Social Worker Parenting Practitioner Team

Warwickshire County Council; Atherstone; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full reimbursement of Social Work ENG.

Wellbeing & supervision policy

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council's Family Help North is seeking a Social Worker to join the Parenting Practitioner Team. You will conduct Parenting and Prebirth Assessments, using restorative principles and working with multi-agency partners to safeguard children.

This role forms part of the County's Families First approach and offers professional development opportunities. The post is full-time (37 hours), based at The Arden Centre, Atherstone, with 12 fixed-term months.

Qualifications

• Experience in children's social work and managing complex cases.
• Ability to record concise, effective, and accurate reports.
• Strong communication to engage with children and families.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Parenting Assessments and Prebirth Assessments to assess safeguarding needs.
• Collaborate with multi-agency partners to support families and plan interventions.
• Work within the Public Law Outline and care proceedings where applicable.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Report writing

Relationship building

Education

Professional Social Work qualification (MA/BA/BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work or CQSW)

Job description

About the Team:

The Parenting Practitioner is a team made up of Social Workers and Senior Family Support Workers who complete Parenting Assessments and Prebirth Assessments to assess a parent’s ability to safely meet a child's physical, emotional, and developmental needs.

These assessments take place within the remit of Public Law Outline and Care Proceedings alternatively a prebirth assessment within Child In Need and Child Protection where there has been a history of removal of previous children. Parenting Assessments and prebirth assessments will also utilize the specialised framework ‘Parent Assess’ for parents with learning disabilities or complex needs. Assessment methods and processes include direct observations, multiagency collaboration, interviews with parents and direct work with children. Outcomes and recommendations focus on safeguarding decisions to determine whether a child can remain safely at home or require alternative care planning. This is in addition to support planning which outlines specific services or intervention steps needed to reduce risk to the child.

Our practice is firmly grounded in Restorative Principles. We work with families, supporting them to identify their strengths, understand challenges and create meaningful, achievable plans for positive change. Every family is supported to develop a plan that is individual to them and builds on their own capacity to achieve lasting outcomes. You’ll be joining a team that is ambitious for children and families, open to innovation and committed to reflective, relationship-based practice. We actively support learning and development, providing a nurturing environment where practitioners are encouraged to grow, share ideas and develop their confidence and skills.

If you are passionate about achieving the best outcomes for children and families, enjoy working as part of a supportive multi‑agency team, and want to be part of a service that values new ways of working and professional development, we would love to hear from you.

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.

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 Parenting Practitioner Team within Family Help North.

• Full time 37 hours per week – Monday to Thursday 9am till 5.30pm and Friday 9am till 5pm
• 12 Fixed term
• Based at The Arden Centre, 120 Long Street, Atherstone, CV9 1AF
• Well connected to local roads and local amenities

Key Requirements:

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

• Professional Social Work qualification (MA/BA/BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work or Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW)
• In depth experience in children's social work and experience of complex cases
• Have excellent analytical skills with ability to make well informed decisions
• Can record and produce concise, effective, and accuratereports
• Have good communication skills with the ability to build relationships, engage with children and families

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:

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

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.

We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application.

To discuss the role please contact Sian Carolan – [e-mail] or Helena Whitehead – [e-mail] for further information.

Closing Date: Tuesday 1st December 2026

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.

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