Children's Social Worker Talent Pool

London Social Work for Children; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A social work organization in Greater London invites experienced and newly qualified social workers to join its talent pool. The role offers various salary packages, including a £5,000 welcome bonus and additional benefits such as flexible working arrangements and professional development opportunities. Social workers will engage with families, co-produce assessments, and be part of a committed team focused on achieving positive outcomes for children. The organization emphasizes an inclusive and supportive work culture.

Benefits

£5,000 welcome bonus

£1,000 retention bonus every 2 years

32 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Relocation package for experienced social workers

Professional development opportunities

Agile and flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Completed ASYE Year.
• Experience across voluntary and statutory agencies.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance.

Responsibilities

• Work with families to co-produce assessments and plans.
• Build relationships with children and families.
• Champion best practices within the service.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Compassionate collaboration

Creativity and problem-solving

Education

Social Work qualification with Social Work England membership

Job description

Children's Social Work Talent Pool

• Various salary packages plus benefits.
• Permanent, Full Time (36 Hours).
• Wandsworth.
• Ofsted Rating: ‘Good’.

Benefits

• £5,000 welcome bonus and £1,000 retention bonus (every 2 years of service) depending on service area.
• Payment of Social Work England registration fee.
• Plus more – view our Children’s Services offer here.

Are you an experienced or Newly Qualified Social Worker looking to work as part of a forward thinking, stable and award‑winning team? Join our talent pool today!

We have been recognised by the Social Worker of the Year Awards 2024 in the category of Supportive Social Work Employer and won the Gold Award.

About the Service

Our values inspire our Outstanding Practice Framework, which creates the context for you as a Social Worker in Wandsworth to build relationships with families that bring about change to support children to live at home wherever possible. You will join multi‑agency teams offering the best practice conditions we’ve ever had to achieve the most positive outcomes for children and families.

You will have solid and strong leadership in Ana Popovici and Rasheed Pendry, who have an exciting vision to transform our approaches to the most vulnerable in society. Our Children’s Social Work Service consists of the newly formed Family Help and the Children We Care For services that have a stable, knowledgeable and creative team.

Social workers benefit from small teams, regular supervision and a caseload that allows them to spend time with children and young people building relationships and building on their strengths and those of their wider family network. You will be a valued member of our team and encouraged to be a leader and champion of exemplary practice.

Our model aims to support children and their families through consistent relationships and skilled interventions, rooted in systemic practice. You will work with families to co‑produce child and family assessments, and build family‑led plans under Child in Need and Child Protection frameworks, as well as in care proceedings.

Our social workers practice alongside co‑located Children’s Practitioners, Adult Mental Health Practitioners, Substance Misuse and Domestic Abuse Practitioners. We have in‑house family therapy and Social Care CAMHS teams, as well as a range of opportunities for progression into management or practice specialist social work roles.

Please tell us the type of roles and teams you are interested in:

Roles

• Newly Qualified Social Workers (ASYE)
• Social Workers
• Senior Social Workers
• Practice Specialist Social Workers
• Team Managers
• Service Managers

Teams

• Family Help
• Fostering
• Supporting Disabled Children

How We Support You

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You will be part of a small team with manageable caseloads.

Have business support for your team who work in collaboration with you.

You will be part of various working groups within the service and across the partnerships to champion areas of best practice and influence positive outcomes for children and families.

You will have access to an excellent training offer for Social Workers ranging from Systemic Training, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma‑Informed Practice and various other reflective spaces to promote best practice.

Access to great transport links.

If you are passionate about making a difference to children’s lives and want to join an organisation committed to outstanding, relationship‑based social work practice, we want to hear from you. Upload your CV and choose the area you are interested in. The Service Managers review submitted CVs daily.

Please note, by uploading your CV you sign up to our talent pool and not a specific job advert. To view our current vacancies, please visit: jobs.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

We look forward to receiving your application!

About you

• You will hold social work qualification with Social Work England membership and have completed your ASYE Year.
• Experience of working across voluntary and statutory agencies with applied knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance.
• An excellent communicator and collaborator who is compassionate and understands the needs of children and young people.
• A ‘can do’ attitude coupled with creativity; you will be a champion for children and families and support them with hope, self‑esteem and potential.

If you are an experienced Social Worker who meets the above criteria and want to play a central role in providing transformational help for families to achieve positive outcomes for children, Wandsworth is where you need to be, and we encourage you to apply for this opportunity.

Additional Benefits

• Performance related salary progression scheme
• 32 days annual leave to all employees plus bank holidays
• Relocation package for experienced social workers moving to London
• Manageable caseloads
• Agile and flexible working arrangements
• Professional development and CPD opportunities
• Regular reflective supervision and peer group supervision
• Refer a friend scheme
• Welcome payments and retention bonuses for harder to recruit to areas of our services

Equal Opportunity

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

If you have any questions about applying for this role, please get in touch with Simi Sabo on [e-mail]

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