Unaccompanied Asylum‑Seeking Children Social Worker
We have an exciting vacancy in our Unaccompanied Asylum‑Seeking Children’s (UASC) Team for a Social Worker.
Role Overview
Our team is made up of Social Workers and Personal Advisors and leads on all aspects of unaccompanied asylum‑seeking children and young peoples’ experiences from the point that they come to Cambridgeshire. Recognising the trauma, challenges, and loss our children and young people have been through, while undertaking holistic assessments of their needs (including age assessments where necessary) and supporting them through the immigration system, we are also ambitious for their future. The role is based in Scott House, Huntingdon.
Responsibilities
- Act as the lead professional, ensuring all matters in respect of safeguarding are dealt with promptly, effectively and in line with child protection procedures, escalating where necessary.
- Undertake assessments to identify and respond to needs, building on strengths and ensuring that analysis is robust and leads to clear outcomes that can be met through SMART targets, including Brief Enquiries (age assessment), Full Merton Compliant Age assessments and Human Rights assessments.
- Develop effective and empowering relationships, engaging with children, young people, and their families, to facilitate change and improve outcomes.
- Produce child‑focused reports and plans for a variety of forums, including court.
Qualifications and Experience
- Qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration.
- Experience in working with unaccompanied asylum‑seeking children, including completing Age Assessments.
- Ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide, and out of county, independently.
- Confidence and dynamic approach with a commitment to the child’s voice at the heart of all work.
Benefits
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family.
- Six days of protected time each year to support your Continuous Professional Development.
- Relocation package (eligibility applies).
- Pay progression scheme to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills.
- Scalable retention payments of up to £8,392 over a three‑year period, starting after your first full year of employment.
- Refer a Friend Scheme – if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, you will receive an introduction fee of £350.
- Access to the Cambridgeshire Academy for Reaching Excellence (CARE) to support your development.
Equal Opportunities Statement
Cambridgeshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate, inclusive, and diverse.
Legal Requirements
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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