Social Worker-Child Exploitation Team at Leicestershire County Council

, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 Jan, 26

Salary

42699.0

Posted On

05 Oct, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Qualified Social Worker, Child Exploitation, Multi-Agency Collaboration, Child-Centered Approach, Trauma-Informed Care, Flexibility, Accountability, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion

Industry

Government Administration

Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council Work Location: Wigston police Station LE18 1WX Worker Category: Field Based Worker Salary: £35,451- £42,699 (pro rata for part time) plus market premia £3,283 per annum Working Hours: 37 per week Contract Type: Permanent Closing Date: 19th October 2025 Interview Date(s): 30th October 2025 We are looking for a social worker to join our OUTSTANDING team About the Role We work with children who have been exploited or who are at risk of being exploited. Our work is not time limited, you will get an opportunity to be creative, with the children in finding ways of engaging them and helping them understand that they have been exploited. The role of a social worker in the Child Exploitation team is to build a long-lasting relationship with children who have been, or at risk of being, exploited. We are co-located with Leicestershire Police Child Exploitation teams and Missing Persons team so we are able to provide a joint up approach to the children we are trying to protect. We also work closely with Leicester City and Rutland Children's services and Health colleagues. On some cases you will work directly with the police to create safety around children. We are in the process of developing the pathway for Harm Outside the Home Conferences, aligning ourselves with Durham University, acknowledging the child protection risks to children who are at high risk of exploitation and working with their parents as partners. You will, at times, work alongside your colleagues in other Leicestershire Children's Social Care teams, being part of the team around a child and at other times, where child exploitation is the sole reason for Children’s Services to be involved, the case will be held solely within our team. In Leicestershire we pride ourselves on relationship-based practice and striving for excellence, we are proud of our team and how they strive to ensure that children are safe and where possible the persons of concern are arrested and prosecuted for their actions. If you are passionate about positive outcomes for children and feel you can give care and commitment to our children, then this is the role for you. A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity 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 respond to and evidence the following 7 essential criteria within your personal statement. This should be no more than 1,000 words. Be a Qualified social worker Social Work England Registered Experience and knowledge of child exploitation Experience of working in a multi-agency setting and build and maintain positive working relationships Demonstrate knowledge and skills in being child/young person centred, and trauma informed Evidence of working within a fluid and challenging environment with the flexibility to meet the needs of the children and young people that we support. To model good social work practice including that of accountability for high quality service delivery, personal development, and efficient use of resources, including the ability to deliver training/workshops etc to a range of professionals You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion. In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. Interested in Flexible Working? We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc. Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site. For more information or an informal discussion, please contact: Ayshea Dalby or Josie Jackson - Team Managers Email: ayshea.dalby@leics.gov.uk Tel :0116 3058277 Email : josie.jackson@leics.gov.uk Tel 0116 3059521 How to Apply Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme. To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, 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.

Responsibilities

The social worker will work with children who have been exploited or are at risk of exploitation, building long-lasting relationships and engaging creatively with them. The role involves collaboration with police and other agencies to ensure the safety and well-being of children.