Social Worker, Family Advocacy & Support Services

Looking for a change? Where you can make a difference to the lives of disabled children and their families?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Full Time Permanent position as a Children's Disability Social Worker.

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic Social Worker to join our Newcastle and Moorlands Children Disability team.

We have four Children's Disability teams across the County, and they provide specialist services for children and young people with complex disabilities.

We are a dedicated team of professionals who work with disabled children and their families across Staffordshire; providing support and early interventions which have a positive impact on the lives of children and families and empower parents and carers to be confident in their role.

We deliver a restorative practice model that focuses on keeping families together through a community-based approach. If you've not worked in this way before, don't worry - we'll give you full training to bring you up to speed.

Working with us means collaborating across our different teams, and sharing best practice, knowledge, and experience to continually improve the way we do things. Support is important, as we work in a large county with some diverse challenges - but together we can meet all kinds of needs and demands.

As a qualified Social Worker, you will be based within a team of Social Workers and Family Practitioners. You will be expected to be a team player and contribute to the development of the team and wider Disability Service. We do support hybrid working, with an expectation of two to three days being office based to support the wider team.

• An ability to engage and communicate with disabled children is essential.
• You to manage a caseload of varying complexity across Children in Need, Child Protection and Children in Care.
• Multi-agency working with colleagues across a range of disciplines and services.
• Completion of assessments, reports and records in a timely and accurate manner to support planning for children and their families.
• Risk assessment and risk management skills to ensure the safety and wellbeing of Disabled Children and their families.
• Supporting mediation, crisis prevention and conflict resolution.

• Have an BA/MA Social Work Qualification, or equivalent certified by Social Work England.
• Registration with Social Work England.
• Have completed or be willing to complete ASYE.
• Have a current UK driving licence and vehicle.

For information, please note that there is currently an ongoing review within Children and Families to realign individual teams and the wider team's ways of working. As a result, this role may be affected by the review. For further information, please speak to the hiring manager.

For an informal chat about this role, please contact Carole Walkland, Team Manager on either (01782) 296290 or email at: carole.w

Interviews are expected to be held on Monday 12th October 2026 at Castle House, Barracks Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 1BL
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We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you'll bring to the role.

Please note:

The minimum essential criteria in the ideal candidate section detailed above will be used if you are applying under one of our Interview Guarantee Schemes.

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