Senior Social Worker, Families First

Permanent roles for Children’s Social Workers – SENIOR SOCIAL WORKER
Location: Warwickshire County Council – STRATFORD UPON AVON
Basic Salary up to £44,075 plus £3500 market supplement

 
**Please note, we cannot accept applications from individuals needing visa sponsorship for these roles. 
 
We have exciting opportunities for permanent social workers who consistently strive to achieve the best outcomes for the Children and Families you work with.
  
Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about supporting adults with care and support needs to live fulfilling and independent lives? Join the teams as they continue to embed their Families First model supporting children and young people across the authority.

About You 

• You will hold a qualification in Social Work 
• You will have completed your assisted year of learning – ASYE
• You will have excellent communication skills when working in complex situations with vulnerable people
• You will have an excellent ability to assess needs and situation
• You will be up to date with current legislation and the current complex climate.

 
As a Social Worker in Families First team you will:-

• Have a Statutory Responsibility and Manage children under Child Protection Plans, Looked After Children (in care), and Children in Need.
• Handle a varied, highly complex, and challenging caseload requiring original thinking and tailored solutions.
• Conduct complex assessments of need and risk to devise outcome-focused support plans.
• Identify, source, and regularly review services to ensure they meet the eligible needs of vulnerable families.
• Participate in the local authority duty system and conduct child protection investigations under appropriate supervision.
• Attend strategy meetings, legal proceedings, and Child Protection conferences.
• Write court reports, statutory reviews, and detailed child protection reports.
• Lead the safeguarding response with managerial oversight during conferences and reviews.

Requirements of you as the Social Worker: 

• Social Work England registration 
• A recognised Social Work qualification (Degree/DipSW/CQSW) 
• A full UK driving licence 
• DBS clearance 
• Authority to work in the UK 

 
Benefits of working in Warwickshire include:

• Volunteering & Wellbeing Day
• Refer a Friend – Refer a friend to a social worker position in Children & Families, once they have passed their probationary period you can claim £500
• Children & Families staff free counselling
• Relocation Allowance – up to £8000 tax free for specific aspects of relocating. Applications can be received once in post.
• Pool Cars – some of our Teams have access to Pool Cars for visits over specified mileage, usually 100 miles.
• Agile working All employees are allocated a Microsoft Surface Pro and full Microsoft suite, we utilise MS Teams and One Drive. Good ICT support.
• AI – we use Co-pilot and we have a dedicated contract with BEEM (Magic Notes) with bespoke templates for many of our core statutory forms and meetings.
• Social Work England registration fee – annual registration fee is claimable via payroll expenses
• Local Government Pension Scheme and Shared Cost AVC
• Annual leave entitlement is based on your terms and conditions (including hours and grade) plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas. You are entitled to a minimum of 28 days leave each year (pro rata if part time).
• Access to car lease scheme, cycle to work scheme, Lifestyle discounts, discounts on local attractions, Free Will service plus more.

 
Please apply online or reach out to me on [email removed]