Childrens Social Worker - Independent Reviewing Officer - Gateshead

Added 10/11/2026

An experienced Children’s Social Worker is required to undertake an Independent Reviewing Officer role within a busy children’s services environment. This is an opportunity to help ensure that children and young people who are looked after receive safe, effective and timely care planning, with their welfare, voice and individual needs at the centre of every decision. You will chair statutory reviews for children in care, ensuring that plans remain purposeful, outcomes-focused and compliant with relevant legislation, regulations and guidance. You will provide independent challenge to those involved in a child’s care, monitor progress against agreed actions, and escalate concerns where...

Advanced Practitioner - Safeguarding Team - North Yorkshire

Added 13/11/2026

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Advanced Practitioner to join a dedicated Safeguarding Team supporting children, young people and families across North Yorkshire. You will play a key role in promoting positive outcomes for children who may be at risk of significant harm, ensuring their safety, wellbeing and voices remain central to all practice. You will manage a complex caseload, undertaking high-quality assessments, analysis and planning in line with statutory safeguarding requirements. Responsibilities will include progressing child protection enquiries, contributing to strategy discussions and conferences, preparing court statements where required, and developing effective plans with children, families and...

Social Worker - Children Disability Team - North Yorkshire

Added 12/11/2026

We are seeking a committed and experienced Social Worker to join a Children’s Disability Team, supporting children and young people with disabilities and their families across North Yorkshire. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference by promoting positive outcomes, safeguarding wellbeing and helping children to achieve their potential within their families and communities. You will manage a varied caseload, completing high-quality assessments and developing, implementing and reviewing child-centred plans. Working in partnership with children, parents and carers, you will identify strengths, needs and risks, ensuring that support is tailored, proportionate and focused on improving quality of life. You...

Children's SW - CSW Team - North Yorkshire

Added 12/11/2026

We are seeking a committed and experienced Children’s Social Worker to join a busy children’s social care team. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference to children, young people and families by promoting their safety, wellbeing and long-term outcomes. You will manage a varied caseload involving children in need, child protection, children looked after and care proceedings. Your responsibilities will include completing high-quality assessments, developing clear plans, undertaking statutory visits and reviews, and maintaining accurate, timely case records. You will work collaboratively with children, parents, carers and professionals to understand individual circumstances and identify the most effective support....

Children's SW - Care Planning and Support Team - North Yorkshire

Added 12/11/2026

We are seeking a qualified Children’s Social Worker to join a Care Planning and Support Team working with children, young people and their families across North Yorkshire. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference by ensuring children receive the right support, protection and opportunities to achieve positive outcomes. You will manage a varied caseload involving children who may be looked after, on the edge of care, or requiring coordinated support due to complex family circumstances. Your responsibilities will include completing assessments, developing and reviewing care plans, undertaking statutory visits, contributing to permanence planning and ensuring that children’s wishes...

Social Worker - Care Planning and Support Team - North Yorkshire

Added 12/11/2026

We are seeking a qualified Social Worker to join a Care Planning and Support Team in North Yorkshire. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference to adults and their families by helping people achieve greater independence, wellbeing and control over their care and support. You will manage a varied caseload, completing strengths-based assessments and reviews in line with the Care Act 2014. Working collaboratively with individuals, families, carers, health professionals and community partners, you will develop personalised care and support plans that reflect people’s needs, wishes and desired outcomes. You will also help identify appropriate services, promote independence...

Children's SW - Fostering Team - North Yorkshire

Added 12/11/2026

An experienced and committed Children’s Social Worker is required to join a Fostering Team supporting children and foster carers across North Yorkshire. This is an opportunity to contribute to the recruitment, assessment, approval and ongoing support of foster carers, helping to secure safe, stable and nurturing homes for children and young people. You will undertake thorough assessments of prospective foster carers, prepare high-quality reports for fostering panels and decision-makers, and provide clear recommendations based on evidence, safeguarding considerations and the needs of children. You will also supervise approved foster carers, complete statutory visits and reviews, monitor placements, and ensure that...

Social Worker - Children Disability Team - North Yorkshire

Added 12/11/2026

We are seeking a qualified Social Worker to join a Children’s Disability Team supporting children, young people and their families across North Yorkshire. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference by helping children with disabilities achieve their potential, remain safe and access the right support at the right time. You will manage a varied caseload, completing high-quality assessments, identifying strengths and needs, and developing effective plans with children, young people, parents and carers. Your responsibilities will include safeguarding, undertaking statutory visits, reviewing care and support arrangements, and ensuring that children’s voices and lived experiences remain central to decision-making....

