Social Workers (Level 2 & 3)- (Internal Applicants Only)

****PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS***

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Various locations across Leicestershire

Worker Category: Field Based Worker

Salary: : £34,350 -£37,950 (Grade 10) / £38,700 - £41,373 (Grade 11) Plus a market supplement of £3,283

Working Hours: 37 per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 6th April 2025

Interview Date(s): TBC

We have some exciting opportunities for experienced Social Workers to join our newly structured services in Leicestershire County Council.

About the Role

We are looking for:

• Level 2 Social Worker -£33,060 - £36,660 + A market supplement of £3,283
• Level 3 Social Worker - £37,410 - £40,083 + A market supplement of £3,283

It's an exciting time to be a part of Children and Family Services at Leicestershire County Council, our staff are at the heart of delivering excellent services to children and families across Leicestershire. Come and join us and make a difference to the lives of children and families in Leicestershire.

In Leicestershire we have a fantastic package to provide our workers. This includes the option as a full-time worker to do a 9 day working fortnight, hybrid working, celebrating diversity with a range of events throughout the year, recognition of our staff in annual Pride In Practice events, fantastic learning and training opportunities - enabling our staff to develop and progress within their roles.

As an organisation, we are committed to a strong and skilled workforce providing high quality services to the children and families of Leicestershire, following our relationship-based Signs of Safety practice approach.

We are committed to doing our very best for vulnerable children and families; working to make a positive impact on their lives so they can achieve their potential and flourish.

We are proud of our continuous improvement plan - 'Achieving Excellence through Purposeful Practice' which sets out our key values, behaviours and ambitions. We have embedded the Signs of Safety approach throughout our services and this approach mirrors our values of Aspiration , Being Curious and Collaboration . We are focused on working with families and the networks of family, friends and professionals around children, to work in collaboration to achieve shared goals.

We are committed to our vision of becoming a trauma informed responsive department where we believe we are " stronger together ". Our culture is one of partnership, where we look for solutions and recognise the potential impact of trauma on the children and families we work with and on our staff. We will strive to create a safe, compassionate, healing environment demonstrated through relationships based on trust, respect, hope and empathy. We will achieve this through a spirit of curiosity, by nurturing connections through relationships, making a deliberate effort to know and understand people, and by providing hope for growth and recovery.

We support and empower our staff to be the best that they can be. We will give you the support and resources that you need to work in collaboration with children and families.

We want all our staff to be inspired to go the extra mile. We are doing our best to create a culture where practice excellence can flourish. We want to learn from what works, as much, if not more, than from when things go badly - We are ambitious to create a true learning organisation, so....

• We run several conferences each year for staff to come together, reflect and learn
• Every team sets aside time for team learning each month
• You will receive consistent, regular and reflective supervision including group supervision support
• Twice a year our senior leaders take a week out and spend time with Social Workers, observing practice and talking to young people, parents and carers about their experience of services
• All Social Work England registered workers have three extra Continuous Professional Development days each year
• Our highly valued training offer supports career progression and includes Practice Educator Awards and Aspiring Managers Program
• We have an experienced team dedicated to supporting practice excellence
• Our Practice Development Group is well established for practitioners to collaborate on practice development
• We have a Critical Incident Response service for staff which provides independent therapeutic support within 48 hours
• We have an excellent Wellbeing Service providing specific support to staff when needed, but also offer events throughout the year

For further information on what it's like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please visit:

Children and Family Social Worker recruitment

Social Worker benefits

Social Worker brochure

Social Worker job profile

Working in Children and Family Services

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• Have a Social Work degree or equivalent, e.g. CQSW, DipSW (with specialism in children's services).
• Be registered with Social Work England and have evidence of continuing professional development.
• Have experience of working in statutory child protection services and completion of Care Proceedings.
• Have an in depth understanding of the interventions required to build safety and protect children from harm.
• Have a full valid driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Be able to evidence your skills and knowledge of creative, innovative and relationship-based social work, working in collaboration with families and professionals. Ideally you will already be confident in the application of the Signs of Safety methodology.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm and passion for practice and be committed to helping us build a real culture of reflection and learning.
• Have retained a strong interest in research and the evidence base for practice and are confident about how this can be used in practice.

We also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement .

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Jennifer Neville or Chelbie Shepherd, Resourcing Co-ordinators

Telephone: 0116 305 5973

Email: cfs-recruitment@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

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