Experienced Social Worker

Community Care Live; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Market supplement

Job summary

Community Care Live is recruiting experienced social workers (Band 7/8) to join Families First and Support & Protection teams in Manchester. The role supports vulnerable children and families, with a focus on strengths-based, relationship-based practice and service improvement.

We offer SMART working options, enabling flexible, hybrid patterns to suit personal circumstances while delivering positive outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide social work support to children and families in Families First and Support & Protection teams.
• Conduct assessments for Child in Need plans and contribute to Families First reforms.
• Engage with flexible and hybrid working arrangements (SMART working).

Job description

We're hiring children's Band 7 & 8 Social Wokers to join the following teams:

• Families First Team
• Support & Protection Team

SMART Working: We aim to offer flexibility wherever possible. Many of our colleagues work from home one or more days a week and/or adjust their hours. We call this SMART working - giving you the freedom to shape your working pattern around your life, whilst still delivering great outcomes. Speak with the hiring manager about the range of flexible working options available for this role.

Market Factor Supplement

To support the attraction and retention of experienced social workers, weoffer a market factor supplement of £2,400 per annum (pro rata), paid monthly and reviewed annually.

Shape Better Futures

We are ambitious for children, young people and families, and equally ambitious for the social workers who support them.

Following our recent Ofsted inspection, we are continuing to strengthen and improve services, building on our commitment to delivering high-quality, relationship-based practice and achieving the best possible outcomes for children and families. We know there is more to do, but we are clear about our priorities, investing in our workforce, and committed to creating an environment where social workers can thrive.

If you are an experienced social worker who wants to make a genuine difference whilst developing your career in a supportive and forward-thinking local authority, we would love to hear from you.

Why Join us?

Our practitioners tell us they value:

• Supportive and approachable managers
• A strong focus on reflective supervision
• Manageable workloads and meaningful caseload oversight
• A collaborative and friendly team culture
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Opportunities to develop specialist skills and progress your career
• The chance to contribute to service improvement and innovation

Our practice model is strengths-based, relational and restorative, placing children and families at the centre of everything we do. We want practitioners who are confident, compassionate and committed to delivering excellent social work practice.

We currently have vacancies in our Support and Protection Teams supporting children who are at risk of or experiencing significant harm and our Families First teams who undertake assessments and support children with Child in Need plans and are we working towards implementing the Families First Reforms across the council