Children and Families Long Term Team Social Worker Devon

Qualified Social Worker – Children & Families
Devon County Council – Multiple Countywide Vacancies
Competitive Agency Rates
Full Time | 37 Hours Per Week | Hybrid Working

Must be a driver with access to a vehicle

Looking for your next frontline social work contract in a beautiful part of the country, within a supportive and restorative local authority?

Devon County Council are currently recruiting experienced Children & Families Social Workers to join teams across the county, with multiple opportunities available including:

📍 North & Mid Devon – Taw View, Barnstaple / Phoenix House, Tiverton (x5)
📍 South & West Devon – Follaton House, Totnes (x3)
📍 Exeter & East Devon – County Hall, Exeter (x2)

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced practitioners who are passionate about relationship-based practice and achieving meaningful outcomes for children and families.

About the role
Devon’s Children & Families teams manage:
✔ Child in Need cases
✔ Child Protection work
✔ Legal proceedings
✔ Looked After Children cases

The work is varied, rewarding and focused on supporting families to create lasting positive change within the home environment. You’ll be working alongside experienced Social Workers, ASYE’s, Family Practitioners, Team Managers and Assistant Team Managers within a service committed to restorative practice and child-centred intervention.

This role requires practitioners to:
• Build strong relationships with children and families
• Undertake visits and respond to service needs
• Manage a varied caseload within frontline services
• Work creatively to promote safety, stability and positive outcomes
• Be available for duty cover and emergency response where required

Hybrid working
There is flexibility for a mixture of office and home-based working, however candidates must be able to commit to:
• Office attendance on duty days
• Minimum 1–2 office days per week

Please only apply if you are able to meet these service requirements.

Why Devon?
Alongside rewarding work, Devon offers an exceptional lifestyle — with stunning coastlines, Dartmoor & Exmoor National Parks, thriving communities, excellent schools and fantastic transport links including the M5, rail services and Exeter Airport.

If you’re an experienced agency Social Worker looking for your next opportunity within a supportive and progressive authority, I’d love to speak with you.

📩Contact Sarah Leigh at Hoop Social Work today for a confidential discussion or to apply