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Family Court Advisor needed for our CAFCASS team, paying £35.50 ph

Location: Hybrid Working

Rate: £35.50 per hour

Contract: Locum

Hours: Full-time

Are you an experienced Social Worker with a passion for improving outcomes for children and families? We are recruiting for a Family Court Advisor to join CAFCASS in a rewarding hybrid role, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children involved in family court proceedings.

As a Family Court Advisor, you will represent the best interests of children, providing high-quality assessments, analysis and recommendations to the Family Court. Working closely with children, families, legal professionals and partner agencies, you will ensure children's voices are heard and that decisions are made with their welfare at the center.

• Represent children's best interests throughout private and/or public law proceedings.
• Undertake high-quality assessments and prepare clear, evidence-based reports for the Family Court.
• Build positive relationships with children and families, ensuring children's wishes and feelings are effectively represented.
• Analyse complex family situations, identifying risks and making informed recommendations to the court.
• Work collaboratively with local authorities, legal representatives and partner agencies to safeguard children.
• Attend court hearings and provide professional advice where required.
• Maintain accurate, timely and high-quality case records in line with organisational standards.
• Manage a varied caseload while meeting statutory timescales and performance expectations.

• Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration.
• Significant post-qualification experience within Children's Social Care.
• Experience of safeguarding, child protection and completing complex assessments.
• Excellent report writing and analytical skills.
• Strong knowledge of family court processes and relevant childcare legislation.
• Ability to work independently while managing a busy caseload.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (where required).

Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:

• Your own dedicated specialist consultant
• Access to the widest variety of social work jobs across 150 authorities and private organisations throughout the UK
• Prompt and reliable payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• £500 referral fee

For more information, please contact Dylan at Tripod Partners on or send your CV to

Conference and Review Officer – Tameside Council – CP – £40 per hour

Join us at an exciting time for Tameside Children’s Services as we develop our Multi‑Agency Child Protection Team. The Lead Child Protection Practitioner will play an integral role in shaping and strengthening this function.

As a Lead Child Protection Practitioner, you will bring:

• A recognised social work qualification with significant frontline child protection experience and strong knowledge of statutory frameworks
• Expertise in identifying and responding to all forms of harm, including extra‑familial harm
• Confidence in working collaboratively and effectively with families
• The ability to support multi‑agency partners to understand and address risks within wider community and peer contexts
• A strong commitment to anti‑discriminatory, inclusive practice that reflects and respects diverse family needs
• A clear focus on ensuring the child’s best interests remain central to all decision‑making, including in complex exploitation contexts
• You will chair strategy meetings coming in from the front door
• Provide oversight of S47 enquiries and guidance upon threshold
• Chair Child Protection Conferences
• Quality assure child protection planning, providing support, guidance and oversight

• Competitive pay rate
• Long contracts for good performance
• Supportive team and management
• Progression opportunities
• Remote working available
• Flexible working
• Condensed Working Weeks negotiable

• Your own designated consultant and one point of contact
• CV review service
• Interview advice and preparation
• Access to the widest variety of social work jobs across 150 authorities and private organisations throughout the UK
• Prompt and reliable payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• £500 referral fee

We retain a top tier status across all of the UK, meaning we receive the majority of jobs before 98% of other agencies, so we can get your CV in front of a client quicker and before other agencies have even received the role. With our contacts and experience we are then able to secure you and source you the right role at the right price and, with a straightforward registration process, we can make sure your experience with Tripod is a positive one.

For more information, please contact Naomi on or email your CV to .

Tameside Council is seeking a Lead Child Protection Practitioner to shape and strengthen the Multi-Agency Child Protection Team. You will chair strategy meetings, oversee S47 enquiries, and guide safeguarding decisions to keep the child’s best interests central in complex cases.

The role offers a competitive hourly rate, remote and flexible working, and progression opportunities within a supportive team. Remote working is available across the region.

Community Care Live is recruiting Social Workers for Family Safeguarding Teams across East and West Surrey. Successful candidates will have ASYE completed and can access a market supplement and additional financial packages.

The role offers a comprehensive benefits package, 28 days annual leave rising after years of service, and opportunities for training and development through CPD resources. Relocation and registration fees are covered where applicable.

We have opportunities for Social Workers to join our Family Safeguarding Teams based across East and West Surrey.

The salary range for Social Workers who have successfully completed their ASYE is £48,633 - £51,624 per annum. This is inclusive of a market supplement of £5,000. We also offer a financial package of up to £6,000 which is payable in 3 instalments across your first 18 months in post.

Our Offer to You

• A competitive relocation package of up to £8,000
• We pay your Social Worker England Registration fee
• 28 days annual leave, rising to 31 days after 5 years' service (plus bank holidays)
• Access to our car lease scheme
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• Refer a friend payment of £1,000 as a thank you for finding the right Social Worker

About our Family Safeguarding Service

Our Family Safeguarding services include responsibility for our Family Safeguarding Model, Child In Need, as well as pre and court proceedings.

Within Family Safeguarding we use motivational interviewing, multi-agency approach under the Family Safeguarding model, where Social Workers, Family Support Workers, Domestic Abuse Practitioners, Recovery Workers, Mental Health Practitioners, and Psychologists collaborate closely to address family issues efficiently, reducing the need for referrals to other agencies.

To help us achieve our ambitions for children and families we are looking for dedicated, and compassionate practitioners who are child focused and committed to relationship-based social work to join us.

