Qualified Social Worker (Children's Services)

Qualified Social Worker (Children's Services)

Salary Range: £39,382 - £43,679 per annum, plus Market Supplement of up to £4,500 per annum
Work Location: Countywide, Hampshire including: Aldershot, Farnborough, Fareham, Alton, Petersfield, Horndean, Waterlooville, Havant, Totton, Basingstoke, Winchester, Gosport, Eastleigh, Andover
Hours per week: Full and part time opportunities available across the county
Contract Type: Permanent

Practice in an Outstanding Children's Service and trailblaze new ways of working

As a Children's Social Worker within Hampshire County Council, you will be practicing in one of just a few local authorities in the country rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Registered with Social Work England, you will be highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans. You will be creative, flexible and forward thinking in your approach, whilst constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for children.

Our Social Workers are an asset to us, and we encourage our workforce to be creative and autonomous, while enabling them to work flexibly. We are committed to providing regular, reflective and effective supervision to support you, while ensuring you also have the working conditions you need for good practice to flourish.

As part of our work as a Department for Education 'Partner in Practice', you will be provided excellent development opportunities. Our children's social workers are offered the unique opportunity to lead by example, working alongside other local authorities and partners to update and enhance social work practice across the country.

The Department for Education's most recent report on its 'Children's Social Care Innovation Programme' acknowledges the success of the 'Hampshire Approach'. More information about the 'Hampshire Approach' is available in the Job Description and Person Specification link below.

Why Hampshire?

We will provide you with:

1. 9 day working fortnight.
2. Annual leave starting from 25 days per annum and rising to 28 days based on experience and length of service.
3. Personal Assistant, who will provide crucial back office support to free up your time to focus on professional practice.
4. Personal laptop, so you can work more effectively and flexibly.
5. Ample progression opportunities.
6. Flexible working options to fit around today's lifestyles.
7. Assistance with relocation by offering up to £8,500 for experienced social workers wanting to move to Hampshire (subject to management approval).

In addition to working for one of the top performing children's social care authorities in the country, Hampshire is also one of the best places to live and work.

Located on the south coast, with excellent transport links up and down the country, Hampshire offers the perfect blend of rural and city living. You'll find miles of lovely coastline, nature reserves and heritage sites, which are just some of the benefits of living in Hampshire.

For a full list of the role responsibilities and selection criteria, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Vetting Requirements:

This role is subject to a Criminal Records Check. As such, and as per safer recruitment requirements for Children's Services, references will be requested prior to interview.

Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.