Social Worker - Family Safeguarding - Cambridgeshire (PERM)
Job description
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Children's Social Worker - Family Support & Safeguarding
Cambridgeshire County Council
Permanent Role | £41,958 - £44,822 per annum | Hybrid Working | Retention Payments | Relocation Package
Cambridgeshire County Council is recruiting experienced Children's Social Workers to join their Family Support and Safeguarding Team across Cambridge, Huntingdon, Ely, and Wisbech.
This is an excellent opportunity for Social Workers with experience in Safeguarding, CIN, CP, Children & Families, or Assessment Teams, offering strong career progression, flexible working, and excellent long-term benefits.
Locations- Huntingdon - PE29 3AD
- Wisbech - PE13 2JD
- Cambridge City - CB2 9NL
- East Cambridgeshire (Ely) - CB7 4EX
Hybrid working available with office, home working, and statutory visits.
Flexible options include:
- Compressed hours (5 days in 4)
- 9-day fortnight
- Family-friendly working arrangements
- Salary: £41,958 - £44,822 per annum
- Retention Payments
- Relocation Package up to £8,000
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Annual Leave + Buy Additional Leave
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- Mileage Allowance
- Protected CPD Time
- Strong progression into Senior Practitioner roles
You will:
- Manage safeguarding and child protection caseloads
- Complete assessments and care planning
- Work with CIN, CP, and pre-proceedings cases
- Prepare reports for court and conferences
- Build strong relationships with children and families
- Work within the Family Safeguarding Model
- Ensure the child's voice is central to all decisions
- Social Work Qualification (Degree / MA / PGDip)
- Social Work England Registration
- Safeguarding / Children & Families experience
- Full UK Driving Licence
If you are searching for:
Children's Social Worker Jobs Cambridgeshire
Safeguarding Social Worker Jobs Cambridge
Permanent Social Work Jobs East of England
this is a fantastic opportunity to progress your career.
Mayur Rabari
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⭐ Highlight your Social Work England Registration prominently as this is explicitly required for the role
📊 Quantify your safeguarding experience: 'Managed 18 CP cases, achieving 95% assessment completion within statutory timescales'
🌐 Emphasise Family Safeguarding Model experience as this is the specific framework used by Cambridgeshire
🎯 Include court work examples as preparing reports for court and conferences is a key responsibility
🤝 Demonstrate child-centred practice by showing how you've ensured the child's voice is central to decisions
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- •Managed 22 child protection cases using Family Safeguarding Model principles, achieving 98% statutory assessment completion within 45-day timescales
- •Prepared 15 court reports for care proceedings, contributing to 12 successful outcomes that prioritised child welfare and family preservation
- •Led pre-proceedings work with 8 families, resulting in 6 children remaining safely at home through targeted intervention plans
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Cambridgeshire County Council's commitment to the Family Safeguarding Model and flexible working arrangements makes this Children's Social Worker position exactly the career progression I'm seeking. My Social Work England Registration and experience in child protection and safeguarding align perfectly with your requirements for managing CIN, CP and pre-proceedings cases.
My background in children and families social work has equipped me with the skills to complete statutory assessments, prepare court reports, and work effectively within multi-agency frameworks while ensuring the child's voice remains central to all decisions.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you implement the Family Safeguarding Model in your practice?
- ›Describe your approach to completing a Section 47 investigation
- ›How do you ensure statutory assessment timescales are met?
- ›What factors do you consider when preparing a court report?
- ›How do you work with pre-proceedings cases?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to make a difficult safeguarding decision
- ›Describe a situation where you had to engage a resistant family
- ›How do you manage competing priorities in a busy caseload?
- ›Give an example of how you've ensured a child's voice was heard
- ›Tell me about a time you worked effectively with other agencies
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to make a difficult safeguarding decision
How do you manage competing priorities in a busy caseload?
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