Senior Social Worker

Change Grow Live; Huddersfield; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity is seeking a Senior Social Worker to lead a dedicated team in making a real difference in the community. This pivotal role involves managing social work staff, ensuring ethical practices, and fostering professional development. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in safeguarding, strategic decision-making, and team leadership. With a commitment to continuous professional development and a supportive work environment, this position offers an exciting opportunity to influence positive change in the lives of service users. Join a forward-thinking organization that values compassion and boldness in its mission.

Benefits

Continuous Professional Development

1 day a month for independent learning

25 days holiday (+ bank holidays)

Contributory pension scheme

Discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays

Qualifications

• Hold a valid qualification in Social Work and be registered with the regulatory body.
• Experience of leadership, motivating and inspiring individuals and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Social Workers and oversee safeguarding practices.
• Facilitate the development of pathways for service users to navigate support systems.

Skills

Leadership

Emotional Intelligence

Decision Making

Safeguarding Knowledge

Communication

Culture and Change Management

Education

Social Work Qualification

Practice Educator Qualification

Job description

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Overview

Do you want to make a difference?

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives. Our core values are 'Be open, be compassionate and be bold' and our teams apply these daily, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

We currently have a 9 month maternity cover vacancy in Kirklees for a Senior Social Worker from June 2025.

This is a key role within our senior leadership team, with responsibility for the line management of our team of Social Workers and our Families and Safeguarding offer.

Location: Kirklees

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week.

Full Time Salary Range: £45,585.72 - £53,329.99 based on experience (based on full time working hours, pro rata for part time hours)

Contract: Fixed term contract until 31st of March 2026

Responsibilities

About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity to continue the development of our already experienced team of Social Workers, family team, social work apprentices and social work students, utilising reflective practice skills, coaching and collaborative approaches.

The appointed candidate will role model and lead ethical and evidence-based practice, focusing on the experience for people who use services. They will be a specialist lead to the team, providing advice and consultation on risk, safeguarding and complex needs. They will facilitate empowerment of teams and individuals to increase knowledge, skills and professional confidence.

The role will also provide professional oversight of the Designated Safeguarding Lead/s in the team. They will provide professional accountability for complex decision making and work collaboratively with the multi- disciplinary team to establish safe and effective ways to work with people.

The role will facilitate the development of pathways that enable people to navigate the wider support system and to develop knowledge and skills across the sectors.

You will be the strategic lead for identified, specific areas of the service i.e. Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC), Adults' Safeguarding or Children Safeguarding, and attend relevant external meetings representing the service and the organisation locally, regionally and nationally.

This role will play a key part in developing external relationships within integrated care systems and contributing to key strategic meetings, including building close working relationships with children and adult social care, criminal justice services, hospital safeguarding teams, health services.

We work across Kirklees and your base will be either central Huddersfield or Dewsbury, with hybrid working at home, subject to business need.

About you:

• Hold a valid qualification in Social Work and be registered with the regulatory body
• Experience of leadership, motivating and inspiring individuals and teams
• Experience of strategic decision making and influence utilising emotional intelligence and courage
• Experience of and confidence in complex decision making related to SU issues, using defensible decision-making skills and clear communication.
• Experience of culture and change management, staff engagement, and service improvement
• Experience and knowledge on the working practice of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
• Hold a practice educator qualification
• Be committed to demonstrating our organisational values in your daily practice.

Benefits:

• CGL is committed to the continuous professional development (CPD) of its Social Workers.
• All social workers will go to the quarterly national social work forum.
• 1 day a month for independent learning.
• Social workers will have the opportunity to access external training and qualifications such as social work post- qualifying awards.
• An hour a week to focus on well-being.
• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each year for the first 5 years service (pro rata).
• Contributory pension scheme.
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team.

Please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria on your application as this will be used in the shortlisting process.

If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 41 to 48 (£45,585.72 - £53,329.99)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Closing Date

12/5/2025

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Clare Groves | [e-mail] | 07595416429

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.