Senior Social Worker: Family Help Lead & Impact Champion

South Glos; Patchway; À distance; GBP 38 000 - 46 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Generous annual leave

Wellbeing support

Staff discounts

Training and development

Supportive team ethos

Résumé du poste

South Gloucestershire Council is hiring a Senior Social Worker for the Family Help service in Patchway. You will lead complex casework, apply relationship-based practice, and support children, young people and families to achieve positive outcomes.

You'll supervise and mentor staff, coordinate multi‑agency support, and contribute to service development while upholding safeguarding and professional standards. The role may include flexible working and occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Recognized social work qualification
• Current registration with Social Work England
• Post-qualifying award required

Responsabilités

• Hold the most complex cases across Child in Need, Child Protection and early Children in Care; complete high-quality assessment, planning, intervention and review.
• Make robust and timely decisions where there is risk of significant harm; balance children’s safety, family rights and statutory responsibilities.
• Facilitate family group decision‑making; strengthen family networks; coordinate multi‑agency support.
• Provide professional oversight, supervision, mentoring and practice guidance to staff, students and less experienced social workers.
• Lead group learning, workshops or a specialist area of practice; contribute to service development, policy, performance and improvement.
• May directly manage a small number of alternatively qualified practitioners and support the Team Manager with service quality and team performance.

Connaissances

Assessment

Risk analysis

Safety planning

Decision making

Staff supervision

Mentoring

Practice development

Communication

Relationship-building

Formation

Social Work qualification

Social Work England registration

Post-qualifying award

Description du poste

South Gloucestershire Council is hiring a Senior Social Worker for the Family Help service in Patchway. You will lead complex casework, apply relationship-based practice, and support children, young people and families to achieve positive outcomes.

You'll supervise and mentor staff, coordinate multi‑agency support, and contribute to service development while upholding safeguarding and professional standards. The role may include flexible working and occasional travel.