We strive to provide a supportive and dynamic work environment for our employees, that fosters growth, maintains work-life balance, and rewards efforts. We guarantee 5 days of CPD and have access to excellent research and development tools such as Community Care Inform, Care Knowledge and Research In Practice.

About The Role

Are you a Life Changer? Do you want to lean in and transform the life of a child?

Compass Community puts children first through our therapeutic, innovative approach. Integrity, Courage and Care shape how we work. We listen deeply, challenge each other and fix what needs fixing, together.

This is the work. And we’d like you to be part of it.

Work in a children’s home that makes a positive, lasting difference to children’s lives. This role is ideal for experienced Residential Workers or Youth Workers, as well as those with no previous experience who are looking to build a career in residential care.

We are looking for determined, caring and thoughtful people to become long‑lasting, significant adults in a child’s life, and flexible hours, a bank support worker role with Compass could be for you.

• Is 22 years of age or above (to meet Ofsted regulations).
• Is caring, compassionate and able to build positive relationships with others.
• Has a valid manual driving licence.
• Can remain calm in challenging situations.

Previous experience is not essential for this role. You will receive a comprehensive induction and ongoing training.

Compass Homes are built around accepting a child as they are in a non‑judgemental way. You will teach them to build self‑esteem and accept themselves, helping with their journey into adulthood.

• You will work closely with children and young people in care, putting them at the centre of everything you do. You will create positive relationships with them, meeting their needs and always safeguarding them.
• You will meet a variety of children and young people, some of whom may require high levels of supervision and support.
• Using your experience and skills (further developed with our support and training), you will assist with the care of our children and young people, supporting them in all aspects of their lives including activities, hobbies and educational pursuits.
• Consistency and organisation skills are key: you will create timetables and set boundaries and expectations for the children.

• £60 per sleep in.
• Flexible working patterns.
• Win up to £150 in our monthly VALUE Awards.
• We supply excellent support and professional supervision, plus regular training and further qualification opportunities.
• Compass knows how to make a house a home. We understand that a home can embody how we live and see ourselves, so our teams create a home environment that exceeds the children's needs, allowing them to express their characters, feel safe and enrich their lives. We pride ourselves on giving children who experience behavioural and emotional difficulties the highest quality care and substitute parenting.

The successful applicants will be appointed subject to references and enhanced DBS check.

Compass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Above all we thrive on our ethos “Potential Not Perfection”, meaning we will consider ALL applications.

About The Role

Are you a Life Changer? Do you want to lean in and transform the life of a child?

Compass Community puts children first through our therapeutic, innovative approach. Integrity, Courage and Care shape how we work. We listen deeply, challenge each other and fix what needs fixing, together.

This is the work. And we’d like you to be part of it.

Work in a children’s home that makes a positive, lasting difference to children’s lives. This role is ideal for experienced Residential Workers or Youth Workers, as well as those with no previous experience who are looking to build a career in residential care.

We are looking for determined, caring and thoughtful people to become long-lasting, significant adults in a child’s life, and this could be the role for you.

• Is 22 years of age or above (to meet Ofsted regulations).
• Is caring, compassionate and able to build positive relationships with others.
• Has a valid manual driving licence.
• Has the ability to remain calm in challenging situations.

Previous experience is not essential for this role. Our Skills to Care induction includes 2 separate weeks of classroom-based training and a week of shadow shifts to prepare for the new role. You will also be supported to achieve your Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare. This qualification is achievable within a 12-month period, at which point you will be a Level 3 qualified Residential Support Worker, supporting your ongoing development and career progression with Compass.

Compass Homes are built around accepting a child as they are in a non-judgemental way. You will allow our children to experience childhood, build self-esteem and accept themselves, helping their journey into adulthood.

• You will help facilitate children’s activities and appointments, supporting them in all aspects of their lives. You will ensure their health and wellbeing, safeguarding them at all times.
• You will meet a variety of children and young people, some of whom may require high levels of supervision and support.
• You will support the wider team with a range of domestic tasks such as cleaning, cooking, and food shopping.
• You will create timetables, manage paperwork and write reports.

• Starting salary of £27976 with £60 per sleep-in on top of this.
• 224 hours holiday, gradually increasing to 248 hours after 4 years working with us.
• Receive an additional 3.5 days of leave (one for your birthday, one for health and wellbeing, one to volunteer and a half day for festive celebrations).
• Receive £200 (2 years), £400 (5 years) and £600 (10 years) service awards, plus up to £500 special recognition award for outstanding practice.
• With MediCash, receive cash back for medical and wellbeing appointments such as dental treatment/check-ups, optical care, physiotherapy and more.
• Win up to £150 in our monthly VALUE Awards.
• Company pension scheme.

The successful applicants will be appointed subject to references and enhanced DBS check. Compass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Above all we thrive on our ethos "Potential Not Perfection", meaning we will consider all applications.

Compass Homes are seeking Bank Support Workers to join our children's homes. You will work closely with children and young people in care, helping them build self-esteem and participate in activities, hobbies and education.

This role welcomes applicants with no prior experience; a comprehensive induction and ongoing training are provided. You must be 22+, hold a valid manual driving licence, and be able to remain calm in challenging situations. A DBS check and references will be required.

Compass Children’s Homes in New Romney, UK, is seeking a compassionate Bank Support Worker to join our residential teams. You will support children and young people in care, helping build self‑esteem and guiding their journey into adulthood.

Induction and ongoing training are provided. You’ll work flexibly with some sleep‑in shifts at £60 each; a valid driving licence is preferred, and safeguarding is central to daily duties.