Social Worker - Family & Adolescent Support Team

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading local authority as a Social Worker in the Family and Adolescent Support Team. This role focuses on safeguarding adolescents and their families, working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary environment. Enjoy a supportive work culture with numerous benefits, including a generous pension scheme and annual leave. If you're passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people, apply now!

Benefits

Generous Annual Leave

Volunteering & Wellbeing Day

Full reimbursement of Social Work England fee

Refer a Friend package

Qualifications

• Experience in working with adolescents and families.
• Registration with Social Work England required.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Safeguard children and build upon family strengths.

Skills

Creativity

Restorative Approach

Relationship Building

Education

Professional Social Work Qualification

Job description

About the Team:

FAST provide services and intervention with young people and their families where the primary concern is extra-familial harm, substance misuse, adolescent mental health and 16/17-year-old homelessness. FAST operate within a contextual safeguarding model, acknowledging that traditional safeguarding approaches are not always the right fit for young people. We have vacancies in our South Warwickshire Locality base.

Are you quick thinking, creative and restorative in your approach to working with adolescents and their families? Within this role, you would have the opportunity to work creatively within a multi-disciplinary/co-located setting which leads on the disruption of contextual risks and increases safety for our young people in the community. You will be working alongside Police, education, substance misuse worker, youth justice and youth workers.

Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support the young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi disciplinary and multi agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education. Find out why we are good Ofsted.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service. Click here to find out more about Warwickshire County Council’s Children and Families Service.

Our Offer to you includes:

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
• We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply

About the Role:

We are recruiting for the role of Social Worker in our Family and Adolescent Support Team covering South Warwickshire for a permanent role.

• The Family and Adolescent Support Team (FAST) are looking for experienced and dedicated Social Workers who are passionate about working with adolescents and their families.
• You will be working within a multi-disciplinary team that are co-located and work collaboratively to safeguard children
• Work directly and closely with adolescents and their families to build upon family strengths.

Newly Qualified Social Worker/ASYE/Grade J:

Up to £41,438.00per annum. Including a £3,500 pro-rated market supplement, which is subject to tax and NI deductions - T&C's apply. (Relocation Allowance up to £8,000 may be availableif the relevant policy criteria are met– T&C's apply.)

Experienced Social Worker - Grade K, L, N:

Up to £50,231.00 per annum. Including a £3,500 pro-rated market supplement which is subject to pension, tax and NI deductions - T&C's apply. (Relocation Allowance up to £8,000 may be availableif the relevant policy criteria are met– T&C's apply.)

Click here to download our Why work for Us Brochure

Key Requirements:

Applicants for the role will need a professional Social Work qualification and Social Work England Registration.

You will be expected to travel across Warwickshire County Council as part of this role.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specifications below:

• Year 1Newly Qualified Social Worker - Grade J
• Year 2Social Worker - Grade K
• Year 3Senior Social Worker - Grade L
• Year 4Advanced Social Worker - GradeN

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make:

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feelsvalued, included, safe, supported,andwelcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund.

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.

Additional Information:

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

This role requires employees to undergo Non-Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV). This process ensures that individuals who are not police staff but have physical or remote access to police premises, information, intelligence, financial, or operational assets are assessed for their reliability and integrity. This assessment determines their suitability for clearance to work within police premises.

To discuss the role please contact Olivia Batchelor [e-mail].

Closing Date: 29^th May 2025
Interview Date: Week commencing 9^th June 2025

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [e-mail] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See?more