Salary
£34,434 - £44,075 per annum
Type of vacancy
Permanent
Work pattern
Full Time
Hours per week
37
Work Base
Broxtowe, Rushcliffe, Gedling & Ashfield
Working Arrangements
Hybrid
Job Description / Person Specification
Social Worker JDPS .pdf – 145KB Opens in a new window
Additional Documentation
Social Work Career Pathway Diagram (CSC 2025).pdf – 438KB Opens in a new window
Competency Framework
Tier 7b
Interview date
Week Commencing 08/01/2026
Number of posts
Multiple posts are available
Closing Date
14 December 2025 23:55
The Children and Families Department takes a strengths-based approach to working with each other, children, young people and families, and our partner agencies. We call this 'Our Nottinghamshire Approach'. Watch the two minute animation to learn more.
- Are you looking to develop your social work career
- Are you passionate about achieving the best for children and families
- Do you share our commitment to strengths-based practice
- Do you want an employer who provides both personal and professional support
Nottinghamshire’s Children’s Services are currently looking to recruit experienced and newly qualified social workers, for our vacancies in the Assessment Service South.
When you join us, you’ll find a great team environment, with opportunities to develop your social work career. Our strengths-based practice framework uses a restorative approach, putting relationships at the centre of our work - with children and families, and with each other.
When You Join Us, You Can Expect
- Manageable caseloads
- Regular and effective supervision
- Mobile & flexible working
- Good levels of business and admin support
- Internal transfer scheme between teams to support your career development
- A clear career pathway plan
- A comprehensive range of CPD options, including links to local Universities and two full supported CPD days a year
- Practice Consultants based in every social work team
- An Aspirant Managers Programme
- Up to £5,000 relocation package (for candidates based in the UK)
- Plus - excellent employee benefits and support services
Our strengths-based practice framework uses a restorative approach, putting relationships at the centre of our work, and working creatively and supportively with children and families to ensure they are able to live together wherever possible.
Our Strengths-based Approach to Practice | Nottinghamshire County Council
As a member of this service, you will respond to a wide range of referrals passed on to the team from the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). You will carry out Child and Family Assessments, and section 47 (Child Protection) enquiries. Your expert input will help decide whether a child is in need of help and support and / or in need of protection. Following your assessment and analysis you will help devise a multi-agency Child Protection Plan, multi-agency Child in Need Plan or refer to our Family Support and Safeguarding Team case managers with the aim of promoting positive change within the child’s home environment.
For informal enquiries about these roles, please contact either Lorna Peltell on 0115 804 3361, or Charlotte Sheridan on 0115 854 6179
Appointment to this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.
Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.
Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.
