Are you passionate about making a positive and lasting difference for the people of Hull?

Due to the creation of a new part time post to support the continued development of our legal work, we are looking for an exceptional individual like you to work with the Court Case Manager and also our Children’s Social Work Academy, who are making a daily difference to the lives of the people we serve. 

This role is focused on the development and improvement of our court work, working with the Court Case manager, our legal services, social workers and also the Local Family Justice Board.

If you are enthusiastic, motivated and are up for a new challenge, then we have an exciting opportunity for you. We are looking for a social worker who has experience of public and private law and pre- proceedings work. You will be experienced in writing pre-proceedings letters/ agreements, reports for court and in giving evidence in court, including being cross examined.

You will assist in the development of excellent practice in the court arena, ensuring that we have timely court management for children and young people, ensuring that we have improved outcomes for the children and young people we work with. You will work alongside colleagues to ensure we provide high quality social work practice, to ensure staff understand and engage with children social care values, vision and strategy.

You will have a professional social work qualification and be registered with Social Work England and provide practice and /or professional leadership, by supporting the development of research informed practice, delivering a performance and quality assurance function, supporting staff development and contributing to strategic development in the organisation.

You will champion and direct staff to engage and implement Children Social Care values, vision and strategy to support children and young people.  You will be a registered social worker with Social Work England.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Louise Bell 07925 036082  (before 14/2/25) or Alexandra Campbell on 07850 255528. Alternatively email louise.bell@hullcc.gov.uk (before 14/2/25) or Alexandra.Campbell@hullcc.gov.uk

This role is not available for sponsorship therefore is only open to applicants who have the right to work in the UK.

Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description. 

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