Family Court Adviser (Social Worker)
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Family Court Adviser (Social Worker) - Private and Public Law

As a Social Worker you know your work changes lives. But it’s not an easy job and you want to work somewhere where you can work flexibly, proportionally, and safely to deliver the best outcomes.

Our Social Workers are called Family Court Advisers, although you may have also heard them referred to as Children’s Guardians, if you join us, you will be working in a team that covers Public and Private Law matters, covering Blackburn, Blackpool, and Lancashire.  Although we trust you to work flexibly whether this is in court, at home, in the office or of course, with children and families and provide the technology to enable this. Should you apply, we will talk to you about how the work differs, and which may best suit you. Whichever team you join, you will draw on your experience, knowledge, and skills to understand what the child needs, wants and feels and effectively communicate this to the court, either in writing and/or in person. 

Should you join us, not only will you receive a competitive salary but a range of other benefits which we believe collectively makes for a market-leading offer: 

- Flexible working is especially valuable to our Social Work teams as this can enable them to work more -efficiently from the office, court or home, as appropriate. Geographical area will be taken into consideration when allocating workload. 
- You will be joining a nurturing team with a strong focus based on practice framework and reflection

Further information is in the attached document as is the formal job description / person specification and other relevant information. 

If you wish to apply for this role, please do so by following the link: https://cafcass.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/2366523?cid=1663


As you would expect there are a few key things we need you to be:

- Qualified Social Worker with 3+ years’ experience (or will have by time join us).
- Social Work England registered.
- Experienced at working with highly vulnerable children and families.
- Expert in safeguarding, child engagement, inter-agency working, case analysis, planning and recording.

Our work is demanding so for you to succeed and truly make a difference you should be someone who;

Is resilient and organised
Can work proportionately
Has strong, intuitive IT skills
Is an effective verbal and written communicator

We would also like to draw your attention that this role has been identified as suiting someone who has a full driving licence. This is because of the nature of the work undertaken, the geographical area involved, and that public transport is not considered a viable alternative.  

Telephone interviews: As and when suitable applications received

Final interview / assessment: As and when suitable applications received

We continue to closely monitor the situation surrounding the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and are following official guidance from the government and the advice given by Public Health England. We are continuing to recruit but are adapting our timescales and processes to reflect the guidance and advice. Therefore, if we progress your application we will engage with you remotely, either by telephone and/or video call.

We particularly welcome applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds as we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity of the children and families we work with. We are also a Disability Confident Employer which further underlines our commitment to employ, train, retain and develop the careers of colleagues with disabilities.
 
Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Further information on what the assessment covers can be found by viewing the Cafcass DBS policy.

Job Description/ Person Specification.pdf
Benefits.pdf
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Family Court Adviser (Social Worker) - Private and Public Law

As a Social Worker you know your work changes lives. But it’s not an easy job and you want to work somewhere where you can work flexibly, proportionally, and safely to deliver the best outcomes.

Our Social Workers are called Family Court Advisers, although you may have also heard them referred to as Children’s Guardians, if you join us, you will be working in a team that covers Public and Private Law matters, covering Blackburn, Blackpool, and Lancashire.  Although we trust you to work flexibly whether this is in court, at home, in the office or of course, with children and families and provide the technology to enable this. Should you apply, we will talk to you about how the work differs, and which may best suit you. Whichever team you join, you will draw on your experience, knowledge, and skills to understand what the child needs, wants and feels and effectively communicate this to the court, either in writing and/or in person. 

Should you join us, not only will you receive a competitive salary but a range of other benefits which we believe collectively makes for a market-leading offer: 

- Flexible working is especially valuable to our Social Work teams as this can enable them to work more -efficiently from the office, court or home, as appropriate. Geographical area will be taken into consideration when allocating workload. 
- You will be joining a nurturing team with a strong focus based on practice framework and reflection

Further information is in the attached document as is the formal job description / person specification and other relevant information. 

If you wish to apply for this role, please do so by following the link: https://cafcass.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/2366523?cid=1663


As you would expect there are a few key things we need you to be:

- Qualified Social Worker with 3+ years’ experience (or will have by time join us).
- Social Work England registered.
- Experienced at working with highly vulnerable children and families.
- Expert in safeguarding, child engagement, inter-agency working, case analysis, planning and recording.

Our work is demanding so for you to succeed and truly make a difference you should be someone who;

Is resilient and organised
Can work proportionately
Has strong, intuitive IT skills
Is an effective verbal and written communicator

We would also like to draw your attention that this role has been identified as suiting someone who has a full driving licence. This is because of the nature of the work undertaken, the geographical area involved, and that public transport is not considered a viable alternative.  

Telephone interviews: As and when suitable applications received

Final interview / assessment: As and when suitable applications received

We continue to closely monitor the situation surrounding the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and are following official guidance from the government and the advice given by Public Health England. We are continuing to recruit but are adapting our timescales and processes to reflect the guidance and advice. Therefore, if we progress your application we will engage with you remotely, either by telephone and/or video call.

We particularly welcome applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds as we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity of the children and families we work with. We are also a Disability Confident Employer which further underlines our commitment to employ, train, retain and develop the careers of colleagues with disabilities.
 
Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Further information on what the assessment covers can be found by viewing the Cafcass DBS policy.

Job Description/ Person Specification.pdf
Benefits.pdf