Senior Social Worker (Children's Services)

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 reporton its ‘Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme’ acknowledges the success of the ‘Hampshire Approach’.

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.

We will provide you with:

• A 9 day working fortnight.
• Annual leave starting from 25 days per annum and rising to 28 days based on service.
• A personal assistant, who will provide crucial back-office support to free up your time to focus on professional practice.
• A hybrid tablet device, so you can work more effectively and flexibly.
• 5 personal development days per annum.
• Ample progression opportunities.
• Flexible working options to fit around today’s lifestyles.
• Assistance with relocation by offering up to £8,500 for experienced social workers wanting to move to Hampshire (subject to management approval).