Job Summary
Job Reference: TW/TP/333/2770
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Full time permanent
Salary: £50,142 - £53,282 per annum (including market factor where applicable)
Working Hours: 37
Location: Telford
Closing Date: 20/05/2026
Job Introduction
Children’s Senior Social Worker – Family Safeguarding
Full reimbursement of Social Work England registration fee. Essential Car User Allowance. Join an ‘Outstanding’ Local Authority.
Responsibilities
As part of the Family Safeguarding team, you will:
- Establish a multi-disciplinary team where specialist adult practitioners in domestic abuse, mental health, and substance misuse are co-located with Social Workers under a unified management structure to provide a whole-family response.
- Use Motivational Interviewing (MI) as a framework for practice; participate in training and ongoing skills development workshops and follow a structured solution-focused intervention programme with families.
- Utilise an electronic assessment workbook that provides a single data tool for all professionals, linking to the work programme to ease information sharing.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants should be a qualified Social Worker with a registration with Social Work England, and experience in child protection and family safeguarding. Experience in domestic abuse, mental health, or substance misuse is desirable.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension Scheme
- Staff benefits and discounts (salary sacrifice schemes)
- Free on-site parking
- Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days), 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day
- Free access to employee assistance programme and confidential counselling
- Flexible and mobile working policy
Additional Information
Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check. The Council does not hold a sponsorship licence for visas.
