Social Worker - East Family Help Duty and Short-Term Team - Ref: CH08726

Walsall Council; Walsall; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Walsall Council's Children’s Services is recruiting a Social Worker for East Family Help Duty and Short-Term Team. The role offers a clear development path and access to supervision, with the council's recent OFSTED Outstanding rating as a backdrop.

You will join a service focused on safeguarding, with flexible working arrangements and a 9-day fortnight. A DBS check is required; closing date is 23 October 2026.

Qualifications

• Social workers will be supported in developing practice with senior practitioners and senior specialist social workers.

Responsibilities

• Support development of social work practice with senior colleagues.
• Work within Walsall Council's Children’s Services to deliver safeguarding and family support.

Job description

Social Worker: East Family Help Duty and Short-TermTeam - Ref: CH08726

G9 Salary Scale £42,839-£46,142

Permanent

Walsall Council - Outstanding Children's Services

Join Walsall Council's Children's Services as a Social Worker during an exciting time of change. Following our recent "Outstanding" rating from OFSTED, we are dedicated to building on this success and putting the voices of children and young people at the heart of our continued development.

About the job

Within this role you will be supported in developing your social work practice with senior practitioners, and senior specialist social workers inspiring you in the work you do.

Our Offer

To provide the right conditions for you, we are committed to manageable workloads, high support from managers, essential paperwork only, enabling technologies, and all social workers will receive training in Systemic Family Practice.

Wellbeing is at the heart of our work. We offer specialised clinical supervision, a 9-day fortnight to support work/life balance, flexible working and specialist employee assistance and therapeutic support when it is needed. We know we need to make social work a career people want to stay in.

In this role you will be supported to identify your specialisms and areas of interest, and access to training to develop your expertise in these areas. This forms a part of our ongoing commitment to your development, with opportunities to progress into Senior Practitioner, Consultant Social Worker and Lead Child Protection Practitioner roles.

We are committed to anti-discrimination and equality and to developing a workforce that reflects the communities we service.

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Closing Date: 23rd October 2026

View: Job Description and Employee Specification

This post is covered by the Government's Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children, young people and vulnerable adults entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Note: Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived, studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to anytime they were overseas.

At Walsall Council, we appreciate that AI can be a useful tool for ideas or guidance. However, we encourage you to make sure your application reflects your own voice and experiences. Over-reliance on AI can make responses feel less personal, and we really want to understand what makes you unique. Your experiences, skills, and perspective are what set you apart, so please ensure your application as a whole – particularly your 'Supporting Information' – reflects your own voice.

Walsall Council's Children's Services are the only Ofsted 'Outstanding' local authority in the Black Country. During a visit in May 2025, Inspectors described Walsall Council as a place where children were at the heart of. The council's journey of continuous improvement started in 2017 and has since transformed into a service with a clear vision, clear priorities and a clear plan, all informed by the views of our staff and children. Staff are at the core of delivering great outcomes for children and young people in Walsall, which is underpinned by our Walsall Right 4 Children vision. The latest Ofsted inspection demonstrated that staff in children's services are proud to work for Walsall Council and feel supported to do great work.