Consultant Social Worker - Family Help Team - Countywide

About the Role

Experienced Consultant Social Worker (Countywide) - permanent, full-time in Family Help Teams in Rugby, Warwick, Stratford, Nuneaton, Bedworth and North Warwickshire. Specialising in child protection and court work. The post involves directing and overseeing case work for less experienced social workers and family practitioners, ensuring all court preparation is clear, relevant, specific and timely. Each Consultant will also hold allocated families to work with.

Key responsibilities include liaising with legal services, offering support and challenge to build confidence in less experienced practitioners to ensure the best outcomes for children, young people and families.

Salary up to £53,769.00 per annum, including a £3,500 pro-rated annual market supplement (subject to pension, tax and NI deductions). Relocation allowance up to £8,000 may be available if policy criteria are met.

Key Requirements

• Professional Social Work qualification and Social Work England Registration.
• Previous experience of court preparation and child protection.
• Driving is a requirement of the role.
• Occasional working outside core hours to deal with emergent issues (e.g., emergency court applications).

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification below: Consultant Social Worker - Grade O.

About the Team

District-based Family Help Teams work with families across a spectrum of needs: Family Help Assessment, Targeted Early Support, Children in Need, those on the Edge of Care or Child Protection, Court, and children in care until a permanency plan is in place. The teams are multi-agency, including Family Support Workers, Family Practitioners, Social Workers, Systemic Consultants, Police Community Support Officers, and NHS Nurses, all working to meet holistic family needs and reduce risk.

Warwickshire is embedding Families First teams to support young people. The approach emphasises locality working, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency collaboration to support the whole family, with partnerships across Health, Police and Education.

If you want to build strong relationships with families, join Warwickshire's Children and Families service. (Note: text-only reference to Warwickshire County Council's Children and Families Service.)

Our Offer to You

• Supportive managers with a robust supervision policy focused on wellbeing and workload.
• Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day, generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas.
• Refer a Friend package for some roles (terms and conditions apply).

To learn more about Warwickshire, view the Why Work For Us brochure.

Working for Warwickshire - The Difference You Make

Warwickshire County Council values and supports its people with opportunities to grow, be included, and feel safe and welcome. Our people are at the heart of our vision.

We offer a generous pension scheme with employer contributions, a benefits package, agile working, generous annual leave, bank holidays, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts.

Closing date: Monday 20 October 2025.

Additional Information

Warwickshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Successful applicants will be subject to pre-engagement checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. An individual assessment will be completed if there is a declared offence. The council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty requires ability to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

To discuss the role contact Sian Carolan ().

Equal opportunity statement: Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and addresses under-representation in its workforce.