Qualified Children\'s Social Worker

Join to apply for the Qualified Children\’s Social Worker role at Cafcass (Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service).

About the Role

We are hiring Children’s Social Workers for our Private and Public Law teams in Middlesbrough. Working in the Private and Public Law teams, Children’s 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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 to advocate for arrangements that prioritise the best interest of the children.

Who We’re Looking For

• Relevant Social Work qualification is essential.
• Registered with Social Work England (Cafcass reimburses costs of this annual cost).
• Demonstrable and relevant experience of working with children and families in a social work setting.
• 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 manage workload effectively.

Location

Whilst you may see these roles have contractual base in our Middlesbrough office, our teams work flexibly and remotely, so your proximity to the office doesn’t always have to be a critical consideration. This hopefully will allow you to work in a way that suits you best.

Benefits

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.

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.

Application Timetable

Closing Date: 2nd November 2025
Telephone Interviews: 29th October 2025
Final Interview: 13th November 2025

Vacancy Contact: Narinder.kaur2@cafcass.gov.uk

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 our 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!