Social Worker Youth Support Team
| Posting date: | 15 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £44,120.00 to £50,435.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 February 2026 |
| Location: | County Hall, Lewes, BN7 1UE |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | East Sussex County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2301 |
Summary
Do you want to join us? ‘Social workers love working in East Sussex because they feel valued and supported.’
Ofsted Report 2024
It is a really exciting time to join our Youth Support Team (YST) in Lewes as a Social Worker due to recent changes that we have in place on how we work with families. Our brand new initiative: Connected Families intervention Practitioners (CFIP) means that our Social Workers are supported within a multi-agency team so allow the social worker to focus on direct work with children.
We also have our Connected Coaches team who work alongside the Social Worker to assess, plan and deliver evidence-based interventions, to stabilise, reduce risk, enhance relationships and promote the care of young people within their family.
On top of this, we have implemented another initiative that is unique to East Sussex County Council; Get Digital, which provides social workers with the skills and resources to support children and young people to build digital resilience/media literacy skills meaning they can take advantage of all the benefits of being online whilst staying safe.
These initiatives along with the fact that our court proceedings have never been lower means that Social Workers can focus on relationship practice.
Whether your preference is relationship based practice or you want valuable front line experience that is a great stepping stone into management our YST team in Lewes offers these opportunities.
We are looking for candidates who
Are able to engage effectively using creativity, compassion and authority to overcome resistance, build relationships, and communicate, while maintaining professional boundaries in complex and emotionally challenging situations.
Are a passionate advocate for the young people and families and be fully committed to making a positive difference to those you work with.
Have experience of working directly with children and families.
Have experience of completing assessments upon which effective plans are based.
Have knowledge of legal and policy frameworks that informs and mandates social work practice
We all know that writing job applications can be challenging and time consuming, so we have streamlined the process as much as possible. Please click the apply now button to upload your CV and a Supporting Statement. The main areas we want you to tell us about in your Supporting Statement are:
Your work with children and young people
How you communicate with others
Your application or research in theory in practice
Brief and to the point and with some examples is the way to go!
Please download the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.
For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page.
At Interview the main areas we’d like you to tell us about include:
Your work with children and young people
How you communicate with others
Your application of research or theory in practice
Your strong social work leadership skills
Interviews will take place on the 9th February face to face at County Hall, Lewes. Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.
Our unparalleled social work education team are dedicated to supporting our social workers grow and develop within and beyond their roles.
Ofsted Report 2024
It is a really exciting time to join our Youth Support Team (YST) in Lewes as a Social Worker due to recent changes that we have in place on how we work with families. Our brand new initiative: Connected Families intervention Practitioners (CFIP) means that our Social Workers are supported within a multi-agency team so allow the social worker to focus on direct work with children.
We also have our Connected Coaches team who work alongside the Social Worker to assess, plan and deliver evidence-based interventions, to stabilise, reduce risk, enhance relationships and promote the care of young people within their family.
On top of this, we have implemented another initiative that is unique to East Sussex County Council; Get Digital, which provides social workers with the skills and resources to support children and young people to build digital resilience/media literacy skills meaning they can take advantage of all the benefits of being online whilst staying safe.
These initiatives along with the fact that our court proceedings have never been lower means that Social Workers can focus on relationship practice.
Whether your preference is relationship based practice or you want valuable front line experience that is a great stepping stone into management our YST team in Lewes offers these opportunities.
We are looking for candidates who
Are able to engage effectively using creativity, compassion and authority to overcome resistance, build relationships, and communicate, while maintaining professional boundaries in complex and emotionally challenging situations.
Are a passionate advocate for the young people and families and be fully committed to making a positive difference to those you work with.
Have experience of working directly with children and families.
Have experience of completing assessments upon which effective plans are based.
Have knowledge of legal and policy frameworks that informs and mandates social work practice
We all know that writing job applications can be challenging and time consuming, so we have streamlined the process as much as possible. Please click the apply now button to upload your CV and a Supporting Statement. The main areas we want you to tell us about in your Supporting Statement are:
Your work with children and young people
How you communicate with others
Your application or research in theory in practice
Brief and to the point and with some examples is the way to go!
Please download the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.
For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page.
At Interview the main areas we’d like you to tell us about include:
Your work with children and young people
How you communicate with others
Your application of research or theory in practice
Your strong social work leadership skills
Interviews will take place on the 9th February face to face at County Hall, Lewes. Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.
Our unparalleled social work education team are dedicated to supporting our social workers grow and develop within and beyond their roles.
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