Social Worker

Hampshire County Council; Alton; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Flexible hybrid working

Personal development days

Employee Assistance Programme

LGPS pension

Job summary

Hampshire County Council’s Disabled Children’s Team seeks a Children’s Social Worker or Senior Social Worker to support and safeguard children and families. The role offers hybrid working, professional mentoring, and opportunities to contribute to service development.

You must be registered with Social Work England and have UK statutory social work experience. The post emphasizes child-centred practice, strong risk assessment, and collaboration with partners across services.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experience in UK statutory social work setting.
• Senior role requires mentoring and role modelling best practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead on assessments, care planning, and safeguarding.
• Develop holistic interventions with multi-agency partners.
• Manage complex caseloads with autonomy and focus on outcomes.
• Provide mentoring and supervision to colleagues.

Skills

UK statutory experience

Social Work England

Mentoring

Risk assessment

Education

Social Work degree/registration

Job description

Join our Disabled Children’s Team as a Children’s Social Worker or Senior Social Worker and make a genuine difference in the lives of children and families across Hampshire.

You’ll join a stable, well-established team delivering high-quality statutory services across a broad range of work, including assessments, safeguarding, care planning, and support for looked-after children. You’ll work in a team with strong multi-agency collaboration and a culture that values professional curiosity, strengths-based practice, and keeping the child’s voice at the centre of everything we do.

We’re proud to be part of a select group of local authorities recognised by Ofsted as Outstanding for the quality and impact of our children’s services.

What you'll do:

• Build strong, meaningful relationships with children and families to enable positive change.
• Lead on assessments, care planning, and interventions that safeguard and promote wellbeing.
• Work collaboratively with multi-agency partners to deliver effective, holistic support.
• Manage complex caseloads with autonomy, creativity, and a strong focus on outcomes.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and reflective practice.
• As a Senior Social Worker, provide mentoring and practice support to colleagues, role model high standards of social work, and contribute to reflective practice and service development.

What we're looking for:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England. Please note this role is not open to Newly Qualified Social Workers.
• Experience working in a UK based statutory social work setting.
• Senior Social Workers will have significant post qualifying experience and be comfortable mentoring colleagues and role modelling best practice.
• Strong relationship building and communication skills, with the ability to engage families and build trust.
• Confident in assessing risk, analysing information, developing effective plans, and producing clear, high quality reports.
• Sound understanding of safeguarding, relevant legal frameworks, equality, and best value principles.
• Ability to manage complex caseloads and work effectively within multi agency settings.
• A creative, flexible, and forward thinking approach to practice.
• Outstanding support: Regular, reflective supervision and a culture that values your voice.
• Flexible working: Including a 9-day fortnight and hybrid options to support work-life balance.
• Career development: 5 personal development days per year and access to excellent learning opportunities through our DfE ‘Partner in Practice’ initiative.
• Back-office support: Dedicated business support team to free up your time for frontline work.
• Relocation assistance: Up to £8,500 available for experienced UK-based Social Workers relocating to Hampshire (subject to management approval).
• Wellbeing support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• Competitive benefits package: Generous annual leave, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received, therefore the advert may close early.

Important: You must already have the right to work in the UK. We are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Please note: This role is not open to Newly Qualified Social Workers.

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