13 Social Worker jobs in Cambridgeshire

Job Title: Social Worker - Children's Assessment Service

Location: Sand Martin House

Working Arrangements: Hybrid

Rate: 42ph

The Role:

Children's social workers in the Assessment Team are responsible for responding to referrals where there are concerns about a child's safety or wellbeing.

This structure helps manage workload and allows social workers to focus on ongoing cases during off-duty weeks. Each team is supported by an Advice and Information Officer, Children's Social Care Practitioner, and dedicated business support staff, which helps streamline administrative tasks and allows social workers to concentrate on direct work with families.

The team operates on a three-week duty rota, meaning each team is only responsible for new referrals once every three weeks. When teams are on duty it is expected that Social Workers are in the office

Key Responsibilities:

• Investigate these concerns, assess the risks and protective factors within the family, and determine the most appropriate course of action.
• Conducting home visits, engaging directly with children and families, and ensuring that the child's voice is central to all assessments and decisions.
• The work involves a wide range of statutory duties.
• Carry out Section 17 Single Assessments and Section 47 Enquiries.
• Participate in Initial Child Protection Conferences and Child in Need meetings, and may be involved in private law proceedings by preparing Section 7 reports.

Skills:

• A qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Committed to supporting children, young people and their families and has the resilience to go that extra mile to ensure they achieve their potential.
• UK driving license
• 3 Years post qualifying experience

If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.

Opus people solutions on behalf of Cambridge County Council have an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join Childrens Mash Team

Job Title: Social Worker - Mash
Length of assignment: 3 Months
Hours per week: 37
Hourly rate: 35-40
Location: Cambridge, Huntingdon
Remote/Office based:Hybrid - 2 days a week in the office

Key Responsibilities:

• To screen contacts, discuss with parents/families and liaise with partners to arrive at a recommendation.
• Working with partners and engaging with professionals and members of the public professionally and respectfully.
• Articulate reason for recommendation and have good understanding of the CA legislation and other legislation that affects children and families.
• Good understanding of threshold application and case trajectory in children's services.
• Able to work with other teams and services to ensure that the needs of children are promoted and supported.

Skills:

• Social Work England Registered
• Previous MASH experience
• Three years post qualifying experience
• Driving License

If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.

Opus People Solutions on behalf Peterborough City Council are currently seeking an agency social worker to join their Children with Disabilities teams.

Job Title: Social Wolrker - Children With Disabilities
Length of assignment: 3 Months
Hours per week:37
Hourly rate:28-37
Location:Sand Martin House, Bittern Way, Peterborough, PE2 8TY
Remote/Office based: Hybrid, 2 days a week in the office

Job Information:

• Completing assessments from referral stage
• Working with children and families Children in Need, Child Protection
• CLA, PLO and Care Proceedings, Private Proceedings, Deprivation of Liberty within National DOL Court and the Court of Protection.

Skills:

• Social Work England registered
• 3 Years post qualyfying experience
• Manage a workload independently, seeking support and suggesting solutions for workload difficulties
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, to a range of audiences including children, young people, parents and carers and professional colleagues

If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.

Opus people solutions on behalf of Peterborough City Council have an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join their Children in Care Team.


Job Title: Social Worker - Children In Care
Length of assignment:3 Months
Hours per week: 37
Hourly rate:40 -42
Location: Sand Martin House, Peterborough
Remote/Office based: Hybrid

Key Responsibilities:

• Work in partnership with children, young people, and families/carers and, through building effective relationships, to elicit their needs and views and promote participation in decision making.
• Undertake assessments in accordance with statutory/regulatory and operational standards, policy, and procedures for the service and in the context of assessing risk to children and young people.
• Plan, implement and review a range of interventions for children, young people, and families/carers in accordance with statutory/regulatory and operational standards, policy and procedures for the service.
• Manage a workload independently, seeking support and suggesting solutions for workload difficulties
• Chairing multi-disciplinary meetings and collaborating with other agencies and professionals to complete assessments and develop child-cantered care plans.
• Conducting annual Children and Family Assessments to ensure care plans are up-to-date and reflect the child's needs.
• Ensuring children's daily care needs are met and that they have a comprehensive understanding of their care journey through direct work, life story work, and collaboration with other professionals.
• Contributing to the team's growth by sharing knowledge, enhancing skills, and supporting the overall development of the team.

Skills:

• Social Work England Registered
• UK Driving Licence
• 3 Yearrs post qualyfying experience

If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.

Opus people solutions on behalf of Peterborough Ciy Council have an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join their Safeguarding Team

Job Title: Social Worker - Family Safeguarding Team

Hourly Rate: 40

Work Pattern: Hybrid (3 days a week in the office)

The Role

Peterborough Children's Services are seeking an experienced and dedicated Safeguarding Social Worker to join their Family Safeguarding Team. The team focuses on supporting children and families through statutory interventions including Child Protection, Child in Need, Looked After Children, and Court Proceedings.

