Experienced Social Worker (Grade K)

We have recently won the National Award for the Safeguarding of Children at the National Children and Young People’s Awards 2020 and we are looking for bright, innovative people to join us!Why Wiltshire?

• We are a good authority with a good reputation

• We have a progressive digital culture which enables us to spend more time with our families and give us flexibility

• A ‘One Journey’ model which means you stay with the child from the front door right the way through to permanence if required. Our social workers are passionate about this model and the continuity it provides children, young people and their families and carers.

• We have a visible and accessible management team who pride themselves on offering quality monthly supervision through reflective, open and strengths-based support

• We have generous training opportunities in response to the national and local picture including:o NAAS Social Work accreditationo Through our teaching partnership with Bournemouth University, we offer you teaching opportunities, masterclasses and moreo We have close links with Social Work England who provide support to our workforceo We offer creative opportunities for development including practice development lead roles and opportunities to train and develop practitioners and become involved in development projectso We offer secondment opportunity for development and experienceo We have a clear development pathway which is in line with the Professional Capabilities Framework

• We are part of an innovative project operating a Contextual Safeguarding model in partnership with the University of Bedfordshire. Our approach has been praised in a recent Government sexual abuse strategy report.Our offer to you

• We offer light, spacious and modern working environments allowing flexibility to work at any of our hubs where you will have access to free, priority parking

• We offer a hybrid working model, so you will also have more opportunities to work remotely from home or across the county.

• We have a range of roles including full time, part time and compressed 9- day fortnight hours• Access to wide wellbeing support service available for practitioners which includes a brand-new support service to reduce the likelihood of secondary trauma in our staff

• Multi-disciplinary team support including key workers who will co-work some cases with you as well as access to administrative services to free you up to focus on spending time with families.

• Excellent local government pension scheme

• The opportunity to work for a forward-thinking council with a strong focus on staff engagement.