Skills

Communication

Job Specifications

Closing date: 23 September 2025

Derbyshire County Council have an exciting opportunity for a caring and determined Community Care Worker to join our North-East team in the Amber Valley Locality. This role offers progression and development, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to use your skills and experience to genuinely improve outcomes for children and young people.

This is a part-time post, 22 hrs 12 minutes hours per week, based at The Hub, South Normanton. The post is fixed term for 6 months initially, at which point it will be reviewed and possibly extended.

The position is within a busy social work team with an experienced and committed group of colleagues, supported by a highly competent Practice Supervisor and experienced Team Manager.

We are looking for motivated and dedicated applicants who can demonstrate a passion for working with vulnerable individuals within society and making a difference to children and families.

What will you be doing?

The role involves a range of tasks linked to social work practice in the locality including.

Parenting assessments
Supporting family time
Direct work with children
Supporting plans for children and families.
Engaging with other agencies and partner organisations

What skills and experience do you need?

NVQ Level 3 in Care or equivalent, or willing to work towards once in post (refer to job and person profile for more information).
Experience of creating rapport and building effective relationships with families.
Knowledge of Child Protection, child development and parenting abilities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent assessment and IT skills.

Our Community Care Worker Role attracts a starting salary of PS29,719 with annual increments to PS31,691 per annum.

We believe that hard work and commitment to your role should be rewarded, so we offer a package that will ensure you always feel supported and valued:

Diverse range of cases providing an exciting, challenging and rewarding career
Excellent supervision and a supportive peer network
A development programme (specific to your role) - to enable you to gain confidence and competence in your role and regularly network with your peers across the department
Fantastic opportunities to undertake further formal qualifications, including social worker degree, and career progression through our career pathways.
DBS check undertaken and paid for by us

If you would like further information on this role, please contact Tanya Brown, Team Manager on 01629 531364.

For more information on our services please visit Children and family services - Derbyshire County Council

What benefits do we offer you?

Local Government Pension Scheme
generous annual leave and flexi-time scheme
travel expenses
discount on leisure centre memberships
free car parking at most sites
an in-house counselling service
occupational health service
access to sessions with a trained physiotherapist
cycle to work scheme

About the Company

Derbyshire County Council - Improving life for local people. We work to improve the lives of local people by delivering high quality services. If you want to work for us go to our job pages at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/jobs where you can register for email alerts, download job packs and apply online. Know more