Part time Social Worker – Fostering in Huntingdon PE29 3AD inHuntingdon PE29 3AD PUBLISHED MON 29 SEP 2025 Jump to job information section

£39,548 to £42,248 a year
ENHANCED DBS FAMILY HOLISTIC PENSION SOCIAL WORK

Cambridgeshire County Council r6yOCaWZ

Job description

Part-time permanent role (24 hours/week) ideal for work–life balance.

Hybrid working with required office days plus flexible countywide travel.

Comprehensive wellbeing package that your family can access.

Six protected CPD days each year and support from the CARE academy.

Relocation support up to £8,000 (eligibility applies) and clear pay progression.

Inclusive employer, Disability Confident status, EDI strategy and IDEAL network.

Make a meaningful difference to children and foster families as a part-time Social Worker (24 hours per week) within Cambridgeshire County Council’s Fostering Support Team, based in Huntingdon PE29 3AD. This permanent post pays £39,548–£42,248 and is for a qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England. The role blends office and home working, requires countywide travel and an Enhanced DBS, and centres on providing regular supervision and practical support to foster carers, capturing children’s voices, producing clear reports for panels, supporting therapeutic parenting, maintaining compliance with Fostering Regulations, and contributing to recruitment and service development.

Cambridgeshire offers a family-friendly, development-focused culture with protected time for learning and strong wellbeing support. Benefits include a comprehensive wellbeing package accessible to family members, six protected CPD days, access to the Cambridgeshire Academy for Reaching Excellence (CARE), a relocation package (up to £8,000, eligibility applies) and a pay progression scheme. The service values reflective supervision, flexible working and inclusion — it is a stable, growing team with Disability Confident status and employee networks such as IDEAL. If this role fits your caring values and experience, find the vacancy on jobsincare.com and click the "Apply Now" button to apply before 23 October 2025; interviews are expected week commencing 13 October 2025.

Part-time permanent role (24 hours/week) ideal for work–life balance.

Hybrid working with required office days plus flexible countywide travel.

Comprehensive wellbeing package that your family can access.

Six protected CPD days each year and support from the CARE academy.

Relocation support up to £8,000 (eligibility applies) and clear pay progression.

Inclusive employer, Disability Confident status, EDI strategy and IDEAL network.

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Part-time permanent role (24 hours/week) ideal for work–life balance.; Hybrid working with required office days plus flexible countywide travel.; Comprehensive wellbeing package that your family can access.; Six protected CPD days each year and support from the CARE academy.; Relocation support up to £8,000 (eligibility applies) and clear pay progression.; Inclusive employer: Disability Confident status, EDI strategy and IDEAL network.

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