📍 Location & Working Pattern

  • Cambridge
  • Hybrid working - 2-3 days in the office

💷 Pay Rate

  • £39 per hour (umbrella)

🧩 The Role

We are recruiting an experienced Family Safeguarding Social Worker to join a stable, supportive team in Cambridge. This is a varied and rewarding position, working across CIN, CP and CIC cases, with strong management support and clear processes in place.

🔎 Key Responsibilities

  • Completing statutory visits for CIN, CP and CIC cases
  • Holding a caseload including CIN, CP, CIC, with some cases within PLO and S31 Care Proceedings
  • Preparing and completing court reports, parenting assessments and risk assessments
  • Attending court hearings with support from Senior Practitioners or Team Managers
  • Chairing CIN Meetings and Core Groups
  • Attending and contributing to ICPCs and RCPCs, including writing conference reports
  • Supporting team duty rota
  • Effectively managing and assessing risk to safeguard children and families

✅ What We're Looking For

  • Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration
  • Strong experience across CIN, CP and CIC
  • Confident with court work and assessments
  • Ability to manage a varied caseload and prioritise effectively
  • A collaborative and organised approach to safeguarding

🤝 A Straightforward, Supportive Approach (Davina & Caritas)

  • 23 years' recruitment expertise - calm, experienced guidance you can rely on
  • Honest, human approach - no pressure, just clear advice and realistic role matching
  • Strong market insight & relationships - access to roles not widely advertised
  • Ongoing support - from first conversation through to placement and beyond

🌟 Why Work With Caritas?

Caritas is a trusted name in Social Work recruitment, known for:
  • Strong local authority partnerships
  • Excellent compliance and support standards
  • A reputation for quality over volume recruitment

💬 Referral Bonus

If this role isn't quite right for you, we offer £300 for successful referrals - feel free to pass this on to colleagues in your network.

📞 Let's Talk

Whether you're actively looking or just exploring your options, I'm always happy to have a straightforward, no-pressure conversation about opportunities across England and Wales.
Davina Cripps
📞 07385 031109
📧 [email protected]

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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