Children's SW - CWD Team - North Yorkshire

Added 12/11/2026

We are seeking a committed and experienced Children’s Social Worker to join a dedicated Children with Disabilities (CWD) team. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference to children and young people with disabilities, working alongside their families and wider support networks to promote safety, wellbeing, development and independence. You will manage a varied caseload, completing high-quality assessments and undertaking direct work with children and families. Your responsibilities will include developing, implementing and reviewing child-centred plans; responding to safeguarding concerns; completing statutory visits; contributing to child protection processes; and supporting effective transitions into adulthood. You will work collaboratively with...

Independent Reviewing Officer - North Yorkshire

Added 13/11/2026

An experienced and committed Independent Reviewing Officer is required to lead and oversee statutory reviews for children and young people who are looked after. This is an important role focused on safeguarding, promoting positive outcomes and ensuring that every child’s care plan reflects their individual needs, wishes and feelings. You will chair looked-after children reviews independently and effectively, ensuring that plans are progressing within required timescales and that actions are clear, appropriate and completed. You will critically evaluate the quality of care planning, placement stability, permanence planning and the child’s overall experience. Where necessary, you will challenge decisions and practice...

Independent Reviewing Officer - North Yorkshire

Added 13/11/2026

An experienced and motivated Independent Reviewing Officer is required to support children and young people across North Yorkshire. This is an important role focused on ensuring that children in care receive high-quality support, have their voices heard and achieve positive outcomes. You will work independently while developing effective relationships with children, families, social workers, carers and partner agencies. You will chair statutory reviews for children looked after, ensuring that each review is timely, purposeful and centred on the child’s needs, wishes and feelings. You will monitor the progress of care plans, challenge drift or delay, and make sure that agreed...

Social Worker - Fostering - North Yorkshire

Added 12/11/2026

We are seeking a committed and experienced Social Worker to join a fostering service in North Yorkshire. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference to children and young people by supporting safe, stable and nurturing placements, while working collaboratively with foster carers, families and partner agencies. You will manage a varied caseload, undertaking assessments of prospective foster carers and completing fostering assessments in line with relevant legislation, regulations and national standards. You will prepare clear, analytical reports for fostering panels and decision-makers, provide evidence-based recommendations, and ensure that all records and case documentation are accurate, timely and maintained...

Team Manager- Assessment and Intervention Team - East Riding (Yorkshire)

Added 13/11/2026

Are you an experienced and motivated social work professional looking for a leadership opportunity within children’s services? An Assessment and Intervention Team in East Riding, Yorkshire, is seeking a qualified social worker to provide effective management and professional leadership across a busy frontline service. As Team Manager, you will lead, support and develop a team of social workers and family support practitioners, ensuring that children and families receive timely, proportionate and effective interventions. You will oversee assessments, care planning and statutory work, promoting positive outcomes for children and young people while ensuring their voices remain central to decision-making. Your responsibilities...

Children's TM - CSW Team - East Riding of Yorkshire

Added 13/11/2026

An experienced and committed Children’s Team Manager is required to lead a Children’s Social Work team in East Riding of Yorkshire. This is an opportunity to provide strong professional leadership, support high-quality practice and help achieve positive outcomes for children, young people and their families. You will manage, motivate and develop a team of qualified social workers and support staff, ensuring that work is allocated appropriately and completed to a consistently high standard. You will provide regular supervision, reflective practice and case consultation, while monitoring performance, workload and professional development. A key part of the role will be promoting a...

Children's SW - CSW Team - East Riding of Yorkshire

Added 12/11/2026

An opportunity is available for a qualified Children’s Social Worker to join a dedicated Children’s Social Work team in East Riding of Yorkshire. You will work with children, young people and families to promote safety, stability and positive outcomes, undertaking purposeful assessments and delivering effective interventions in line with statutory requirements and professional standards. Your responsibilities will include managing a varied caseload, completing assessments, developing and reviewing child-centred plans, and ensuring that children’s wishes and feelings remain central to decision-making. You will identify risks and safeguarding concerns, take appropriate action to protect children, and work collaboratively with families, schools, health...