Social Worker – Children & Families – DfE (Hybrid)

Posting date:	05 January 2026
Salary:	£29.28 per hour
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	04 February 2026
Location:	Shefford, Bedfordshire
Remote working:	Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week
Company:	Nations Recruitment
Job type:	Contract
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Summary

Job Category: Social Care Qualified

Job location: Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, Central Bedfordshire, SG17 5TQ, Central Bedfordshire Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £29.28 per hour


This role is based within the Achieving Permanence Team so the primary focus is upon care proceedings and achieving permanence for children and young people. The candidate needs to have significant experience of court work including the completion of assessments, developing care plans and giving evidence.

Flexible but may be 2 days in office at most.


his is a fantastic opportunity to join a small, skilled team of passionate and committed practitioners who put Children in Care are at the heart of everything we do. This role will sit within the Corporate Parenting Service and specifically, the Achieving Permanence Team. Our ideal candidate will have the ability to work in an exciting, dynamic, and fast paced environment that focuses primarily upon care proceedings so that we can achieve permanence for our children in a timely way. You will possess excellent assessment and communication skills and be highly organised. Having the ability to form positive working relationships with families and legal professionals is essential in addition to experience in attending Court and completing care proceedings.
You will be part of a supportive team who are proud of the positive outcomes that are secured for children in our care. Central Bedfordshire Council has recently (April 2025) been graded as good by Ofsted.
The Corporate Parenting Service is proud of this accomplishment although continues to strive for excellence for our children and young people. Ongoing training and robust supervision both individually and within a group setting will be provided as part of our commitment to our families but also to our workers. The Corporate Parenting Service brings together children in care, care leavers, Adoption Connects and the fostering team.
We are committed to being effective Corporate Parents. We work together as a dedicated service to ensure our children in care have access to opportunities to achieve and where at all possible, to live within their family network if this can be safely achieved. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced social worker who wishes to grow and develop as an individual but also as part of a progressive service. Please be advised that having access to your own transport and willingness to travel is an essential requirement for this role.