Job Introduction
The Children’s Disability Short Break Review Team supports Children and young people who are defined as Children in need due to their disability needs only.
We have 4 Children’s Disability teams across the county, and they provide specialist services for children and young people with complex disabilities.
You'll be expected to facilitate in creating alternative ways of working with Children with disabilities across the county, to ensure they receive the right support at the right time, and reviewing their care packages to ensure their needs are being met appropriately.
We have 2 opportunities available:
1 x based in the East
1 x based in the West
These will be full time positions (37hrs) for 12 months, working Monday-Thursday 8.30-5 and Friday 8.30-4.30, although flexible working is part of the role due to after school visits.
Due to travelling to different location, this post is an Essential Car User
Main Responsibility
You will:
- hold a significant caseload of Children in Need, young people where short breaks are being provided, with the support and oversight of a qualified social worker.
- conduct Child in Need visits and chair reviews
- complete direct work, with Children with Disabilities and their families
- link families with community-based activities and short breaks at the most appropriate level
- take part in reflective group supervision sessions in the district teams to help share knowledge, and to keep up to date with district team operations.
The Ideal Candidate
The minimum criteria that will be used to shortlist for this role will be:
- be confident in decision making and have experience and knowledge in working with children with disabilities and their families
- be confident in decision making and be committed to ensuring the children on their case load receive the best quality service.
- have sound organisational skills, able to manage and prioritise competing demands
- Have the ability to engage and communicate with Children with disabilities
- be expected to be a team player
- This post is an Essential Car User.
For more information about the role please contact: Leanne Shore at leanne.shore@staffordshire.gov.uk
Interviews are expected to be held during the week starting 30th November 2026.
Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Leanne Shore leanne.shore@staffordshire.gov.uk
Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.
Please note: The minimum essential criteria in the ideal section detailed above will be used if you are applying under one of our Interview Guarantee Schemes.
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.
