Location: Scarborough. Flexible work bases and hybrid working available

Salary: From £37,035 to £41,511 per annum + relocation support
Grade: JK

Contract: Fixed Term Contract (12 months)

Hours: Full time hours. Flexible working can be discussed

North Yorkshire Council’s Family Assessment and Support Team is looking for Social Workers to join their Scarborough South Team.

In our Family Assessment and Support Teams, you will work with a range of children and their families, carers and networks. This will include children in need, children subject to child protection plans and those where public law proceedings are needed.

A good understanding of all these aspects of the legislation, practice and court process will be needed. In NYC we have an extensive training and learning offer and will support you in your continual professional development. This includes all aspects of our defined practice model, Systemic, signs of safety and family seeing/network training.

 We have high aspirations for our young people and always strive to work collaboratively with children, young people and their families, working strongly with the belief that each child and young person has a network around them which is essential to work alongside and tap into.

The role is very varied, no two days look the same. We work with all young people of all ages, from birth to the age of 18, and hold strong links with other teams within North Yorkshire and external agencies.

The team consists of a Team Manager and Practice Supervisors to support all our Social Workers in the team. The team have a dedicated business support team to enable Social Workers to spend more time with Children, Young People and their families. We have a well-defined supervision policy which includes regular group supervisions, individual supervisions and opportunities to participate in County Wide practice model sessions and engage in appreciative enquiry and conversation cafés about practice with our Principal Social Worker.

The team is creative in the ways we work with families and no two plans look the same. The Social Workers are supported by new technology which means that time is freed up to spend it away from the computer and with young people.

We are looking for Social Workers with a ‘can do’ attitude who are child focussed, like to think outside of the box and are creative in their planning with children. We welcome and would like to hear from those who are newly qualified or soon to be.

Be the change you trained to be.

The Area

The town of Scarborough offers the chance to experience a vibrant town centre and beach culture, while also living close to the North York Moors National Park and North Riding Forest Park.

Scarborough also has plenty of local facilities and attractions to cater for residents of all ages, transport links providing easy access to York, Leeds and Middlesbrough. Scarborough has great links where you can travel to Leeds, Northallerton, Middlesbrough and Hull (75 mins) and York (45 mins).

We welcome individuals looking to relocate, for further information please see our Relocation Policy.

For more information about working in Children & Families Service in North Yorkshire County Council, please see our dedicated campaign page

For an informal conversation, we would welcome you to contact Trudy Traves, Team Manager for Scarborough South via email at Trudy.Traves@northyorks.gov.uk .  

If you are interested in a career in Social Work and would like more information about this, please contact Samantha Clayton (Head of Effective Practice & QA) on Samantha.Clayton@northyorks.gov.uk

We have many opportunities to support people wanting to become Qualified Social Workers.

Key Dates

Closing Date: Monday 2^nd June 2025

Interviews: TBC

Key documents

Job description.pdf

Total Rewards Brochure

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. 

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.