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An experienced Social Worker is required to join a Reunification and Review Team, supporting children and families through assessment, care planning and safely managed transitions home. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference to children in care by promoting stability, positive relationships and the best possible outcomes.

You will manage a varied caseload involving children who may be returning to the care of their families, as well as children subject to ongoing review. Your responsibilities will include completing high-quality assessments, developing and reviewing plans, undertaking statutory visits, contributing to safeguarding activity and ensuring that children’s voices, wishes and feelings remain central to decision-making.

You will work collaboratively with parents, carers, schools, health professionals, independent reviewing officers and other partner agencies. You will support families to understand and address the issues that led to care proceedings or children entering care, while carefully assessing risk and ensuring that reunification plans are realistic, evidence-based and focused on long-term safety and wellbeing.

The successful candidate will be a qualified Social Worker with substantial post-qualifying experience in children’s social care, particularly within looked-after children, child protection, court or reunification services. You must have a sound understanding of relevant legislation, statutory guidance and professional standards, together with the ability to analyse complex information and make balanced, defensible decisions.

You will need excellent communication, organisation and report-writing skills, along with confidence in multi-agency meetings and professional challenge. A compassionate, strengths-based approach is essential, as is the ability to build effective relationships while maintaining clear boundaries. You must be registered with Social Work England and hold, or be eligible to obtain, an enhanced DBS check. A recognised social work qualification and the ability to travel to undertake visits are also required.