Senior Social Worker Young refugee team
Join a Specialist Team Making a Real Difference !
The Young Refugee Team is a small, dedicated team providing statutory services to some of the most vulnerable young people in Sheffield. Due to staff changes, we are seeking a Senior Social Worker to join us and help deliver high-quality support and safeguarding for young refugees and asylum-seeking children.
About the Role
This is a specialist role where you will work with Children Looked After and carry out statutory responsibilities on behalf of the local authority. Your work will include:
- Managing complex cases, including care planning and statutory visits.
- Completing Brief Age Enquiries, Full Age Assessments, and supporting legal challenges and judicial reviews.
- Acting as an Appropriate Adult in NAAB-assessed cases, which can require significant time commitment.
- Responding to National Transfer Scheme (NTS) referrals, hotel assessments, and spontaneous arrivals.
- Working collaboratively with multi-agency partners to ensure compliance with legislation and best practice.
This role offers a unique opportunity to develop specialist skills in age assessment, legal processes, and safeguarding within a supportive environment.
What We’re Looking For
- Qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration.
- Significant experience working with vulnerable young people, ideally within children’s services.
- Strong understanding of safeguarding, statutory duties, and the impact of trauma and displacement.
- Ability to manage complex workloads and work flexibly in a fast-paced environment.
Required Qualifications
- Degree in Social Work and Social Work England registration
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
- At least 2 years post qualification experience in a frontline setting
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a specialist team making a real difference to young refugees and asylum seekers.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development in a unique area of social work.
- Supportive team environment with access to training and resources.
For further information, contact Johanna.Wilson@sheffield.gov.uk .
Apply today and help us provide safety, stability, and hope for young refugees.
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 Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.
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 on our New job evaluation process to be introduced at Sheffield City Council | Sheffield City Council