Derbyshire County Council
Senior Leaving Care Worker
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Senior Leaving Care Worker
Senior Leaving Care Worker
Closing date: 05 July 2026
Derbyshire Leaving Care Service are hiring a Senior Leaving Care Worker to join their dynamic Chesterfield and High Peak Team, based in a nationally renowned young person’s hub in Chesterfield.
As a Senior Leaving Care Worker, you will:
- Be an experienced frontline practitioner who models best practice
- Provide mentorship and support for colleagues
- Work with some of the most vulnerable young people needing additional support
- Commit to corporate parenting and relationships-based practice to drive positive outcomes and transitions
- Lead with Social Pedagogy and trauma-informed approaches
- Challenge and inspire colleagues to improve practice
- Promote aspirational and good accommodation options for care-experienced young people
The service is already recognised as exceptional, reflecting insights from a 2023 Ofsted Leaving Care Visit:
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- A passionate, skilled workforce enabling care leavers to thrive
- Young people’s aspirations are supported with ambitious transition plans
- Focuses on effective 16–18-year-old transitions for independence
- Strong relationships with young people, valued as caring and supportive
- Accommodation needs carefully considered, respecting young people’s wishes
- Focus on education, employment, and training tailored to young people’s abilities
Responsibilities
- Role modelling best practice and leading areas of development
- Mentoring and supporting colleagues
- Promoting positive outcomes while ensuring no-one is abandoned on the caring experience
- Working aspirationally for young people’s futures
- Providing child-centred care with a focus on transitions to independence
- Representing the service locally and regionally
- Collaborating with partners, social work teams, housing, and adult social care
- Adhering to statutory guidelines for care leavers and children in care
- Supporting multiple young people to achieve their best outcomes
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Requirements & Skills
- Significant experience working with children in care and care-experienced young people
- Ability to inspire, motivate, and mentor others
- Deep commitment to improving and enhancing support for young people while guiding them towards self-sufficiency
- Outstanding interpersonal skills for successful engagement with young people, colleagues, management, and partners
- A strong advocacy role for care-experienced children and young people
Benefits & Perks
- Annual leave and sick pay
- Generous local government pension scheme with incremental pay increases
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounts at selected county leisure centres
- A vibrant service culture backed by a strong, skilled, and passionate workforce
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