Senior Social Worker (Children's Services)

Salary Range: £38,092 - £42,389 per annum (plus a market supplement of £6,750 per annum). You can expect to earn between £44,842 - £49,139 per annum)
Work Location: Countywide, Hampshire including Hart and Rushmoor, Fareham, Gosport, Winchester, Eastleigh, New Forest, Havant, Test Valley, Basingstoke, and East Hants.
Hours per week: 37 (part time hours may be considered)
Contract Type: Permanent

Practice in an Outstanding Children's Service and trailblaze new ways of working

As a Children's Social Worker within Hampshire County Council, you will be practicing in one of just a few local authorities in the country rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Our Social Workers are an asset to us, and we encourage our workforce to be creative and autonomous, while enabling them to work flexibly. We are committed to providing regular, reflective and effective supervision to support you, whilst ensuring you also have the working conditions you need for good practice to flourish.

The Department for Education's most recent report on its 'Children's Social Care Innovation Programme' acknowledges the success of the 'Hampshire Approach'. More information about the 'Hampshire Approach' is available in the Job Description and Person Specification link below.

Registered with Social Work England with at least three years' experience, you will be highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans. You will need to be creative, flexible and forward thinking in your approach, whilst constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for children.

In this new role, you would be expected to contribute to a culture of learning and improvement and mentor colleagues to meet their aspirations.

Senior Social Workers do not directly line manage, but will provide mentoring, support and guidance for other colleagues making the role an excellent opportunity to further develop yourself and role model your existing skills.