Senior Social Worker - Children with Disabilities Team

The Role: Shaping the Future of Child & Family Support

As a Senior Social Worker, you'll take on a leadership role within our Family Support and Safeguarding Team, guiding colleagues, mentoring team members, and ensuring the highest standards of care and support. You'll manage a reduced caseload to focus on these critical responsibilities, providing expertise, advice, and direct support for families with complex needs.

What you'll do:

Provide expert guidance and mentorship to your team
Step in for the team manager when required
Lead on complex cases, helping families with multiple challenges
Supervise and support the professional growth of colleagues

This is your opportunity to lead by example, helping shape best practices and ensuring our services remain focused on delivering the best outcomes for children and young people.

About You: Your Skills and Passion

We're seeking an experienced and compassionate professional who is ready to take the next step in their social work career.

You'll need to be:

Qualified & Registered: A registered Social Worker with Social Work England
Knowledgeable: Strong understanding of key childcare legislation, including 'Working Together to Safeguard Children'
Relationship-Driven: Skilled in building trust with children, young people, and families
Outcome-Focused: Committed to developing partnerships that focus on the best possible outcomes for the families we serve

Your role will be critical in delivering our strengths-based approach, empowering families while ensuring the highest standards of safeguarding and support., Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

Competitive salary and benefits
Flexible working arrangements
Ongoing professional development opportunities
Opportunity to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave
Access to our Dedicated Wellbeing Team
Salary sacrifice cycle-to-work and electric vehicle schemes

Further details of our excellent rewards package can be found in our Benefits booklet.