Advanced Social Worker - Warwick

WMJobs; Warwick; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

Agile working

Supportive multi-agency environment

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is recruiting an Advanced Social Worker for the Family Connect service in Warwickshire. The role is permanent, office-based with potential home working after induction, and involves working with multi-agency partners to safeguard children and families.

Applicants must hold a professional Social Work qualification and Social Work England registration. The team is part of the Family Connect hubs, with a focus on early intervention and safeguarding across Warwickshire.

Qualifications

• Professional Social Work qualification and registration required.
• Experience in Children and Families services preferred.
• Ability to work with multi-agency partners.

Responsibilities

• Make robust and accurate decisions to safeguard children and families.
• Engage with families as the first point of contact from children’s services.
• Work calmly and be approachable to instil confidence.

Skills

Professional Social Work qualification

Social Work England Registration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work

Job description

About the Team

Here at Warwickshire County Council we put children and families at the heart of everything we do. We aim to ensure that Warwickshire’s children, young people, parents and carers receive the right help at the right time. We are passionate about supporting communities and families to build on their strengths and relationships and find their own solutions.

We are doing great work here and we need great people to join us to continue to improve the lives of local children and their families. We are looking to recruit an experienced and passionate social worker to undertake the role of Advanced Social Worker in our Family Connect service.

Family Connect is the point for all referrals where members of the community and professionals refer children and young people living in Warwickshire where they are worried about their safety and welfare. This is an office-based post, although following induction the potential for some work from home, with no face-to-face work with children and families. There is also the requirement to support Children and Family Advisors.

Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support children and young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service.

About the Service and Role

On 3rd of March 2025, we launched Family Connect, formally Warwickshire's Children and Families Front Door, this change is part of Warwickshire's new approach under Families First, which aims to build on the strengths of families and communities, ensuring the right support is given at the right time. Family Connect is designed to support children as early as possible. When concerns are raised, we will prioritise conversations with professionals and families to provide earlier support and ensure they are directed to the right services in a timely way. Family Connect provides information, advice, and guidance to professionals; we implement a telephone referral process alongside Consultations informed through Coaching Conversations with callers who have concerns for the safety and/or wellbeing of children in the Warwickshire area.

Family Connect brings together Children’s Social Care, information and advice and partner agencies into one place to facilitate early, better quality information sharing, analysis and decision-making to safeguard children, young people and families more effectively. The Service comprises of two linked hubs, the Triage Hub and the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) which is a partnership including:

• Warwickshire County Council
• Warwickshire Police
• The National Health Service (NHS)
• Other key partner agencies such as Education, Probation etc.

We are recruiting for the role of Social Worker in our Family Connect Team covering Warwickshire for a permanent position.

Warwickshire Family Connect is here! Consisting of 2 collocated linked Hubs our ambition is to continue to improve outcomes for children from the very start of their journey. We are looking for 1, full-time, experienced Social Worker to join our team.

Working with multi-agency partners and using restorative practice, you will be part of a social work team ensuring that all children’s outcomes are improved and that they are safeguarded effectively.

This is a very fast paced role, which will place competing demands on your time. So, if you enjoy life in the fast lane this is the post for you.

Our Social Worker in the Family Connect will

• possess an ability to make robust and accurate decisions to ensure children and families are safe along with an embedded understanding of risk and risk management.
• enjoy talking to people and have a natural ability to engage with families as the first point of contact from children’s services.
• be calm and approachable and instil confidence in those who contact the Family Connect.

We are keen to receive applications from committed and experienced Social Workers.

Key Requirements

Applicants for the role will need a professional Social Work qualification and Social Work England Registration.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification below:

• Year 4 Advanced Social Worker - Grade N

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them! At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best. Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund. The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Additional Information

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

To discuss the role please contact Shynu Thomas, Team Manager Family Connect: [e-mail]

Closing Date

midnight, 25th August 2026

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [e-mail] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more