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Assessment Social Worker

Leicestershire County Council48 open roles

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£17 – £23 an hour
Where
Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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12.3% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. Leicestershire County Council postings stay open a median of 6 days.

Share of postings closed within
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  5. 35.6%30 days
  6. 58.1%60 days
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Leicestershire County Council median: 6 days open

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Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RA

Salary: £17.16 - £22.85

Working Hours: 0

Contract Type: Casual

Closing Date: 26th October 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC

About the Role

We're currently looking for an experienced and passionate Social Worker to join our team as a Casual Non-Agency Adoption Social Worker.

This flexible opportunity is ideal for an experienced social worker looking to utilise their adoption knowledge, maintain specialist practice, or undertake rewarding work alongside other professional or personal commitments. You'll have the chance to support children and families through significant life events while enjoying the flexibility that casual work can offer.

This is a unique opportunity to support children and families through life-changing decisions, helping to achieve permanence, stability, and security through adoption. Much of our work involves step-parent adoptions, supporting children to gain legal permanence within families they already know and love, alongside a range of other non-agency adoption arrangements.

No two cases are the same. You'll build meaningful relationships with children and families, undertake assessments, and guide people through the adoption journey while ensuring children's voices remain at the heart of every decision. The outcome of this work being to help children feel secure, valued and part of a family for life.

We're looking for someone who:

  • Enjoys relationship-based practice
  • Thinks creatively and works collaboratively
  • Is passionate about achieving the best outcomes for children
  • Wants to develop specialist expertise in adoption work

What you can expect from us:

  • Varied and rewarding work
  • A supportive and experienced team
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • The chance to make a lasting difference to children's lives

An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

Please ensure that you cover all 7 points in your application and provide clear examples and evidence of how each point has been met

  • Have a formal Social Work Qualification and several years post qualifying experience of working within Children’s Social Care Service settings.
  • Have experience of the provision of adoption services and / or of adoption assessment (specifically with non-agency adoption applicants) or will be able to evidence an interest in adoption and a motivation to want to develop their learning and skills in this specialist area of work.
  • Be able to evidence an understanding of relevant legislation, regulations and statutory guidance relating to non-agency adoption, including the application of Adoption National Minimum Standards principles in assessment practice.
  • Be able to undertake robust and well evidenced non-agency adoption assessments of the applicants. These assessments should be written in a timely way, in line with deadlines provided on allocation, and be written to a high professional standard. Linked to this is the ability to be organised and manage one’s own diary effectively.
  • Participate in supervision, learning and development as appropriate to maintain professional registration and to update skills.
  • Be able to promote the Council's values and principles at all times and behave in a way which reflects the Leicestershire County Council’s core aims and purpose.
  • Be able to travel to locations throughout the County and to work outside of normal office hours if and when required.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Emily Moss - Team Manager Assessment

Email: [email protected]

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About Us

About Leicestershire County Council

At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.

Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.

For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

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