Job Description

Job description

Assessment and Reunification and Pre-Birth Team

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two experienced, skilled and child focused social workers to join our expanding assessment team within the Edge of Care Service in Sheffield.



Our focus is to work alongside fieldwork teams to provide in depth parenting, reunification, Parent Assess and pre-birth assessments with the families of children considered to be on the edge of care or those being cared for outside of their family who could return home.



Our assessments have an emphasis on risk, parental capacity and capability to change whilst ensuring the child/ren is central to any recommendations made.



In light of the complexity of the assessment work required previous experience of undertaking structured, in-depth assessment work and court work with a clear focus on timescales would be beneficial.



This is a fantastic opportunity to join us is Sheffield, where you will be using relationship-based and trauma-informed practice, and the signs of safety framework to deliver an excellent social work service to children, young people and their families.



Our ambition is to support children and young people to remain in the care of their parents and identify a package of support to ensure they are safe and can reach their full potential.



Further information from Victoria.Laycock@sheffield.gov.uk



We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.



It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.



Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.



We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.



Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.



If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide pay slip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.



Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

Job details

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Job reference
REQ003484
Date posted
04/07/2025
Application closing date
16/07/2025
Location
Sheffield
Salary
Grade 8 41,511 to 44,711
Package
x2 Permanent Position
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Blank
Job category/type
Children's Social Work