Experienced Social Worker Team: Safeguarding & Support Teams Salary up to £46,731 per year Hours: Permanent full-time, Monday to Friday with flexible working About the Role We are looking for experienced Social Workers who are passionate about providing a high-quality social work service to vulnerable children, young people and their families that positively promotes their welfare and life changes. We currently have vacancies across the service, including our Safeguarding & Support Teams, based in our modern offices at the Bluebell Centre, Chelmsley Wood. As an experienced Social Worker in children in need and court work, you will integrate one of our social work pods supported by their line manager and will be expected to focus your work on good quality assessment and dynamic planning and work alongside families and partners to deliver a timely and intensive intervention to children and families in need of support. You will also work alongside partners to deliver timely evidence based interventions both within the child protection process but also within pre-proceedings/care proceedings through to permanency planning. Each of our teams has an experienced family support worker who will undertake direct work, and a range of practical tasks to support the families you work with. You will be joining a hardworking and dedicated team of social workers working with some of our most vulnerable children and families. Our social workers are passionate and committed to making a difference in the lives of children being supported as part of a Child in Need intervention, subject to a child protection plan and / or involved in care proceedings. For more information about all our teams, please click here. Our Offer to You Earn one of highest salaries in the region. In a recent independent analysis of pay data across the West Midlands, comparing our maximum grade salaries to 13 other local authorities we were proud to learn that our offering is in the top three for both Social Worker and Senior Social worker. Earn up to £45,441 per annum as a Social worker. Manageable workloads – giving you the time to give dedicated support where it is needed. You will receive guaranteed supervision every 5 weeks, to ensure you feel supported and are on the right track. Local government pension with 6.8% (subject to annual review/change) section contribution. 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years of service. We also offer the opportunity to buy up to 10 days of additional leave per year. Flexible working in our modern refurbished offices. Our Children's Social Care Academy provides training and coaching for practitioners, with year-round training to progress in your career. Working in partnership with Bournemouth University, we deliver academic programs in-house to help you attain the Practice Education Award at either Honours or Masters level. We are ambitious in Solihull and are building a stronger Solihull for our children, families and workforce. Connecting Families is the name of Solihull Children’s Services practice framework. At its core Connecting Families demonstrates the beliefs, values and principles of restorative practice and gives us a consistent relationship-based way of practicing to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families. We believe that families and their connected networks are of primary importance and are the most important influence on improving outcomes for children. We believe that children and their family networks are experts in their own lives and that children and their family networks have strengths, on which they should be empowered to build and draw on through effective family decision making. About You You will be a Professional Social Worker, holding a Qualification and Social Work England registration. You will have significant post qualifying experience and you will be looking for a new challenge in a caring forward thinking organisation. You will be a solution-focused and capable worker, with a sound knowledge of current national and regional social work policies/practices. Knowledge of relevant childcare legislation, including a clear understanding of ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’. You will hold a driving licence and own your own vehicle, as this is an essential car user post due to the demands of the job. For disabled applicants, reasonable adjustments will be made where required. You will also be committed to delivering a high-quality transparent service and ensuring the wellbeing of children, young people and their families. About Us We place children and young people at the heart of all we do to enable them to achieve their potential and lead fulfilling lives. This means our workforce needs to be effectively led, supported, and well trained. It’s our aim to offer high-quality supervision and guidance to all team members. This includes supporting you, as you support others in the team. We pride ourselves on a strong culture of child-focused practice. This means transparency, cooperation, and a real commitment to the young people we will care for. For more information about this fabulous opportunity to join our team, please click here. Contact Us If you have a specific question regarding these opportunities, please contact: Sara Jefferies Team Manager sjefferiessolihull.gov.uk or Hayley Hadnum Team Manager hhadnumsolihull.gov.uk To apply, please click the link. Your application should be in your own words and reflect your own personal experiences. Closing Date: 5th January 2025 This post will require a DBS check. This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Attached documents Experienced Social Worker - JDPS.docx