Qualified Children's Social Worker Professional Retention

We are excited to offer a Professional Retention Payment of 4000 for those who join one of our teams in this can find out further information about this payment prior to applying for the role - check vacancy documents.

We are hiring Childrens Social Workers for our Private and / or Public Law teams.

Working in the Private and / or Public Law teams Childrens Social Workers (or as we will professionally call you - Family Court Advisers) are involved in a combination of cases where either the families require the assistance to agree on the best arrangements for the welfare and safety of the child(ren) involved or the local authority has serious concerns and requests the involvement of Cafcass in the case.

• Conducting assessments and directly engaging with children to understand and represent their views and wishes to the court.
• Using expertise in robust risk assessment and mediation will be essential as you advocate for arrangements that prioritise the best interest of the children.

• Relevant Social Work qualification is essential
• You must be registered with Social Work England regulator
• Youll ideally have a minimum of 3 years experience working with children and families in a social work capacity
• Experience in Family Court proceedings and understanding of Private and / or Public Law would be an advantage
• Organised and resilient with ability to work independently and managing workload effectively

While these roles are contractually based in our Coventry office we support flexible and remote working and want you to work in a way that suits you best. Therefore your proximity to the office doesnt need to be a deciding factor however there will be monthly dedicated office time where we come together for team meetings and group supervision.

Please note whilst your contractual office location will be the Coventry office there will be a requirement to travel for this role to meet with children and families and attend court covering the following geographical area :
Northamptonshire Warwickshire and Coventry.

We provide the resources equipment and support so that individually and collectively we can be the voice of children and young people when the family court makes critical decisions about their futures.

We provide extensive wellbeing support for colleagues as well as excellent benefits all of which we hope encourages you to work within our dedicated team.

The advertised salary reflects our 2024 / 25 pay award. We are awaiting confirmation of our 2025 / 26 when salaries will be updated to reflect this.

Please note that interviews may be conducted before the closing date of this advert. We encourage you to apply as early as possible.

Below we have given you an indication of a timetable we are hoping to work towards although dates are subject to change.

Closing date : 23rd November 2025

Telephone interviews :

Week commencing : 10th November 2025 :

13th November & 14th November 2025

Final Interview :

Week commencing : 17th November 2025 :

18th 19th 24th and 25th November 2025

In anticipation of your successful application we encourage you to review our offer and pre-employment checks process. You are welcome to raise any questions or concerns about these checks during your application with the assurance that this information will remain confidential.

Successful applicants will undergo various pre-engagement checks including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In line with the DBS code of practice and our policy if a criminal offence is declared an individual assessment will be conducted. For further details regarding this assessment please refer to the Cafcass DBS policy.

We look forward to receiving your application!

We are Cafcass the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service and we represent children in family court cases in England.

Independently advising the family courts about what is safe for children and in their best interests we speak up for over children every year when the family court makes critical decisions about their futures ensuring their needs wishes and feelings are heard.

Watch our video to find out we dont just listen to childrens voices but we can be their voice.

If our purpose resonates with you and you share our ambitions for children - exceptional experiences for every child everywhere and every time - then if you join us you will work alongside like-minded people in a diverse inclusive and supportive organisation.

You will be trusted to work flexibly and independently using outstanding technology (e.g. touchscreen laptops iPhone all with first class support including IT Trainers) with access to substantial resources (e.g. Cafcass Library has over 27000 resources on social work child protection and related topics). You will also have opportunities to develop whatever team you join wherever you are in the country and at whatever stage you are at in your…