Social Worker in Stoke-on-Trent

We have an exciting new opportunity for a social worker available with us in the Assessment and Staying Together team, in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Our Social Workers make a huge difference to the lives of people across our county, and we remain passionate about investing in retaining our own and developing practice.

If you are looking for more responsibility, a supportive role with your colleagues whilst continuing to support and safeguard some of our most vulnerable/high risk children and young people, then this could be just for you.

We are looking for qualified social workers with post qualifying experience of working with vulnerable children and knowledge of safeguarding and children in care. A career progression framework is in place to support you which also includes:

• Practice Educator Programme.
• Aspiring Senior Practice Lead and Aspiring Team Manager programmes.

You will be working with families across the continuum of need from Child In Need through to the conclusion of Care Proceedings. Working within a District Model you will work closely with your colleagues in Early Help, Children in Care and Care Leavers and Children with Disabilities Team, as well as colleagues in health and education.

You will be responsible for:

• Completing the statutory duties in coordinating the child's plan, reviewing and ensuring that our children are seen and heard.
• Undertaking section 47 investigations.
• Placement of children into Local Authority care, when it is agreed they can no longer remain at home.
• Completion of both Private and Public law reports.
• Referring into our centralised services for specialist support/services.

The Ideal Candidate will need:

• A qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• A current UK driving licence and vehicle.
• Ideally have completed their ASYE before starting this role.

Above all, you’ll bring the desire to work with children and families to give them the right support, at the right time with the aim of keeping families together where it’s safe to do so.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact: Joel Davison, Deputy District Lead.

Interviews will be held during March 2026.

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

About Staffordshire County Council: We are no ordinary county council. Our Values drive how we think and act collectively. We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people.

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

As an Authority, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities.

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

This position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable, you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.