Job Description

Job description
Sheffield's contextual safeguarding service (Amber) works in collaboration with South Yorkshire Police and other key community safety partners and is a service for children who are being exploited. We offer a specialist service to children and young people who are victims or at risk of child exploitation, this includes child sexual exploitation, child criminal exploitation, human trafficking, and modern slavery.



We seek experienced social work qualified at degree level and Social Work England registered social workers to join the team and have a number of vacancies at Senior Social Worker level.



You will have the ability to manage a complex and varied caseload, whilst also offering support to all members of the team. You will be resilient, adaptable, and capable of working effectively as a strong team player who values the strength of working in a person-centred manner.



You will bring a diverse range of skills and will be able to demonstrate a flexible approach and clear understanding of child exploitation as well as being motivated to work within this specialist area. We are seeking individuals who can work in a multi-agency and community setting, liaising with a range of external and internal partner agencies including more senior levels from social care, the Police services and Health. The role entails safeguarding vulnerable young people from child exploitation and helping them to rebuild their lives as well as enabling parents to contribute and be part of safety and disruption plans. Experience in engaging hard to reach young people and delivering training sessions are necessary skills.



You will hold a caseload of children at risk of CE. The posts would be ideal for practitioners who are ready to take their social work career onto its next stage or for those who want to take their first step towards a management position.

Further information from

: Teresa.Wheeler@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.



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 payslip 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 here

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.

Job details

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Job reference
REQ003658
Date posted
28/08/2025
Application closing date
09/09/2025
Location
Sheffield
Salary
Grade 8 42,839 to 46,142
Package
Permanent
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full Time
Job category/type
Children's Social Work