Social Worker - Family Connect Team - Warwick

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Warwick; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council seeks an experienced Social Worker for its Family Connect Team. This role focuses on improving outcomes for children by engaging with families and utilizing multi-agency resources. Candidates should be skilled in decision-making and community engagement. Join us to make a difference in children's lives in Warwickshire.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Agile working

Generous annual leave

Volunteering & Wellbeing Day

Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee

Christmas additional leave

Qualifications

• Must hold a professional social work qualification.
• Required registration with Social Work England.

Responsibilities

• Engage with families as the first point of contact.
• Make accurate decisions ensuring children's safety.
• Work with multi-agency partners in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Communication

Decision Making

Empathy

Education

Professional Social Work Qualification

Social Work England Registration

Job description

About the Team:

Here at Warwickshire County Council, we put children and families at the heart of everything we do. We aim to ensure that Warwickshire’s children, young people, parents and carers receive the right help at the right time.

We are passionate about supporting communities and families to build on their strengths and relationships and find their own solutions.

We are doing great work here and we need great people to join us to continue to improve the lives of local children and their families.

We are looking to recruit experienced and passionate social workers to undertake the role of Social Worker in our Family Connect.

The Family Connect is the point for all referrals where members of the community and professionals refer children and young people living in Warwickshire where they are worried about their safety and welfare. This is an office-based post with no face-to-face work with children and families. There is also the requirement to support Children and Families Advisors.

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 Connect Team covering Warwickshire for a permanent position.

Warwickshire Family Connect is here! Consisting of 2 collocated linked Hubs our ambition is to continue to improve outcomes for children from the very start of their journey. We are looking for 1, full-time, experienced Social Worker to join our team.

If you are committed, innovative and passionate about improving outcomes for children then Warwickshire would like to hear from you.

Working with multi-agency partners and using restorative practice, you will be part of a social care team ensuring that all children’s outcomes are improved and that they are safeguarded effectively.

This is a very fast paced role, which will place competing demands on your time. So, if you enjoy life in the fast lane this is the post for you.

Our Social Worker in the Family Connect will:

• You will possess an ability to make robust and accurate decisions to ensure children and families are safe along with an embedded understanding of risk and risk management.
• You will enjoy talking to people and have a natural ability to engage with families as the first point of contact from children’s services.
• You will be calm and approachable and instil confidence in those who contact the Family Connect.

We are keen to receive applications from committed and experienced Social Workers.

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.

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 Specification below:

Advanced 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.

To discuss the role please contact Hannah Enekwe, Team Manager Family Connect on [e-mail]

Closing Date: 14^th July 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