Overview
Social Worker – Children in Care – Huntingdon and Wisbech, United Kingdom
Our Benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- 6 days of protected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development
- A Refer a Friend Scheme where if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, we’ll pay you an introduction fee of £350
- Access to our Cambridgeshire Academy for Reaching Excellence (CARE) who will support your development, enabling you to become the best practitioner you can be
For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.
About the role
Are you an experienced Social Worker with the child’s voice at the heart of everything you do? Are you looking for a temporary change or new opportunity? If so we would love to hear from you as we have two fixed term or secondment opportunities (one 6 month and one 12 month) in our Children in Care Service.
Our aim in Children in Care is to achieve permanence for children and young people who become Looked After and to ensure that they are in a home which meets their needs, reflects their right to safety and security, and encourages them to reach their full potential at every stage of their development. We encourage all Looked After children and young people to meet their full educational potential and to promote both their physical and mental health.
Due to the fixed term nature of these roles you will need to demonstrate immediate proficiency, assuming full responsibilities from the outset. Therefore previous experience as a Social Worker in a Children in Care team is essential.
The 12 month role is based at Scott House in Huntingdon and the 6 month role is based at Awdry House in Wisbech. If you are applying for a role as a secondment you must speak to your line manager BEFORE applying, to confirm that you can be released from your substantive post.
If this sounds like an role that suits your skill set, apply today or for more information, call Nathalie on 01223 475920 or email joinus@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.
Closing date 17th May 2026.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
About you
You will be an experienced Children in Care Social Worker able to make an immediate impact.
You will be a confident and dynamic individual who enjoys making a difference in their local community, is curious and spot things that others might not see, enjoys building relationships and likes to explore possibilities.
You must:
- Be a qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration
- Have the ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently
For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification.
Please note we are not accepting applications from candidates living overseas who require sponsorship to move to the UK
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
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