating new and additional capacity across children’s social care, which will become Family help and our Multi agency child protections teams. At a time when others are making savings, we are growing our teams because we believe that safe, effective and relationship-based practice relies on practitioners having the time, support and professional space to do their best work, with children.

Hear more from El Mayhew Corporate Director Children and Young People service outline our investment plans, about our children services and new career opportunities visit:

North Yorkshire Council have a national reputation for excellence, and we are looking for a Specialist Social Worker. Here at North Yorkshire Council, we are extremely proud of the work our Children’s Services do;
Ofsted has recently recognised their hard work, rating us as Outstanding across all areas. We are now pleased to be offering the opportunity to join our highly acclaimed service and help us continue to offer an excellent provision.

You will be part of a small and committed team that is focused in the fields of child sexual exploitation, criminal exploitation, missing and contextual safeguarding. The Specialist Social Workers are non-case however, requires you to have oversight and support Children and Families staff and wider partners to consider innovative approaches to complex casework.

Specialist Social Workers are integral in developing relationships and working alongside multi agency partners to ensure the right outcomes for children.

You will be given the opportunity to attend varied and bespoke training child sexual exploitation, criminal exploitation, missing, contextual safeguarding and private fostering furthering your own CPD as well as sharing learning within the wider workforce.

The specialist social work team is committed to work with children and their families/carers, using a range of solution focussed, strength-based relationship practice models, including Signs of Safety, Systemic theory and the Family Finding approach. We are looking for an individual who can help us continue to offer a unique service and truly make a difference to the young people of our county.

Before applying via this vacancy please review additional information about working for North Yorkshire Council, what staff say about working in North Yorkshire, our CPD offer and career opportunities visit in addition to the job description and interview dates

It is an exciting time in Children and Young Peoples Services in North Yorkshire as we plan our approach in respect of the Families First Partnership Programme and how we will be responding to the social care reforms. Work is underway to plan our approach and implementations for 2027. As a result of this, some realignment may happen with job roles in the future, we want to be transparent about this in respect of this role.

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.

Company:
North Yorkshire Council

Salary: £42,839 up to £47,181 per annum

Location:

Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Sector:
Health and Social Care

Sector:
Adult Services

Job Role:

Social Worker