Social Worker West Locality Ref CH08225

Walsall Council; Willenhall; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the UK seeks a dedicated Social Worker for its Family Help Locality Services. In this vital role, you will support children and families through direct intervention and team collaboration. The authority prides itself on providing outstanding training and development opportunities, ensuring a manageable workload with high managerial support. The role offers a competitive salary range of £42,839 - £46,142 and aims to foster a positive work-life balance for its employees.

Benefits

Comprehensive training and development programme

Specialised clinical supervision

Flexible working hours

Employee assistance and therapeutic support

Qualifications

• Candidates should have strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to supporting children's welfare.
• Ability to engage in motivational interviewing techniques.
• Experience in crisis intervention and behavioral health is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding support to children and families in the locality.
• Work within a team to achieve positive outcomes for children.
• Ensure effective communication and collaboration with team members.

Skills

Motivational Interviewing

Acute Care

Crisis Intervention

Behavioral Health

Intake Experience

Hospice Care

Case Management

Home Care

Child Welfare

Experience with Children

Social Work

Addiction Counseling

Job description

Description

Social Worker - West Locality - Ref : CH08225

Grade : G9; Salary Range : 42839 - 46142

Children are at the heart of Walsall local authority. They receive support help and services that reduce risks for them and meet their needs. (Ofsted 2025)

Do you want to join our OUTSTANDING local authority

If so we have an opportunity for a Social Worker to join our Family Help Locality Services

We are excited to hear from social workers who feel ready to support children young people and families in Walsall.

Children and families are at the heart of our practice in Walsall as identified within our recent Ofsted inspection :

Children benefit from positive trusting relationships with their social workers. Social workers enable children through direct work to share their lived experiences hopes and aspirations.

About the job

Within the role of Social worker you will be responsible for ensuring we continue to provide Outstanding support for our children and families through the support you provide the practitioner within your team.

You will part of a team that has created a learning organisation that has effective and accountable relationships with each other and with partners (Ofsted 2025).

We have an opportunity for a social worker you will working with a locality team to work as a working to achieve great and permanent outcomes for children in our the role you will be positively and well supported by a Team Manager and form part of a wider team to support children young people and families within your locality.

Our Offer

To provide the right conditions for you we are committed to manageable workloads high support from managers essential paperwork only enabling technologies.

Within Walsall we offer a comprehensive training and development programme which contributed to our OUTSTANDING Ofsted grading in May 2025.

There is a comprehensive training offer for workers in Walsall. There is an impressive offer to workers in gaining a social work qualification and for newly qualified social workers developing their knowledge of frontline practice. The general training offer is wide ranging and gives workers the opportunity to learn incrementally about their role.

Wellbeing is at the heart of our work. We offer specialised clinical supervision a 9-day fortnight to support work / life balance flexible working and specialist employee assistance and therapeutic support when it is needed. We know we need to make social work a career people want to stay in.

Salary Scale 42839- 46142 (10% Retention Payments after 2 years increasing at 4 and 6 years)

Would you like talk to a team manager about the realities of working in Walsall

If so please contact Donna Green Group manager

View: Job Description and Employee Specification

Closing Date : 12th January 2026

This post is covered by the Governments Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and / or information in accurate spoken English.

Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children young people and vulnerable adults entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children and young people and vulnerable adults.

Information for Applicants

Important note: When completing your online application form you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement you will not be shortlisted. Please also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your application form. Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them. See our Information for Applicants leaflet for further information.

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this job vacancy. We are not accepting Agency applications or referrals at this time

Key Skills

• Motivational Interviewing
• Acute Care
• Crisis Intervention
• Behavioral Health
• Intake Experience
• Hospice Care
• Case Management
• Home Care
• Child Welfare
• Experience with Children
• Social Work
• Addiction Counseling

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 42839 - 46142