Social Work Lead (Tewkesbury)

<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.</span></span><br><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p>
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<li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Job Title:                           Social Work Lead</span></span></li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Job Location:                     Tewkesbury Borough Council Offices </span></span></li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Salary:                              £49,817 - £53,051 per annum </span></span></li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Hours per Week:                37.00 </span></span></li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Contract Type:                   Permanent </span></span></li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Closing Date:                    01/11/2026 </span></span></li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Job Requisition Number:    15043 </span></span></li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">This post is not open to job share</span></span></li>
</ul><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><br><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Are you a registered Social Worker, with experience in Adult Social Care, looking for your next career move? We would love to hear from you!</span></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong>About the role:</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">We have a full time Social Work Lead position available in our Tewkesbury Locality Team. To find out more about working in the Tewksbury team, <a href="https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/ascrecruitment/asc-careers-with-us/social-work-and-social-care/adult-social-care-team-careers/meet-our-teams/social-work-and-social-care/adult-social-care-team-careers/tewkesbury-locality/what-do-the-tewkesbury-locality-do/">visit our “Meet the Teams” webpage</a>.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">As a Social Work Lead, you will manage and take a lead role in the professional development of Social Workers and other practitioners through supervision, mentoring and offering advice. You will be expected to promote a culture of professional curiosity, encouraging accountability and role modelling this in your own best practice. We look to our Social Work Leads to coordinate and manage section 42 enquiries and to guide practitioners through other complex, high risk situations. Applicants must be able to demonstrate their practice experience and knowledge of legislation and be focused on delivering positive outcomes for the people of Gloucestershire.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong>About you:</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">As Social Work Leads, we understand the work you do on a daily basis and provide the support you need to make a difference to the people of Gloucestershire. To join us, you must:</span></p>
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<li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Have a social work qualification and be SWE registered</span></li>
<li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Have completed your ASYE programme and have at least 2 years post completion service</span></li>
<li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment</span></li>
<li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Have the passion to promote people’s strengths and the ability to make a difference in a safe working approach to social work practice</span></li>
<li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Have up to date knowledge of legislation and demonstrable experience of providing credible approaches to practice.</span></li>
<li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Be able to prioritise, using a risk based approach</span></li>
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