Social Worker - East Family Help Duty & Short-Term Team - Ref: CH07726

Walsall Council; Walsall; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Walsall Council's Children's Services is recruiting a Social Worker to join East Family Help Duty and Short-Term Team. You will work under supervision from senior practitioners and specialist social workers, with opportunities to develop expertise in systemic family practice and progression toward senior roles.

The role is a 12-month fixed-term contract, aligned with the council's OFSTED Outstanding status and commitment to safeguarding and early intervention.

Qualifications

• Role involves developing social work practice with supervision from senior practitioners and specialist social workers.
• Training in Systemic Family Practice provided.
• DBS clearance required for working with children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Responsibilities

• Develop your social work practice with supervision from senior practitioners and specialist social workers.
• Access to training to develop your expertise in areas of interest.
• Opportunities to progress into Senior Practitioner, Consultant Social Worker and Lead Child Protection Practitioner roles.

Job description

Social Worker: East Family Help Duty and Short-TermTeam - Ref: CH07726

G9: £44,253 - £47,665 per annum.

Fixed Term – 12 Months

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

• manageable workloads
• high support from managers
• essential paperwork only
• enabling technologies
• 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.

• specialised clinical supervision
• a 9-day fortnight to support work/life balance
• flexible working
• specialist employee assistance and therapeutic support when it is needed

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.

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.

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.

Closing Date: 23rd October 2026

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