The Role Become a Children s Social Worker for Bury and help with our Let s Do it for Children vision. We are seeking to recruit an experienced, enthusiastic, and dedicated social worker to join our Initial Response Team (IRT), as part of IRT you will be working alongside 4 individual teams, within each team there will be a Team Manager and 6 Social workers including Advance Practitioners. Each Team on IRT will cover DUTY on a 1 week rotating rota during this time you will be expected to be based in the office alongside your team. The Initial Response Teams in Bury are fast paced, lively and interesting and would ideally suit Social Workers who are proactive and adaptable, and who have a passion for ensuring that Children and Families in our area receive a positive and timely first experience of our service. The work is immensely rich and varied day to day and allows for a high level of multi-agency working often to tight timelines. About You To help us achieve our ambitions for children and families we are looking for dedicated, and compassionate social workers who are child focused and committed to relationship-based social work to join us. You will be a qualified social worker, registered with SW England and have access to a car to enable you to visit and support our children and families. We strive to provide a supportive and dynamic work environment for our employees with a strong focus on support, training and development and health and wellbeing. This post is also open to newly qualified Social Worker looking to start their career, Do you want to work in a supportive and nurturing environment where the importance of your first years as a Social Worker are valued and cultivated? If so, we would love to hear from you also. You will receive support from a permanent Team Manager with regular supervision, numerous training opportunities and a commitment to your on-going professional development. Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis. If you feel you can use your experience to make a real difference, we would love to hear from you For an informal discussion about the role please contact Head of Service Emma Appleby on 0161 253 6290. Employee Benefits include: Re-imbursement of the annual 90 Social Work England registration fees (conditions apply). Pay increases in line with your continued professional development. Free parking where you work - worth 860 a year for qualified Social Workers who work from town centre locations where there is no ready access to free parking, plus car mileage. Local Government Pension Scheme. A range of attractive work/life balance policies. 26 days annual leave (rising to 31 days after 5 years), plus an additional day of leave over the Christmas period and the option to buy an additional 10 days on top of that. Employee discount scheme which provides discounts with local business within the borough as well as a Cycle to work scheme and car lease scheme. Employee Assistance Programme, to support you through difficult times, with things like free counselling, financial or legal advice. We ve improved our interview process too - you ll get a quick response to your application, and we have regular interview days. Come and join Team Bury TeamBury We listen We hold monthly Voice of the Workforce meetings where we discuss how we can resolve practice challenges and create better conditions for social work to thrive. We encourage work-life balance We want our Social Workers to have enough time to relax, spend time with family and friends, and feel good, so that they can do their best at work. Please be aware that we are not carrying out international recruitment at present and are currently unable to support sponsorship visas. About Bury The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service. In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted. As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way Benefits of working for Bury Council To hear about the benefits for working with Bury Council, please visit A good employer | greater jobs We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements. We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria. Next steps For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Emma Appleby (Head of Service) on 0161 253 6290.