Job Introduction
Job title: Social Worker – Family and Friends Assessment Team
A bit about us:
Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.
Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.
We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with it’s rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!
Liverpool Children’s Services have high ambitions and are on an improvement journey to become outstanding. We have an inspirational leadership team who have a fresh vision, dedicated to driving practice forward. It’s an exciting time to join us and be part of that change.
The role:
- We are looking to recruit an experienced Social Worker to join our Fostering Service in our Family and Friends Assessment Team
- As a Fostering Social Worker, your role will be to complete SGO / family and friends fostering assessments for court and to present the fostering assessments at the fostering panel
- As a Social Worker, you will carry out viability assessments and SGO/family and friends assessments to determine the suitability of family members/friends who are potentially capable of taking on the responsibility of caring for our Liverpool children
- You will hold professional responsibility for a caseload of kinship assessments, working within set timescales and court deadlines whilst ensuring the highest quality assessments.
- Our Fostering Social Workers need to be able to demonstrate that they can work proactively with the allocated children’s social workers and partner agencies in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for our Liverpool children
- We are looking for experienced, enthusiastic and dedicated practitioners, who consider themselves organised and resilient, who can effectively balance the demands of completing a number of different assessments simultaneously. The team has a strong and supportive management structure
This post is fixed term until 14 February 2026 for the purpose of maternity leave.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and up to date registration with Social Work England as a qualified Social Worker.
Our offer to you:
- At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to at least 32 after 5 years’ service (pro rata, if part time) – option to purchase further days
- Agile working (role dependent) – a “Flexibility First” approach to agile working, where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
- Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme – option to join the AVC Scheme
- Progression – opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
- Health and wellbeing – offer including Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
- Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
- Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
- Discounted gym memberships
- Employee Volunteering Scheme
- Medicash
Next steps:
Closing date: midnight on Thursday 1 May 2025.
Shortlisting will take place from Friday 2 May onward. Interview dates are yet to be confirmed.
We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.
If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Harriet Cadman, Recruitment and Retention Lead, via harriet.cadman@liverpool.gov.uk
Watch our recruitment video and see what life is like working at Liverpool City Council.
Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk
Although we advertise on Jobs Go Public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including spam/junk folder, after the closing dates for notifications. Please ensure you complete your full profile, work, and education history in Tribepad.
