Family Court Adviser – Essex

Job Description

Family Court Adviser – Essex

Are you a passionate Family Court Adviser looking for your next role? 4Recruitment Services are currently recruiting for a Family Court Adviser Hybrid – 2 days remote, 1–2 days office-based and 1–2 days visiting children across Essex.

Paying £29.01 – £39.50 per hour Umbrella Rate.

About the Role

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Family Court Adviser to support children and families involved in family court proceedings across Essex.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Social Worker with substantial experience working with children and families, safeguarding and complex case management.

You will play a vital role in ensuring that children’s welfare, wishes and feelings remain at the heart of family court decisions, providing specialist assessments, advice and recommendations to support positive outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertaking detailed assessments of children and families involved in family court proceedings.
• Completing direct work with children and families to understand their wishes, feelings and circumstances.
• Assessing safeguarding concerns, risks and potential harm to children.
• Preparing detailed court reports and recommendations.
• Working across both public and private law proceedings.
• Undertaking Work After First Hearing (WAFH), including assessments, direct work and ongoing recommendations.
• Acting as a Children’s Guardian in public law proceedings, representing the child’s best interests.
• Advising the court on child protection, welfare and safeguarding concerns.
• Managing complex and sensitive cases, including high-conflict family disputes.
• Working collaboratively with social workers, legal professionals and partner agencies.

Essential Requirements

• Recognised Social Work qualification.
• Minimum of 3 years’ post-qualifying experience working with children and families.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding and child protection.
• Experience undertaking complex assessments and risk assessments.
• Experience preparing high-quality reports and recommendations.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage sensitive and challenging situations professionally.
• Strong IT, organisational and case management skills.
• Ability to work independently and effectively under pressure.

Working Arrangements

This role offers a hybrid working arrangement:

• 2 days working remotely.
• 1–2 days office-based in Essex.
• 1–2 days visiting children across the Essex area.

What we offer:

• 24 hour one on one specialist consultant based within your geographical area
• 4Recruitment Services Employee Benefits Programme
• Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.

To discuss this vacancy in further detail or any other vacancies, If you are a qualified Social Worker with at least three years’ post-qualifying experience working with children and families, and have a passion for ensuring children’s voices are heard within family court proceedings, we would love to hear from you on 0208 514 9136 or email careteam@4recruitmentservices.com.