Qualified Children's Social Worker in Leicester

At Cafcass, we’re recruiting Children’s Social Workers who share our passion, commitment and ambition to facilitate positive outcomes for children involved in private and public law family court proceedings.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Complete high‑quality assessments, engaging directly with children to understand their experiences, wishes and feelings and ensure these are clearly and powerfully represented to the family court.
• Apply your expertise in risk assessment, analysis and mediation, advocating for solutions that place the child’s safety, wellbeing and long‑term interests at the centre of decision‑making.
• Work with adults, local authorities, and a wide range of professionals to help resolve complex issues and influence better outcomes for children.

Who We’re Looking For

• Practitioners who are confident, curious, compassionate and committed to excellent social work practice.

To Join Us, You’ll Need

• A Social Work qualification is essential.
• Have the Right to Work in the UK (we do not sponsor people to work in the UK).
• Registered with Social Work England (or likely to be able to register quickly if practising outside England).
• Recent, relevant experience of working directly with children and families.
• It’s desirable you’ll have experience in family court proceedings, or knowledge of Private and/or Public Law.
• For applicants with limited post‑qualifying experience, relevant pre‑qualifying experience supporting children and families may be beneficial.
• Strong organisational skills, professional resilience and the ability to work independently while effectively managing a varied caseload.

Where you’ll work

Our Social Workers work flexibly across multiple settings – including the office in Leicester, home, courts, schools and other appropriate safe locations – and we ensure you have the technology to do this.

Benefits

• High‑quality equipment and technology to help you work efficiently and engage with families effectively.
• Access to specialist resources, guidance and training to strengthen your practice.
• A strong commitment to wellbeing, reflective supervision and healthy work‑life balance.
• An inclusive environment that values diversity, encourages learning and constantly strives to improve outcomes for children, families and colleagues alike.
• Generous holidays (28 days holiday, including three for Christmas, rising to 33 days with five years continuous service).
• Excellent pension (13.7% employer contribution to Local Government Pension scheme).
• Flexible working – most colleagues work in a hybrid way, having the benefits of working both from the office and home.
• Professional fees – Social work colleagues have their annual Social Work England membership fees reimbursed.
• Car leasing scheme – personal car leasing available through a third party.
• Health and wellbeing support including dedicated days per year and a cash plan for routine health expenses.
• External Employee Assistance Provider (EAP) offering confidential support services 24 hours a day.

If you are interested in this role, please send your application. For any questions about the role or recruitment process, contact Narinder.kaur2@cafcass.gov.uk.