Key Requirements

• Manage a caseload involving CIN, CP, LAC, and court proceedings
• Complete statutory assessments in accordance with legislation and council policy
• Prepare high-quality reports including court statements and care plans
• Represent the local authority at court hearings and case conferences
• Lead and participate in CIN meetings, core group meetings, and statutory reviews
• Contribute to effective safety planning and risk management
• Liaise with partner agencies to ensure coordinated service delivery
• Maintain timely and comprehensive case recordings and documentation
• Support children and families through strengths-based, trauma-informed practice

Skills & Experience

• Degree in Social Work
• Social Work England registration
• Proven experience in safeguarding, court work, and child protection processes
• Minimum 3 Years post qualifying experience

If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.

Opus people solutions on behalf of Cambridge County Council have an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join their Children In Care Team.

Job Title: Social Worker - Children In Care
Length of assignment: 3 Months
Hours per week: 37
Hourly rate: 39
Remote/Office based:Hybrid

• The Children in Care team work with children of all ages that are in care, carry a caseload and progress care plans for them.
• They may be finding adoptive placements for them, or supporting long term fostering plans.
• There will also be some complex young people in residential care, and a group that we are supporting to return home to family members.
• Workers will need to have excellent skills in direct work with children and young people, and be committed to robust and timely permanence planning for all these children.
• We are highly aspirational for our children in care, and would expect workers to promote good health, educational achievement and developing positive relationships as the key foundations to a successful future.
• Teams consist of a Team Manager, Senior Practitioner and Social Workers. We would welcome applications from a diverse range of workers to enhance our existing workforce, and continue the work to promote positive outcomes for young people.

If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.

Adults Community Social Worker - Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire County Council are looking to expand their current team with a dedicated Adults Community Social Worker looking for an opportunity to join a well-structured and organised team. As well as joining a supportive team structure our client also offers opportunities for learning and development and flexible ways of working. This Adults Community Social Worker role will be for an initial 3-6 months with potential for extension subject to internal circumstance and your performance.

Adults Community Social Worker responsibilities include:

• Provide professional leadership for complex case arrangements, in situations which involve, risk, complexity and safety of the service user and others.
• Identifying through assessment the needs and strengths of service users and/or family carers and source appropriate solutions and interventions.
• Use analytical skills to inform assessment, decision making and intervention.
• Complete support planning with services users to ensure that outcomes identified at assessment are met within budgetary constraints through the provision of support, equipment, adaptations and enabling programmes.
• Identify and take a professional lead on adult safeguarding issues where abuse or neglect is suspected.

Minimum requirements / Experience preferred:

• Experience of working as an Adults Community Social Worker
• HCPC Registration
• 1 year post qualifying experience within UK Social Care industry
• Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you)
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Benefits of working with Ackerman Pierce:

• Your own personal consultant
• Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Nationwide
• DBS and Compliance Service
• Quick and Easy Registration Process
• Access to CPD
• Guaranteed weekly payment

To discuss this Adults Community Social Worker position, or any similar vacancies we have available in Cambridgeshire County Council, please contact Sydnee Hannam , or email your updated CV t

We are looking to recruit a Qualified Social Worker within a Child Protection Team within the Social Care industry in Bedford. The successful candidate will be working in a well-structured, organised team who are growing their social worker staffing levels.

Responsibilities include:

• Initial Assessments and Core Assessments
• LAC Reviews
• Giving Evidence
• Managing a varied caseload
• Court Reports
• Section 47's

To be successful:

For this role you will need to be a Qualified Social Worker with a HCPC Registration and educated to Degree Level. Candidates will need to have an excellent knowledge of therapeutic approaches, relevant legislation, national policy and initiatives and experience working with Children and Families. You will also need to have the Eligibility to Work in the UK with previous experience within a Children's Safeguarding or Child Protection Team.

Why Choose Ackerman Pierce?

Ackerman Pierce calls upon over 15 years' worth of experience in recruiting directly into the Social Work Sector. We can offer a unique experience within recruitment where you have your own personal consultant, a DBS and Compliance service with a quick and easy registration process. We pride ourselves on a guaranteed weekly payment process.

To discuss this Qualified Social Worker role, or any similar vacancies we currently have available in Bedford please contact Faye Rowe on (phone number removed) or email

We are looking to recruit a Qualified Social Worker - Children in Need within the Social Care industry in Bedford Council

Responsibilities include:

• Ability to undertake complex social work assessments
• Experience of formulating support, protection and care plans
• Ability to negotiate with colleagues and partner agencies to resolve differences of opinion
• Ability to build effective, long lasting relationships with a range of service providers both from statutory and voluntary agencies
• Detailed knowledge of the Children's Act 1989
• Detailed knowledge of the "Framework for the Assessment of Children and Their Families"
• Attending court and giving evidence when required
• Initiating and implementing child protection plans
• Managing packages of care
• Undertaking parenting and risk assessments

Experience preferred:

• Post qualifying experience of working within a statutory Children in Need or Child Protection Team within the UK Social Care industry.

The team:

• Well-structured organised team, growing their social worker staffing levels.

Minimum Requirements:

• SWERegistration
• 5 year post qualifying experience within UK
• Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you)
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Benefits of working with Ackerman Pierce:

• Your own personal consultant
• Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Nationwide
• DBS and Compliance Service
• Quick and Easy Registration Process
• Access to CPD
• Guaranteed weekly payment

To discuss this Qualified Social Worker - Children in Need role, or any similar vacancies we currently have available in Bedford please contact Faye Rowe on (phone number removed) or email