Social Work Assistant

We are seeking a Social Work Assistant (Full-time, 37 hours per week) to support our young people aged between 0 to 18 within our Children in Care Service., You will support our children by supervising family time for them and their family members, ensuring their emotional and physical safety. You will support our Social Workers by completing life story work with our children to enable them to understand their life journey into our care. And you will help assist our Social Workers by completing SDQ's (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires) with our children and their caregivers to review our children's emotional and mental health needs, as well as recording our children's dental dates to support our children's health reviews.

• 5 GCSEs (A-C grades) or equivalent relevant qualification
• Experience in supporting children and having supervised family time.
• It is essential that you are able to drive and have a car, and have business insurance to be able to transport our children in your car.
If successful, you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure.

We are passionate about social work in County Durham. We are committed to providing a culture where good practice can flourish. We ensure our social workers are highly supported and encourage flexible working to achieve a good work-life balance. You will benefit from a range of training opportunities and professional development through personalised induction, professional supervision, and mentoring. Take a closer look: https://www.durham.gov.uk/childrenssocialwork, Applicants should be aware that the DBS check will disclose both spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings, in line with current legislation and will confirm whether an individual is barred from working with children, adults, or both. INTERVIEWS Interviews will be held week commencing 29th June 2026. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran. OUR OFFER TO YOU We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years' continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable. Explore the full range of rewards and benefits on our website Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions.