Family Court Adviser (Social Worker)
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Cafcass Private Law team in London requires a Qualified Social
Worker to join their team.
Suitable candidates must have a
degree in social work and at least 2-3 years post qualification
experience working in a Children Team that ideally involved court work
Cafcass is Children and Family Court Advisory and Support
Service. Cafcass usually get involved in child proceedings once you or
your former partner have submitted an application to the court.
The role of Cafcass is to safeguard and promote the welfare of
children by considering their needs, wished and feeling in child
cases. The court usually asks Cafcass advisors to work with families
and advise the family court of the interests, needs, wishes and
feelings of a child.
What is a Section 7:
A
section 7 report is usually required when the court has requested for
this to be commissioned either by Cafcass or the social services to
assist them in reaching a decision on a child proceedings case
concerning the welfare of a child. A report will assist the court in
considering a family dispute between the parents and determining an
outcome of the dispute.
A Cafcass section 7 report may be
needed in one of the following matters:
A Child Arrangements
Order when deciding who the child is to live with and with who the
child is to have contact if you are looking to obtain a contact order
for your child please visit our page on contact orders which will
explain everything you need to know regarding this area.
A
Prohibited Steps Order preventing either parent from doing certain
things or making decisions without the permission of the other parent
A Specific Issue Order, an order to determine a specific question
arising in relation to a child.
A report will contain
background information, key facts and most importantly will set out
the child's needs and wishes in accordance with the Welfare Checklist.
When preparing a report the Cafcass officer or social services will
need to see the child usually independently as well as interviewing
both parents individually. You may be concerned about the report
questions which you may be asked. Our team of family law specialists
can be contacted by you at any time who could prepare you for your
interview and the report questions.
Cafcass must have
consideration for the following criteria of the Welfare Checklist.
A Cafcass section 7 report will also include the officers
findings following an interview with the parents individually and
following an interview with the child. The report will include
recommendations which will be provided to the family court for them to
consider when making an order in respect of a child.
Section
37
What is a CAFCASS section 37 report?
A section 37
report is prepared when the courts become concerned surrounding the
welfare of a child. The courts will order a section 27 report to
address their concerns and essentially are asking the local authority
to consider whether it should be taking further steps to protect a
child. The court directs the local authority to undertake a thorough
investigation into the childs circumstances and report its findings to
the court. The reporting of these findings is known as a section 37
report. The report is usually ordered when the court seems that it may
be appropriate for a care order or a supervision order to be made.
Who prepares a section 37 report?
The court
will direct a social worker to compile a section 37 report. This can
either be from the local authority in which the child is arising or a
social worker from Cafcass. The author of the report will be a
qualified professional social worker with experience in dealing with
children and families.
To apply for this role, please
send your CV in the first instance to Becky on the link below.
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Family Court Adviser (Social Worker)
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