Location: Skipton, North Yorkshire
Salary: From £38,220 up to £42,839 per annum + relocation support 

Grade: JK

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time

Flexible work bases and hybrid working are available.

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

The Role

Our Family Assessment and Support Teams work with children, young people and the families who are Children in Need and Child Protection.

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 Supervisor 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

About You

We are looking for Social Workers with a ‘can do’ attitude who are child focussed, like to think outside of the box and are creative in their planning with children.  It does not matter whether you are starting out in your social work career, returning to practice or an experienced worker looking for a new challenge in either a different field or new authority. North Yorkshire Council offers excellent CPD and career progression. We are part of the Department of Education sector lead improvement programme and a member of The Yorkshire Urban and Rural Teaching Partnership.

Be the change you trained to be.

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

For an informal conversation, we would welcome you to contact Joanne Hammond, Group Manager by emailing joanne.hammond@northyorks.gov.uk

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.

Key dates

 
Closing date: Tuesday 19^th August 2025
Interview date: Thursday 28^th August 2025

We look forward to exploring your interest and receiving your application.

Key documents

Job Description

Total Rewards

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to 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.