Staffordshire County Council · Cannock, England · £47k–£51k
This is a live UK-based role at Staffordshire County Council, a UK Skilled Worker sponsor tracked by Sponsorly AI against the Home Office register. Posted 19 September 2026. Listed as open until 27 October 2026.
Job Introduction With our new operating model, we’re making sure our social workers can do what they do best! We have an opportunity for an experienced Social worker to join our assessment and staying together team on a full-time basis but we're also happy to discuss part time as well, just get in touch. You would be supporting vulnerable children, and the families through child protection planning and care proceedings. Ensuring the needs of children are paramount and their voice is central to the work you do. Our Social Workers make a huge difference to the lives of people across our county. They take pride in supporting children and families and we’re equally proud to help them give their best in whatever ways we can. That’s why you can expect everything from agile and flexible working options to exceptional learning and development if you join our team. You can also expect our commitment to creating the best service we can. Although we’re already rated as ‘Good’ by OFSTED, we’re determined to uphold the highest standards and drive continual improvement and learning. That’s why we’ve recently gone through an exciting transformation, underpinned by a restorative practice model, which focuses on keeping families together through a community-based approach. If you’ve not worked in this way before, don’t worry – we’ll give you full training to bring you up to speed. This role is for 30 hours, based in Cannock For information, please note that there is currently an ongoing review within Children and Families to realign individual teams and the wider team’s ways of working. As a result, this role may be affected by the review. For further information, please speak to the hiring manager. Main Responsibilities As an advanced practitioner within an assessment and staying together team, you will support children and families who are supported via Child Protection planning , Public Law Outline , and care proceedings . This will involve completing meaningful visits to children, and regular multiagency meetings to ensure plans are progressed in a child focussed and timely way. You will be expected to complete child focussed assessments and documents for reviews meetings and court. Therefore, being confident in both public and private proceedings is key to this role. The Ideal Candidate The minimum criteria that will be used to shortlist for this role will be: Experienced Qualified Social Worker having completed your ASYE year Registered with Social Work England Have a current UK driving licence and vehicle Have a firm understanding of public and private family law proceedings Be passionate about child centred practice But 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. Interviews will take place on 7th October 2026. Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and quali…
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