We are currently seeking a motivated and enthusiastic social worker for a full-time post within the Courts Team.
We are looking for someone who is able to work as part of a team and with autonomy. A person experienced working within the court and safeguarding arena would be desirable.
Within the Social Worker role your work will include but is not limited to:
Supporting children and families within both public and private law proceedings.
Supporting children and families through Children in Care statutory planning, Child Protection planning and Child in Need planning.
Undertaking assessments inclusive of re-unification assessments, Placement with Parents planning, Special Guardianship Order assessments and Children Services Assessments.
Working closely with a multi-disciplinary team including police, health, SEND and adult social care.
Advocating for children and young people to ensure their voices are heard and their needs are met.
Participating in regular supervision and team meetings to support reflective practice and professional growth.
Our approach, our investment in our workforce, our culture of continuous learning and improvement, as well as our friendly and inclusive working environment is what makes us stand out from the crowd.
We offer agile, flexible working and in-house training with a focus on the wellbeing of our workforce.
Ofsted stated in 2026 that " The North Lincolnshire ‘one family’ approach is deeply embedded and delivers consistently high-quality practice for children and young people. A vast array of well-thought-out support, provided by practitioners from family hubs, is successfully helping families and improving children’s experiences. Child protection and child in need work is excellent. Permanence practice and the housing offer for care leavers remain standout strengths. Leaders have a precise understanding of the service’s strengths and challenges, including workforce stability and sufficiency”.
The successful candidate must be a qualified social worker and registered with Social Work England or be preparing to register following a completion of a recognised Social Work qualification.
We recognise and appreciate the dedication of our One Council Team and offer a range of benefits to our employees. This includes -
Competitive salary, up to 40 days leave entitlement (including bank holidays) and enrolment into a local government pension. (Leave subject to length of service)
Salary sacrifice schemes covering cars, cycles, annual leave and more, reimbursement of costs for eye tests and glasses for DSE users, wellbeing support, development opportunities, flexible working, Long Service Awards, and much more.
Please see attached job description and employee specification which you should refer to when completing your application to demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.
Interviews to be held on Wednesday 02 September
Any additional information or questions please contact Amy Macdonald – [email protected] or Laura Shelley – [email protected]
Candidates must be able to evidence their right to work in the UK. Please note the council does not hold a sponsor licence to sponsor people to work in the UK.
As an employer, we promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers. Recruitment to this post will follow our safer recruitment procedure which includes us requesting references prior to interview and a DBS check.
We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values – equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility – in all that we do.
