North Yorkshire Council have a national reputation for excellence, and we are looking for a Social Worker to join our Family Assessment and Support Team.  We also welcome those who are looking to relocate.

 

Our Family Assessment and Support Teams work with children, young people and their families who are Children in Need and children subject to child protection plans. 

 

As part of the role, you will:

• Collaborate with each child’s unique support network to promote positive change

• Receive extensive training and development tailored to your practice

• Engage in both short-term assessments and long-term support via Child and Family Plans and Protection Plans

• Opportunity to be involved in pre-proceedings and care proceedings

• Support children and young people from birth up to age 18

• Build strong partnerships with external agencies and other teams in North Yorkshire

 

Support You Will Receive

• Dedicated Team Manager and Practice Supervisors to support social workers within the team.

• Skilled business support professionals to enable you to spend more time with Children, Young People and their families.

• Robust supervision policy with regular individual and group sessions

• Participate in county-wide practice forums, conversation cafés, and reflective learning with our Principal Social Worker

 

 

A good understanding of all aspects of the relevant legislation, practice and court process will be needed. In NYC we have an extensive training and learning offer and will support you in your continual professional development. This includes all aspects of our defined practice model, Systemic, signs of safety and family seeing/network training.

 

When you join us, you are entitled to our outstanding benefits and wellbeing plan as part of your position. Our holiday entitlement starts at 28 days rising to 34 days (pro-rata) after 5 years’ service, plus public holidays. Pension: save for your retirement with our generous local government pension scheme. Fitness & Rewards: Fitness discounts with various Gyms across the county. Lifestyle Savings: explore a huge range of discounts to help you save money across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers. Plus, lots more…

  

Be the change you trained to be.

 

For an informal conversation about the role or the service, we would welcome you to contact Pammi Hutchinson, Team Manager via email at pammi.hutchinson@northyorks.gov.uk or on 01609 535358.  

 

If you are interested in a career in Social Work and would like more information about this, please contact Samantha Clayton (Head of Effective Practice & QA) on Samantha.Clayton@northyorks.gov.uk We have many opportunities to support people wanting to become Qualified Social Workers.

 

For more information regarding our service, our practice model, what we can offer you and to meet some of our team and meet our leaders together with the details of more opportunities visit: www.northyorks.gov.uk/childrenssocialworker

 

We welcome individuals looking to relocate, for further information please see our Relocation Policy

 

 We look forward to hearing from you

 

Closing date: Wednesday 3rd September 2025 

Interview date: TBC

 

 

 

An Enhanced DBS is required for this post. 

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.