Consultant Social Worker - Children in Care Team

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); England; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in the UK is seeking a Consultant Social Worker to oversee family support workers within the Children in Care Permanence Team. The role focuses on ensuring high-quality support for children in care, requiring strong supervisory skills and a passion for child welfare. Benefits include flexible working, generous leave, and a supportive management environment, making it a rewarding role for those dedicated to improving children's lives.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Volunteering & Wellbeing Day

Reimbursement of Social Work England fee

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years post qualification experience.
• Experience supervising or mentoring colleagues.
• Ability to manage caseloads effectively.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Family Support Workers in the team.
• Manage incoming work and prioritize caseloads.
• Lead the performance and quality checks of the team.

Skills

Supervisory Skills

Communication

Child Welfare Knowledge

Education

Professional Social Work Qualification

Social Work England Registration

Job description

Overview

Consultant Social Worker within the Children in Care Permanence Team.

This role will be based within Warwickshire’s Children in Care Permanence Team who are predominantly based in Bedworth but offer a Countywide service to all Children in Care who have a plan of permanency across Warwickshire and those who may be placed further away from home. If you join us you will see that we are a busy but highly rewarding team to work for, it is our passion to capture the voice of young people in all that we do and ensure that they are central to all care and pathway planning decisions relating to them and their future.

We offer a service to Children in Care of all ages (up to 18yrs) who have a plan of permanence in various settings including foster care, residential provision, supported accommodation, supported lodgings, and those placed with connected family members.

We also work very closely with families, and as children get older and family circumstances change, we support children and young people to return to their families where safe to do so.

Our focus is on ensuring all children and young people are well supported to maximise their life chances; where they can thrive in our care, are safe from any harm or abuse, have access to the best education and training, and feel prepared for adulthood. We work hard to ensure that our children's voices are heard and that our team have opportunities to build positive relationships with the young people that we support.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service. Click here to find out more about Warwickshire County Council’s Children and Families Service.

Our Offer to you includes:

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
• We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply

About the Role

The role available is for a Consultant Social Worker to supervise and oversee our Family Support Workers. Our Family Support Workers are essential to ensuring high-quality, consistent support for children and families. You will need to be a minimum of 4 years post qualification and have experience of supervising students or mentoring colleagues.

We are seeking a passionate Consultant Social Worker who will:

• Supervise the Family Support workers that sit within the Children in Care and Permanence Team.
• Management of incoming work including prioritisation and allocation through caseload management of team members review and closure of cases.
• To maintain clear and accurate recording systems to ensure safe and sound practice
• To carry out regular monitoring and evaluation work
• Take responsibility and lead the performance of your team, evidencing positive impact and outcomes are achieved for children.
• Monitoring and auditing the quality of service provided by the team and ensuring any corrective measures are taken to meet the objectives set for the team.
• Completed additional pieces of stand-alone worker to support the wider service.
• To deputise for the Team Manager, as required.
• Why work for Us Brochure

Key Requirements

This role is Countywide so there will be some travelling within Warwickshire and also beyond Warwickshire to children and young people placed further afield.

This role will be primarily undertaken within office hours however agile working will be required, with some evening work depending on the needs of families.

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

If you are looking for a role and embrace a challenge and have experience of and a passion for working with children and young people in care, we look forward to hearing from you.

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 Specifications below:

Consultant Social Worker - Grade O

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.

Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.

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 Ashleigh Clarke and Rebecca Taylor.

Closing Date: 9th October 2025
Interview Date: 22nd October 2025

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