Social Worker - Placement Hub

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

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is seeking a passionate Social Worker to join the Placement Hub team dedicated to fostering children in care. This role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure children receive quality placements, alongside supporting foster carers, while promoting an inclusive and attentive work environment.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Volunteering & Wellbeing Day

Full reimbursement of registration fees

Qualifications

• Degree in Social Work or equivalent professional qualification.
• Experience working with children and families preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills necessary for engaging with children and foster carers.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and match foster children with suitable homes.
• Collaborate with social work teams and carers for effective support.
• Participate in writing placement requests and emergency duty responses.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Teamwork

Education

Social Work Degree

Job description

Social Worker - Placement Hub

The Role

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Social Worker to join our dynamic Placement Hub team. This role is ideal for someone who believes that children in care deserve the best opportunities to thrive in stable, nurturing environments. Children and young people in care often move homes too frequently, an issue recognized at both national and local levels. The Placement Hub plays a critical role in addressing this issue by identifying and matching children with suitable foster homes, working swiftly and collaboratively with children’s teams and foster carers.

The Team

You will be part of a supportive and experienced team comprising two dedicated Social Workers (rotating weekly), six Fostering Social Workers, five Referral and Placement Officers, two Team Managers, and a Wrap Around Service including a Youth Worker and Family Support Workers providing direct support to children, young people, and carers.

About Us

At Warwickshire County Council, children and families are at the heart of everything we do. We work restoratively with families, building strong, trusting relationships to help them find sustainable solutions. Our goal is to ensure that children, young people, parents, and carers receive the right support at the right time. We are committed to empowering communities and helping families build on their strengths.

Our broader vision is to make Warwickshire the best it can be for everyone and to create a truly Child Friendly Warwickshire. This is a meaningful and sometimes challenging responsibility, but it motivates our teams to grow, innovate, and succeed.

Currently, Warwickshire is embedding Families First teams that support young people across the county. Our approach emphasizes locality working, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency collaboration supporting the whole family. We build strong partnerships with local services, including Health, Police, and Education. Find out why we are rated good by Ofsted.

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

Our Offer

• Supportive managers providing recognition and a robust supervision policy focused on wellbeing and workload.
• Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual registration fee.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day, generous annual leave, and an additional day at Christmas.
• Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and conditions apply.

Working Arrangements

This role is based at the Pears Centre in Coventry and follows an agile working model, combining home and office-based work.

What We’re Looking For

You may be responsible for supervising foster carers fulfilling the emergency duty role, although fostering experience is not necessarily required. You will also support colleagues in writing placement requests and engage in conversations with colleagues and foster carers to best match and support children moving to new homes.

Additional Information

For informal discussions about the role, please contact James Birks (Team Manager) or Tracy Avil (Service Manager) at 01926 738892 or 01926 742573, or via email at [e-mail] or [e-mail].

Closing date: 16/06/2025

Interview date: 25/06/2025

Further details are available in the Job Description and Person Specification.

Our Commitment

Warwickshire County Council values diversity and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults. Successful applicants will undergo pre-engagement checks, including a DBS check, in line with our policies. We adhere to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If applying on secondment, please seek permission from your line manager. For accessibility or adjustments during the application process, contact [e-mail].

We are dedicated to equality of opportunity and aim to address under-representation within our workforce. See more here.