Social Worker - Children & Families

Social Worker – Children & Families | St Helena Island, South Atlantic
Two-year fixed-term contract | Starting January 2027 | Up to £59,000 per annum

Are you an experienced Children & Families Social Worker looking for an exceptional career opportunity—and a genuinely life-changing adventure?

Leaders in Care is recruiting for a Social Worker to join the Children & Families team within the St Helena Public Service. This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful, visible difference within a close-knit island community while developing your practice in a varied and rewarding statutory setting.

You’ll manage a diverse children’s social-care caseload, delivering high-quality, strengths-based support to children, young people and their families. Your work will include:

• Completing timely assessments and care planning
• Undertaking child-in-need and child-protection work
• Preparing reports for court and contributing to reviews
• Working closely with partner agencies through multi-agency meetings
• Supporting children and families to achieve safe, sustainable outcomes
• Bringing sound professional judgement and a child-centred approach to complex cases

This is an opportunity for a practitioner who values relationship-based social work, enjoys autonomy and wants to see the direct impact of their work.

To be considered, you’ll need:

• A recognised UK social-work qualification, such as aBA/MA in Social Workor
  
  DipSW Current Social Work England registration(or equivalent)
• At leasttwo years’ post-ASYE experience in children’s social care
• Experience managing statutory children and families cases, including safeguarding
• A full UK driving licence The ability to obtain an enhanced disclosure
• You’ll be adaptable, resilient and comfortable working in a smaller service where collaboration, initiative and a practical approach are valued.

The package is worth up to £59,000 per annum, dependent on qualifications and experience, and includes an international supplement based on family status.

You’ll also receive:

• Relocation support and freight allowance, up to a standard 20-foot container Start- and end-of-contract economy flights
• A mid-contract flight for assignments of 18 months or longer
• Pension contribution 30 days’ annual leave plus 10 public holidays
• Medical and dental treatment through the local public-health scheme
• Schooling provision for dependent children aged 3–16

St Helena is one of the world’s most distinctive and remote islands - a safe, welcoming community with dramatic landscapes, a relaxed pace of life and the chance to build an unforgettable overseas experience. For the right Social Worker, this role offers professional purpose alongside a truly different lifestyle.