Social Worker - Safeguarding and Support Team - Rugby

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Rugby; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is seeking a full-time Social Worker for their Safeguarding & Support Team in Rugby. This role involves working with families to provide support and safeguarding for children, requiring strong communication skills and relevant social work qualifications.

Benefits

Generous annual leave and additional Christmas day

Volunteering & Wellbeing Day

Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee

Relocation Allowance up to £8,000

Qualifications

• Professional Social Work qualification required.
• Experience in children's social work and complex cases is essential.
• Must possess Social Work England Registration.

Responsibilities

• Support families and children as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Maintain records and produce accurate reports.
• Engage effectively with children and families.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Education

Professional Social Work qualification (MA/BA/BSc)

Social Work England Registration

Job description

About the Team:

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 a Social Worker in our Safeguarding & Support Team covering Rugby on a full time/permanent basis.

The Family Help team are based at Oakfield Park, Rugby

This role offers a market supplement as outlined below:

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.)

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Key Requirements:

Working hours – 37 hrs per week, with agile and flexible working options generally worked from 9am till 5.30 pm Monday – Thursday and 9am to 5pm on Fridays.

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 below:

• Year 1Newly Qualified Social Worker - Grade J

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 Sharron Sandeman, Service Manager – [e-mail]

Closing Date: 25^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