At a Glance
- Tasks: Support children and families, ensuring their needs are met and safeguarded.
- Company: Milton Keynes City Council, dedicated to improving children's lives.
- Benefits: Full-time roles with competitive pay and job security.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of children and families in your community.
- Qualifications: Social work qualification and passion for helping others.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Overview
We’re recruiting two Social Workers (Level 3) to join our Children’s Services at Milton Keynes City Council.
Both positions are full time – one Permanent and one Fixed Term (12 months).
Responsibilities
- Work directly with children, young people and families, ensuring their needs are understood, supported and safeguarded.
- Recruit foster carers to provide good quality foster placements, enabling children of Milton Keynes to thrive within their local networks.
- Recruit, train and support mainstream foster carers; assess and support kinship carers; manage private fostering and special guardianship placements.
- Hold a full and varied caseload, including complex cases, and take professional responsibility for delivering high-quality social work that improves outcomes for children.
- Position Details
- Full-time role – Permanent or Fixed Term (12 months).
- Site‑based – work from the designated workplace.
- Interviews scheduled for 28th July 2026.
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Contact Details:
Milton Keynes City Council Recruitment Team
We think you need these skills to ace Social Worker
Child Protection
Assessment Skills
Communication Skills
Empathy
Case Management
Foster Care Recruitment
Training and Support
