Children With Disabilities Advanced Social Worker (reference: SCC/TP/287912/2528)

Surrey County Council; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Social Worker role within the Children with Disabilities team in Woking. The role involves managing and supporting a team, working on complex cases, and contributing to positive outcomes for children and families, with a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Access to bespoke learning programmes

28 days annual leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Local government pension scheme

Lifestyle discounts

Paid volunteering days

Refer a friend payment

Qualifications

• Experience in child protection and family assessments.
• Ability to support complex cases.
• Capacity for supervisory responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Manage family support workers and oversee case assessments.
• Develop skills and knowledge within the team.
• Work flexibly between office and home environments.

Skills

Social Work

Communication

Empathy

Education

Social Work Degree

Registered with Social Work England

Job description

Children With Disabilities Advanced Social Worker

Children With Disabilities Advanced Social Worker

• Reference: SCC/TP/287912/2528
• Positions: 1
• Salary: £46,399 - £49,588 per annum plus an additional payment of up to £6,000 across your first 18 months in post
• Category: Qualified Social Work - Children's
• Contract type: Permanent
• Working hours: 36 hours per week
• Posted on: 16 June 2025
• Closing date: 7 July 2025
• Location: Woking, Surrey

Description

We have an opportunity to join our Children with Disabilities team in Woking as an Advanced Social Worker.

When not working with our residents in the community,we are keen to support agile working with a combination of home and office working.We are keen to get the balance right of providing flexibility but ensuring you feel connected to your team and the service.

The salary range forAdvanced Social Workers is £46,399 - £49,588per annum.We also offer afinancial package of up to £6,000. Information is available in the attached Total Reward Statement about other financial benefits.

Rewards and Benefits

• We pay your Social Worker England Registration fee
• Access to bespoke learning programmes via our dedicated Children's Services Academy to empower and enrich your practice
• 28days annual leave, rising to 30days after 5years' service (plus bank holidays)
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Refer a friend payment of £1,000 as a thank you for finding the right Social Worker

We are proud of our recent Good Ofsted judgement, which marks a significant milestone for Surrey. In relation to our Children With Disabilities service the report highlighted that "Social workers offer children and their families a wide range of interventions, aligned to their complex and unique needs. Workers know the children they are working with very well and are keen for them to achieve to their full potential" and that "Staff are well-trained and committed, feel highly valued and are proud to work in Surrey." You can read the full reportHERE.

About working in the Children with Disability Service

You will be joining a service with a stable and committed leadership team where significant improvements have been made- we are going from strength to strength! We are working closely with our parents and families to understand how we can improve the service and learn from their experiences of us.

Our Children with Disabilities service is committed to achieving the best outcomes for children and young people, maximising their opportunities. We are committed to working in partnership with families and take account of the needs of the whole family. We work closely with our colleagues in adult services to try to ensure a smooth transition into adulthood. We believe strongly in the importance of building positive and consistent relationships between the families we work with and social workers, and with the multidisciplinary team. We work closely with colleagues in family safeguarding and the looked after children service.

Are you at a point in your career where you want to take on supervisory responsibility whilst utilising your skills as an experienced social worker?

Our Advanced Social Worker role enables you to work on complex cases whilst also giving you the opportunity to progress your career by supporting to develop the skills and knowledge within the team and to occasionally deputise for the Team Manager.You will have the opportunity to join Advanced Social Worker colleagues in county wide learning activities organised by the Surrey Children's Service Academy with a clear professional development pathway and opportunities for shared learning.

As an ASW you will line manage Family Support Workers within the team, offering them personal and professional supervision and supporting them with joint visits where there is a concern that a family's needs are escalating, and they may need to be referred for further social work assessment and intervention.

In Surrey, you will have a sense of belonging within your individual team but also the wider service areas and directorate. You will receive high quality supervision, as there is a firm commitment towards dedicating time that focusses on the work you do with children and families. You will be empowered to work creatively and holistically in providing support and protection to children whilst also paying attention to your wellbeing and career development.

Wherever you are in your career journey, Surrey is committed to supporting and nurturing you so that you can be the best version of yourself.

Our Inclusive Approach

To apply you will need to upload your CV and answer 3 application questions.

• Please tell us what has motivated you to apply for this role?
• Please tell us about the key skills and experience you will be able to bring to this role.
• A social worker in the Children With Disabilities Team may work with children for a Child and Family Assessment, Children In Need, Child Protection, Looked After Children and Proceedings. Given the array of skills needed, please tell us about your experience in these areas and how you would manage with this range of processes?

If your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to a short virtual call to explore your answers to the application questions (lasting approx. 15- 20 mins) If successful following this, you will be invited for an in-person interview, allowing you to meet the team, check out your potential office and get a feel for what your journey might look like.

We are committed to inclusive recruitment. That's why, if you're invited to a face-to-face interview, we'll share the themes of the questions with you in advance. This way, you can prepare and feel comfortable, allowing you to confidently discuss your skills and experiences.

Fancy a chat?

Our friendly teams could talk your socks off when it comes to all things Social Work. We'd love to hear from you and find out more about what you're looking for so if you'd like to talk to us please just drop a quick message [e-mail] and we'll get a call arranged.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on the 07.07.2025.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

You will need to be registered with Social Work England.

Surrey has both urban and rural areas, social workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK, access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long-term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.

Local Government Reorganisation

Surrey County Council is preparing for Local Government Reorganisation which will allow us to implement the Government led policy of devolution, which is all about giving more powers to local areas.

Currently, Surrey has a two-tier council system, with 11 district and borough councils and a county council, all responsible for different services. All these councils will be reorganised into a smaller number of new unitary councils which will come into effect in April 2027. At this point, this role will be transferred, with all existing terms and conditions intact into one of the new unitary councils.

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Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.