Children's Social Workers

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Pershore; On-site; GBP 41,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking passionate Children's Social Workers to join their dedicated team. This role offers an opportunity to work within a supportive environment, focusing on safeguarding children and young people. You will collaborate with experienced colleagues and engage in meaningful work that impacts families positively. With a strong emphasis on professional development and a culture of support, this position provides a chance to grow your career while making a difference in the lives of children in need. If you are ready for a rewarding challenge, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Great Holiday Entitlement

Brilliant Pension Scheme

Professional Learning & Development

Flexible Working

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with experience in child protection and safeguarding.
• Ability to work collaboratively with families and multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Implement complex child in need and protection plans.
• Support families to care for their children safely.
• Work closely with Specialist Family Support Services.

Skills

Social Work

Child Protection

Family Support Services

Multi-disciplinary Team Collaboration

Education

Degree in Social Work

Job description

Job Title: Children's Social Workers
Salary: Up to £40,476, plus £4,000 marketforces*
37 Hours per Week
Location: Worcestershire
Team: Through Care & Locality
Permanent, Full-time

The Role
We are delighted to share that we have vacancies in our Through Care and Safeguarding Social work teams.

• Do you love working with children and young people?
• Are you looking for a new challenge or change?
• Do you want to further develop your social work career and knowledge working with permanent experienced colleagues and line managers?
• Do you want to work for a service that has recently been rated as 'Good' by Ofsted?

If you answered 'Yes', then Worcestershire Children’s Services needs to be your next move!

You will be supported by and working with a stable, permanent management group in teams where the culture of ‘team’ being a supportive learning environment is embedded with regular supervision, manageable caseloads, and regular team meetings. We know how important this is in achieving forward-thinking and progressive social work practice where children and young people experience a great consistent and responsive service, and our partners have trust and confidence in us.

Safeguarding Services:
Social Workers in the Locality Safeguarding Area are responsible for implementing complex child in need planning, child protection plans, and public court proceedings. The focus of the work is supporting families to care for their children safely.

As Social Workers, you will work closely with Specialist Family Support Services and a multi-disciplinary team working with families who are affected by substance use, mental health difficulties, and domestic violence – this supporting you to have more time to undertake direct work with children & young people!

Through Care:
The Through Care Service supports children and young people who have permanent plans to remain looked after; we also support all the UASC young children within the service. Your work will be supporting young people to ensure that they have the correct care plan, and this is progressed in a timely way. Our Through Care Service is aligned to our Family Time Service and our Health & Wellbeing Service – ensuring timely access to wellbeing support for our looked after children and carers.

For further information please contact:

• Alice Gillett, Through Care Group Manager at [e-mail], or
• Selina Rawicz, Locality Group Manager at [e-mail]

Benefits:

You’ll find an overview of the benefits Worcestershire County Council has to offer on our webpage.

• Worcestershire County Council - Why work for us?
• Children's Workforce Academy

Some of these offers include:

• Great Holiday Entitlement: As well as bank holidays, you'll get 26 days paid holiday (pro rata for part-time staff). This goes up to 31 days when you have been with us for 5 years. If you get more than 26 days where you work now, don't worry because if you join us without a break, we'll match your holiday up to 31 days. If you’re successful and want to take advantage of this, do let us know!
• Brilliant Pension Scheme: The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a nationwide, career average pension scheme and is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government.
• Professional Learning & Development: We actively encourage learning and development for all our staff should they want to progress further or explore other areas within the organisation.
• Flexible Working: We are proud to offer hybrid working to provide a better work/life balance where possible.

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS): This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such, appointment will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of criminal records via the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands, or final warnings, as well as convictions. The County Council has a commitment to safeguarding service users in our care.

Equality & Diversity: The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents.

Application Closing Date: Friday, 2nd May 2025
Anticipated Interview Date: To be Confirmed

Attached documents:
Children's Social Worker JD PS.pdf
1. WCC Employee Benefits Doc.pdf