Social Worker/Senior Social Worker

Community Care Live; Greater London; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in Gloucestershire is seeking Social Workers and Senior Social Workers to join their locality teams. Successful candidates will receive competitive compensation and a range of benefits including a welcome payment, flexible working opportunities, and support for professional development. Ideal candidates will have Social Work registration, a recognised qualification, and experience in frontline social work. Join a supportive team dedicated to improving outcomes for children and young people. Applications are open now!

Benefits

Welcome payment of £4,000

Annual retention payment of £2,000

Relocation package up to £8,000

25.5 days annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Must be registered with Social Work England or Wales.
• Recognised qualification in Social Work required.
• Full driving license is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Deliver first-class service to ensure best outcomes for children.
• Build positive relationships with colleagues and partner agencies.
• Provide support and protection for children in need.

Skills

Social Work England registration

Experience in frontline social work

Relationship building

Driving license

Education

Recognised qualification in Social Work

Passed ASYE if qualified after 2012

Job description

We are currently recruiting for Social Workers and Senior Social Workers in all our locality teams. Gloucestershire covers six localities: Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Forest of Dean, Stroud, Cotswolds

About us

For all your hard work. You will receive the following:

• between £39,152 - £40,777 per annum for a Social Worker or between £41,771 - £47,181 per annum for a Senior Social Worker subject to experience
• welcome payment of £4,000*
• annual retention payment of £2,000*
• up to £8,000 relocation package*
• flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• an option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family
• supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• an in-house Occupational Health service
• employee discount scheme
• cycle to Work scheme
• links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network
• career development and qualification opportunities
• access to our Social Work Academy
• paid SWE registration renewal

Right child, right support, right time, every time

In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children’s Services have been officially judged as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements. Ofsted also said ‘Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.’

This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive.

Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce.

We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC.

Our team structures are designed to ensure there is the right level of support available to staff and that caseloads are kept at a manageable level with a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner, 4 Social Workers and an NQSW making up each team’s full complement of staff. We need resilient, driven individuals who will play their part in making our vision for Children’s Services a success. You will be joining an authority with a strong set of values that underpin the work we do: Accountability, Empowerment, Excellence, Integrity and Respect.

About You

As a Social Worker, you will be instrumental in delivering a first-class service to ensure the best outcomes for the children and young people of Gloucestershire. Through building positive relationships with colleagues within the service and partner agencies you will ensure we are able to provide support and protection for children and young people in need and at risk.

As well as your experience as a frontline social worker,there are some things we require of you to be successfully appointed to this post:

• Social Work England/ Wales registration
• a recognised qualification in Social Work
• to have passed your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE)(if you qualified after 2012)
• a full driving licence and willingness to drive
• DBS clearance(Enhanced Adults and Children’s)