Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
03/08/2026
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 02/09/2026 23:59
Salary:
£34,434 - £45,091 per annum
Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service
Employment Location:
Civic
Further Information
We will consider part time hours
We welcome applications from newly qualified social workers
We are also currently offering a retention payment to experienced Social Workers
Please note that this post is a Safer Recruitment post and will be subject to DBS clearance at the appropriate level. You will also need to be registered with Social Work England.
Children’s & Joint Commissioning Services have Social Worker vacancies within the Safeguarding, Assessment & Support Team (SAS). The team provides a comprehensive social work service from the point of single assessment through to work on a long-term basis. The team support children in need, including those subject to a child protection plan and children in our care.
Hartlepool Borough Council is committed to providing a high-quality service to the people of Hartlepool. Devoting resources, energy, and imagination, we promote the independence and wellbeing of children and young people through effective partnership working. We are looking for a like-minded individual to join one of our SAS teams.
We are committed to providing high quality services to children, young people and their families and will offer you an excellent working environment valuing supervision, training and opportunities for your professional development.
Children Services in Hartlepool will prioritise your wellbeing by ensuring you have a manageable caseload, receive a high level of support, you will have a visible management team, an excellent staff wellbeing at work offer and be part of a very positive culture of support and development. We will also offer you protected time away from casework responsibilities and well-being days which are solely designed to support your health and wellbeing.
We are especially proud of the support and guidance we offer newly qualified Social Workers. A dedicated team of very experienced practitioners work closely with the newly qualified Social Workers and Team Managers to ensure newly qualified Social Workers have the very best experience and finish their first year in practice highly skilled and full of confidence. In addition, we offer a protected caseload which allows newly qualified Social Workers to continue their development journey at a level and pace appropriate to their experience and requirements.
Hartlepool Children’s Services has a very stable workforce and rarely employs agency Social Workers. Although we have used a small number of agency Social Workers when required to assist with capacity and to ensure caseloads are reasonable, we believe that the inequality in the pay between permanent staff and agency staff can cause resentment and destabilize the workforce; our priority is investment in you and our current workforce.
Hartlepool Children’s Services has a strong and effective culture, we are a collaborative team and pride ourselves on the highly supportive and relational way of working both within the organisation and with our children and families. This culture has ensured that we have one of the highest rates of staff retention in the region and feedback from our recent workforce survey confirmed that staff are happy working in Hartlepool and the support they are offered by all levels of management is excellent.
Our most recent Ofsted ILAC inspection in March 2024, judged us as being ‘outstanding’ regarding the effectiveness of our Safeguarding Teams, for services to Children In Our Care and Leadership.
In Hartlepool we take pride in the fact that we nurture talent and have consistently promoted Social Workers from within the service to the role of Assistant Team Manager and Team Manager. This is testament to the commitment, dedication and faith we will have in you and already have in our staff team.
We have a flexible working model through the Council’s hybrid working policy allowing you to work in the office and at home without being prescriptive.
You should possess or graduate this year with a social work qualification at a degree or diploma level (or equivalent).
For further information, please contact Lisa Cushlow, Head of Service on 01429 253961
Closing date: 17th August 2026
If you need help to complete the application form, then support is available from the Council's Jobs & Skills Service. You can contact the team by phoning 01429 868616 or by sending an e-mail to careers.service@hartlepool.gov.uk.
Further information on training to upskill and boost your CV is also available online at www.hartlepooljobsandskills.com
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Please note
This job is closed for applications.