Senior Practitioner - Assessment Team

Job summary

We have an exciting vacancy in the Assessment Team for a Senior Practitioner/Senior Social Worker. Please see the details below.

We have an exciting vacancy in the Assessment Team for a Senior Practitioner/Senior Social Worker. For additional details, please review the full description below.

Cambridgeshire County Council offers a wide range of great benefits for its colleagues. More information is available below.

• Date posted: 14 January 2026
• Pay scheme:
  Other
• Salary: £45,588 to £48,696 a year
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Working pattern:
  Full‑time
• Reference number: VP3803AD29
• Job locations:
  Ely, CB7 4EX

We are looking for an experienced, passionate and enthusiastic Senior Practitioner who has the child’s voice at the heart of everything they do to join us in our East Cambridgeshire Assessment Team!

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a high‑performing and supportive team, where your leadership, experience and professional judgment will be highly valued.

The Assessment Team is the first point of contact for statutory intervention. Our work is dynamic, fast‑paced and focused on delivering timely, proportionate responses to children and families at levels 3 and 4 of the Cambridgeshire Levels of Need framework.

We work closely with our Targeted Support Services to ensure that families can be stepped down to early help when appropriate, helping to strengthen relationships and prevent escalation.

What We Offer

• A stable and supportive leadership team, including a permanent Team Manager
• Dedicated administrative support from Childrens Information and Advice Officers (CIAOs) to reduce paperwork and free up time for direct work
• Monthly reflective supervision and team learning sessions
• A creative and collaborative team environment, where your ideas and professional voice are heard
• A hybrid working model with a mix of office‑based (Noble House in Ely) and remote working
• Opportunities for progression through our career development pathways

If this sounds like an environment where you would thrive, apply now! If you require more information or would like an informal chat please contact Nathalie on or email

Closing Date Thursday 29th January. Interviews will be held towards the end of the week commencing 2nd February.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage.

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing
  , both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• 6 days of protected time each year to support maintaining your Continuous Professional Development
• A relocation package of up to £8,000 (eligibility applies)
• Scalable retention payments of up to £9,118 over a 3 year period, starting after your first full year of employment
• A Refer a Friend Scheme where if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, we pay you an introduction fee of £350
• Access to our Cambridgeshire Academy for Reaching Excellence (CARE) who will support your development, enabling you to become the best practitioner you can be

For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.

As a Senior Social Worker, you will manage a complex and varied caseload and support less experienced colleagues through mentoring and modelling best practice.

You will lead statutory assessments, strategy discussions, Section 47 enquiries, and produce high‑quality reports for court under Sections 7, 37 and 31.

You will also be expected to complete SWET assessments and care plans where needed, contributing to positive and sustainable outcomes for children.

You will support the Team Manager where required including the planning,…