Qualified Social Workers (All Children's Teams)

Herts Legal Service - Hertfordshire County Council; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly Market Enhanced Payment

One off £1k Welcome Payment

Lease Car Scheme

Up to £6k relocation expenses

Hybrid working model

5 Days additional annual leave

SWE Registration Fee paid

Job summary

Hertfordshire County Council is recruiting Qualified Social Workers for All Children's Teams. Based in Stevenage (East) or Hemel Hempstead (West), roles are full-time and permanent with a 37-hour week.

Salary starts at £39,481 with a £6,048 market-enhanced payment, progressing to £43,149 plus £5,589 market-enhanced payment per year, plus a £1,000 welcome payment. Please contact [e-mail] for informal conversations.

Qualifications

• Qualified and Social Work England Registered.
• At least 2 years post qualifying experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of legislation, guidance, policy and procedures.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft IT package.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Regular Access to a vehicle.

Skills

Social Work England Registered

Post-qualifying experience

Communication skills

Legislation knowledge

Microsoft Office

UK Driving Licence

Access to a vehicle

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Introduction

Job Title: Qualified Social Workers (All Children's Teams)

Salary: £39,481 + £6,048 market enhanced payment, progressing to £43,149 + £5,589 market enhanced payment* per annum PLUS £1k one off welcome payment* - term apply

Hours: 37

Location: Base location Stevenage (East) or Hemel Hempstead (West)

Contract Type: Permanent of Fixed Term / Secondment

Directorate: Childrens Services

All roles are full time and permanent unless otherwise stated below under 'about the role'

About The Service

At Hertfordshire County Council, we believe that the children and young people in our care deserve the best. And that means ensuring the social workers who work alongside them are trained, supported, and highly motivated.

As an innovative authority, we are committed to developing motivational social work practice and you will be trained to work in this way. You will be working at the forefront of best practice to deliver first class support to vulnerable children and families which will expose you to managing complex and diverse caseloads.

By changing our approach to families, they are changing their approach to us and we are managing to keep far more children at home safely with their families.

With dedicated Diversity & Inclusion strategy and focus groups, we promote diversity and inclusion across the delivery of services and within our workforce.

We will offer a stimulating working environment, regular supervision meetings and training opportunities to help you to reach your full potential with the assistance and guidance of our specialist L&D teams.

The pandemic has brought about changes in the way we work and having learnt from this and from feedback from our staff and communities, we are embedding important principles around ‘Our Way Forward’. The overarching vision for Children’s Services is that we work in a ‘flexible and balanced’ way with a focus on ‘continuous improvement’; this is underpinned by a ‘mix and blend’ approach by adopting hybrid ways of working, balancing the need for collaborative workspaces with the right technology for staff to work from home and touchdown areas where this is right for you and for our families.

About The Team

Each Team is made up of; a Team Manager, Consultant Social Worker(s), Senior Practitioners, Social Workers, Children's Practitioners and Family Practitioners.

We are looking for experienced Social Workers to join one of the following teams:

• Separated Migrant Children Team - based in Stevenage

About You

It is essential that all Social Workers who apply have the following:

• Qualified and Social Work England Registered
• At least 2 years post qualifying experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of legislation, guidance, policy, and procedures
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft IT package
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Regular Access to a vehicle

In addition to the above, below outlines team specific essential criteria:

Separated Migrant Children Team

• Ability to complete robust assessments & to assess risk.
• Knowledge/experience of working with Separated Migrant Children and of relevant legislation, guidance, policy and procedure specific to Separated Migrant Children.
• Knowledge/experience of working with children and young people subject to or at risk of exploitation including modern day slavery and trafficking.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact [e-mail]

This job role is within theHealth & Social Care job profile. Please locate this via: Job profiles - Health and social care

To read more about our service and opportunities available visit our Children's Social Work page

Recruitment timeline

We review all applications on a regular basis with interviews arranged on an ad hoc basis - please check your emails for updates.

Benefits of working for us

Additional Benefits For Social Work Roles Include

• Monthly Market Enhanced Payment
• One off £1k Welcome Payment* (terms & conditions apply)
• Lease Car Scheme
• Up to £6k relocation expenses (terms & conditions apply)
• Hybrid working model
• 5 Days additional annual leave entitlement
• SWE Registration Fee paid

Secondment

Where fixed term or secondment is specified - the role is open to secondments for eligible employees who work for HCC. If you wish to apply on a secondment basis, you must have your line manager’s approval before submitting your application. You will be asked to confirm this within your application form. If you are not eligible for a secondment (e.g., you are currently on a fixed‑term contract that would end before this position ends) or you indicate that your manager cannot support a secondment, your application will be considered on a fixed‑term contract basis instead.

Additional Information

We are changing

Hertfordshire County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). If you are employed by Hertfordshire County on 1 April 2028, it is expected that most roles will transfer to the newly-created unitary councils on existing terms and conditions under TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings – Protection of Employment) principles.

LGR is one of the biggest changes we will face in a generation. It will reshape how we work and how services are organised and gives us a real opportunity to build something better. To find out more, visit https://www.hertfordshire-lgr.co.uk/

Disability Confident

We are proud to be aDisability Confident employerand guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding

This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Driving Required

You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required).Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.