About the Team:
North Warwickshire Family Help Team are looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker looking to make a difference to join our buzzing, cohesive, family-focused team based in Atherstone.
Now is an exciting time to be a part of our team as Warwickshire has been chosen as one of the seven areas to deliver the Families First for Children Pathfinder Programme. Join us to help shape and influence the future of children's social care together. Find out why we are good Ofsted.
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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 if you're talking about a return to us with an ex-colleague/friend.
About the Role:
We are recruiting for the role of Consultant Social Worker in our Family Help Team covering North Warwickshire area on a fixed term contract until 31st March 2026.
To assist less experienced social workers and family support workers by providing consultation, oversight, supervision, and mentoring. This will include specific practice support to students and newly qualified social workers in their Assessed and Supported Year of Employment (ASYE) and other colleagues to ensure that their practice is developed and embedded.
* To assist the Team Leader to make safe evidence-based decisions relating to improving outcomes for children and families through the effective use of supervision.
* To assist the Team Leader with work allocation, undertake professional staff supervision (one-to-one and group), workload management, prioritisation, and staff performance appraisals alongside undertaking direct observations of practice within the agreed policy and supervision procedures.
* To deputise for the Team Leader, as required.
Experienced Social Worker. Up to £52,210 (Includes a pro-rated £3,500 market supplement which is subject to pension, tax and NI deductions - T&C's apply. Plus, Relocation Allowance up to £8,000 may be available if the relevant policy criteria are met - T&C's apply).
Key Requirements:
Applicants for the role will need a professional Social Work qualification and Social Work England Registration.
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Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make:
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!
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.
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 is 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.
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 Jay Olukoya, jayolukoya@warwickshire.gov.uk
Closing Date: 15th April 2025
Interview Date: 23rd April 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 hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk 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.
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