Position reference: 50007304
Directorate: Children's Services | Service: Children & Family Social Care
Salary: £50,269 pro rata
Working Arrangements: Agile Working
Hours per week: 18.5
Contract type: Permanent
We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch.
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Closing date: 10/07/2026 at 23:59
The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.
The successful candidate will be required to be available outside of services normal working hours as part of a standby rota to respond to out of hours service needs. A standardised standby payment will be made in respect of these duties.
This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check
If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years please be aware, if you are the preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in. If you experience difficulty in obtaining an overseas criminal record check please email [email protected]
This post requires a Police Vetting Check
Prospective employees will be required to apply for a Police Vetting Check, Please note that this doesn’t supersede the DBS check. Recruitment Vetting provides the Police service with an assurance as to the integrity and reliability of persons seeking employment within the police community.
When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.
Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.
At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.
We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.
There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Children & Family Social Care team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
- We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
- Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
- If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
- We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
- There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
- Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.
About the Post:
The successful candidate will be required to be available outside of services normal working hours as part of a standby rota to respond to out of hours service needs. A standardised standby payment will be made in respect of these duties.
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and qualified Advanced Social Work Practitioner to join our dedicated Children’s Emergency Duty Team.
You will have the confidence and skills to manage complex and high-risk children’s safeguarding situations, working closely with Partner Agencies and taking a lead role in decision making where appropriate. You will have a good understanding of safeguarding procedures and be experienced in holding Strategy Meetings and progressing S47 investigations. You will be skilled in engaging parents and carers and in completing direct work with children, to diffuse crisis situations and develop safety plans. You will have knowledge of the Signs of Safety framework and will be able to identify and utilise family networks to keep children safe.
We are looking for social workers who can work autonomously, manage competing demands, and work under pressure without the on-site support of their line manager. You will be confident in your decision making and risk assessment skills, and be able to provide advice, guidance and challenge to colleagues within Social Care and across agencies.
The team operate outside of normal office hours covering all urgent Social Work needs for Children and families in Barnsley. The team work to a 4 week rolling rota pattern and are operational from 4.30pm to 8.30am Monday, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and from 4.30pm on Friday through to Monday at 8.30am. You will work alongside a colleague until midnight each evening and then the service reverts to one member of the team being on call between 1am and 8.30am.
As an experienced Social Worker, you will be able to evidence continued professional development, have a minimum of five years post qualifying experience demonstrate enhanced theoretical, legislative and research knowledge.
Interviews will be held on 16 July.
Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.
Job Profile: Advanced Practitioner Profile Children's EDT Profile.docx
Vacancy Exposure Profile: Exposure Profile.pdf
Help with your application form
Why work for us?
Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.
We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.
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