We believe that the children of Cornwall deserve the best.
When you join us, you’ll be changing their lives for the better, as well as your own.

If you understand and believe in humane, relationship-based social work with children and families, we offer the opportunity to develop your social work career in an innovative and ambitious children’s service in one of the most beautiful parts of the country.

Social workers in Cornwall play a leading role in delivering effective and integrated frontline services, that safeguard the welfare of the most vulnerable children and young people in Cornwall.
They work in multi-disciplinary teams and in partnership with colleagues from different professions and agencies.

Our Children’s Services were inspected by Ofsted in October 2019 under the framework of the Inspection of Local Authority Children’s Service (ILACS).

Our overall rating of 'Outstanding' places Cornwall’s children’s social care service in the top 10% of services nationally despite lower levels of funding and significantly higher levels of deprivation than most.
    •    We have developed and embedded a strong learning and performance culture which has enabled our performance, direction and approach to be maintained through the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond
    •    We remain committed to continuously improving practice and service delivery- ‘building on outstanding,’ whilst also adapting and strengthening our teams’ resilience with enhanced support and flexible working practices during the pandemic
    •    We encourage and enable our best practitioners to stay in practice and reward them for their expertise and commitment to work directly with children and families
    •    We are committed to creating a healthy balance between your work life and your personal life
    •    We will also support your career progression and ongoing development through our outstanding Career and Qualification pathway and core curriculum, recognised by Ofsted, offering a high quality programme of learning to enhance your skills and practice
    •    We offer a competitive starting salary and the opportunity to increase your pay further as you progress
    •    We can provide flexible working opportunities, including part-time hours and homeworking; sponsorship for eligible social work candidates
    •    plus relocation support of up to £8,000 for candidates relocating to Cornwall