Salary
£34,434 - £44,075 per annum
Salary
£34,434 - £44,075 per annum (pro rata)
Type of vacancy
Permanent
Work pattern
Full Time, Part Time
Hours per week
37
Work Base
Vacancies across the county
Working Arrangements
Hybrid
Job Description / Person Specification
Social Worker JDPS.pdf – 346KB 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
Number of posts
3
Interview date
2nd - 3rd October 2025
Closing Date
21 September 2025 23:55
- 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 Social Care are currently looking to recruit experienced and newly qualified social workers, for our vacancies across the county.
About The Team
We are confident that you will find a great multi disciplinary team environment, with opportunities to develop your social work career. Our innovative multi agency Family Support and Safeguarding Teams comprise of -
- Social Workers
- Advanced Practitioners
- Early Help Case Managers
- Social Work Practice Consultants
- Substance misuse workers
- Domestic abuse workers
- Family Support Workers
- Social Work Support Officers
- Business Support
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
What You’ll Be Doing
- Your role in this team will be varied, working with children of all ages who are supported by Child in Need or Child Protection plans, or who have a Child and Family Assessment in place.
- You will work with the whole family network to support them to recognise and build on their strengths and resources, and take the lead in their own plans to keep children safe and well at home
- You will work together with a range of agencies to identify appropriate support services and progress the child’s plan, with the aim of promoting positive change within the child’s home environment.
- You will respond to any identified risk with the support of your multi disciplinary team.
What do you get when working with us?
- Manageable workloads
- Regular and effective 1 – 1 supervision
- Multi Agency Group Reflective 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
- Practice Consultants based in every social work team
- An Aspirant Managers Programme
- Up to £5,000 relocation package for candidates based within the UK
- Excellent employee benefits and support services
This Is What Our Employees Tell Us
‘I completed my second student placement in the Family Support and Safeguarding Team and I knew from that point that it was where I wanted to work. These teams are hardworking, supportive and absolutely dedicated to keeping children safe….I couldn’t imagine doing any other job’ –
Social Worker recently promoted to Team Manager
‘Starting out as a Newly Qualified Social Worker at Nottinghamshire County Council, I’ve felt supported right from the beginning. The ASYE programme gave me structured training, protected time to learn, and a mentor who helped me find my way through that first year. The support I received went beyond the ASYE programme. I’ve had daily encouragement from senior leaders and my colleagues, which has made a real difference. We’re lucky to have a diverse team, including managers, Social Work Practice Consultants, Advanced Practitioners, Social Workers, and Family Support Workers. It’s a really exciting time to be part of Nottinghamshire, with national changes and the merging of teams bringing knowledge and experience that will benefit us as a team but also the children and families we support’ -
Newly Qualified Social Worker
If you would like further information about these opportunities, please contact either Zoe Millar (0115 8041956) or Andy Wells (0115 8041064) for an informal discussion.
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.
