The posting
Liquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced Family Court Adviser for our client's service based in Hertfordshire. This is a full-time agency role offering a competitive hourly rate and the opportunity to play a vital role in ensuring children's welfare remains at the heart of family court proceedings.
The Family Court Adviser role provides advanced social work support to children, families, and courts within family proceedings, ensuring the child's welfare and safeguarding remain central to all decision-making. The role involves assessing risk, analysing complex cases, advising courts on child protection and welfare concerns, and working directly with children and families to achieve positive outcomes.
What will your responsibilities be?
- Conduct safeguarding checks and risk assessments within family court proceedings.
- Gather, analyse, and evaluate complex information relating to child welfare and protection concerns.
- Prepare high-quality court reports, statements, and recommendations.
- Represent and advocate for the child's wishes, feelings, and best interests.
- Undertake direct work with children, young people, and families.
- Provide expert advice to courts on safeguarding and welfare matters.
- Manage a varied caseload across Public Law and Private Law proceedings.
- Work effectively with local authorities, legal representatives, schools, healthcare professionals, and partner agencies.
- Support the delivery of the Child Focused Court Model (CFC), ensuring children's voices remain central throughout proceedings.
- Maintain accurate case records and utilise case management systems effectively.
Requirements of the Job
- Applicants must hold a recognised Social Work qualification.
- A minimum of three years' post-qualifying experience working with children and families is essential.
- Experience in safeguarding, child protection, and preparing reports for court proceedings is highly desirable.
- Strong skills in assessment, communication, negotiation, case management, and IT systems are required.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage sensitive, complex, and high-conflict situations in a professional manner.
- Must be able to work independently while collaborating effectively with multi-agency partners.
Working Arrangements
- Flexible hybrid working available, with 1 day per week in the office.
- Candidates will also be required to attend court hearings, undertake family visits, and travel as required to fulfil their duties.
How to Apply
If you're interested in this role, click Apply Now or contact us for more information.
Why Liquid Personnel?
- Free DBS and compliance service
- Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
- Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
- Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
- Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
- “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
- “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *
Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.
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