Children's Social Worker

In Stockport, our vision is for all children and young people to have the best start in life, be happy, safe, to be able to build and maintain healthy relationships, attend school and learn, be prepared for adulthood and able to achieve their goals. I have been really lucky to have been supported by some incredible colleagues, who have offered me guidance and support and also challenge where appropriate and this has helped me reflect on who I am and the kind of practitioner I want to be. I have felt like I mattered as a person and am part of a family. Leoni, experienced social worker. I have a brilliant team and I'm lucky to be able to do some really purposeful direct work with children and with parents I feel like working in Stockport lets me be the social worker that I want to be. Jess, ASYE social worker. In Stockport, we are looking for social workers with passion and drive who are dedicated to supporting children and their families and who want to work in a relational model of practice. We are lucky to be able to offer our social workers a breadth of different experiences, with our localities working from the point of initial referral to stepping a family down. This means our social workers will often work with families at the point of Child in Need (TAC), Child Protection and also within court proceedings. To support our social workers with this, we have teams with experienced leader, and a dedicated social work workforce development team, providing reflective and clinical supervision and we also offer innovative support services for families, which have been praised by the DFE including New Beginnings and Comma. If you are looking to further your career in social work, either from the point of ASYE or with more experience, we would love to speak to you about our offer, our career development pathways and the difference you could make for the children and families in Stockport!

We are looking for social workers who are passionate about making a difference for children and their families. In Stockport, we are driven by our values we would like our social workers to be motivated by building relationships with children and families and to take an empowering approach to working with families.

Our commitment to our staff

• We have an extensive workforce development programme which offers an introduction to restorative practice, training around working with SEND needs and regular protected time to complete CPD. All our social workers are offered a yearly professional development review (PDR).
• We ensure a strong induction for our social workers, with a gradual increase in caseload and complexity of work.
• Alongside this, we offer high quality reflective supervision on a monthly basis - all of our team leaders are trained in reflective and systemic supervision. There are opportunities for group and reflective supervision delivered by senior practitioners and our workforce development team and there are opportunities to seek specialist advice and consultation from our Aspire service about domestic abuse and complex safeguarding.
• We offer a full corporate induction where you can meet other professionals across the council - our senior leadership also maintain a relationship with our new starters, to ensure that they are settling in well.
• Direct access to a team leader and two senior practitioners on each team, overseeing six Social Workers.
What can we offer you? As well as the benefits outlined in the attachment below, we can also offer:
• Discounted multi-storey parking on-site
• Annual 'Ambitious Stockport' Awards to recognise colleagues who live our values every day in their professional lives
• Essential Car User Allowance
• The Stockport Family ASYE and SSYE offers.
Why Stockport? As a local authority, Stockport offers a supportive and vibrant working environment our teams are dedicated to delivering the very best outcomes for our children and families and we work together with our multi-agency partners in a positive and upbeat way. You can find out more about what it's like working for Stockport Family Stockport - Children's Social Care Rebecca | greater.jobs At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We're keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify. Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria. Find out if you meet the criteria here: Our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme | greater.jobs Privacy Notice Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce. We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.