Vacancy Detail
Social Worker - Safeguarding Team
Social Worker – Safeguarding Team (Permanent)
Location: Cambridgeshire County Council (Hybrid working available)
Salary: £41,958 – £44,822 (dependent on experience)
£1,049 Annual Retention
Contract: Permanent
Pro Social Partners are proud to be working in partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council to recruit Social Workers to join their Safeguarding Teams within Children's Social Care.
Cambridgeshire offers safeguarding practitioners a well-supported environment with a strong emphasis on reflective supervision, manageable caseloads, and purposeful direct work with families.
The Role
As a Social Worker within the Safeguarding Team, you will:
Manage children subject to child in need and child protection plans, ensuring statutory responsibilities are met.
Complete high-quality, strengths-based assessments that clearly analyse risk, need, and protective factors.
Build purposeful and trusting relationships with children, young people, and families.
Develop and review safety and support plans that reduce risk and promote family resilience.
Prepare clear, analytical reports for conferences, reviews, and court where required.
About You
You will be a committed and capable practitioner with:
A recognised Social Work qualification and current Social Work England registration.
Post-qualifying experience within Children's Social Care, ideally in safeguarding or child protection.
Strong assessment, analytical, and decision-making skills.
Confidence working with complexity, risk, and multi-agency partners.
A clear commitment to relationship-based and strengths-led practice.
Why Cambridgeshire County Council?
An Annual Retention payment alongside a competitive salary.
Supportive leadership and a strong culture of reflective supervision.
Manageable caseloads with a focus on quality and purposeful social work.
Excellent training, development, and career progression opportunities.
Hybrid working arrangements and a genuine commitment to work–life balance.
Location: Cambridgeshire | Salary: £41958 - £44822 per year | Job type: Permanent | Posted: 30/09/2026
