Social Worker - FAST in Rugby

About the Team

Our Family and Adolescent Support Team (FAST) – East and North are looking to recruit two experienced and passionate Social Workers who are committed to improving outcomes for adolescents facing risks outside of their family homes, including exploitation, missing, peer and contextual harm.

This is an exciting time to join Warwickshire as we embed our Families First model across the county.

FAST teams work on a locality basis within multi‑disciplinary and multi‑agency networks, supporting adolescents and their families through relationship‑based, trauma‑informed and contextual safeguarding practice.

You will work closely with partners across Health, Police, Education, Housing, Youth Justice and the voluntary sector, providing professional leadership in complex adolescent safeguarding and supporting high‑quality practice within the team.

About the Role

We are recruiting for the role of two Experienced Social Workers, based in FAST East covering Rugby and FAST North covering Nuneaton, Bedworth and North Warwickshire on a permanent basis.

The role requires experience and passion in contextual safeguarding, multi‑agency collaboration, and trauma‑informed practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Support adolescents at risk of serious youth violence, missing episodes, child exploitation, and peer harm.
• Work closely with police, health, education and youth justice teams to strengthen safeguarding responses.
• Use relationship‑based and restorative practice models to help stabilise families and divert youth away from the criminal justice system.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Professional social work qualification (CQSW, Dip SW, or degree in social work).
• Active registration with Social Work England.
• Location will be based at the Nuneaton Justice Centre (North) or Rugby, Oakfield Centre (East).
• Applicants must undergo vetting screening (for Nuneaton Justice Centre). Non‑Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV) and DBS will be required.
• Working pattern: 37 hours per week with occasional outside‑hours work in emergencies.
• Expectation to be office‑based at least 3 days per week; mixture of office and home‑based working.
• Salary up to £47,575.00 per annum (includes £3,500 pro‑rated market supplement). Relocation allowance up to £8,000 may be available if policy criteria are met.

Benefits

• Supportive managers with recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee.
• Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas.
• Refer a Friend package available for some roles (Terms and Conditions apply).
• Generous pension scheme with employer contribution typically around 19% per month.
• Agile working, additional leave entitlements, bank holidays and an extra day at Christmas.
• Access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
• Additional benefits such as access to a fluency duty and other benefits as outlined in the Code of Practice.
• 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 a range of pre‑engagement checks, including a DBS check and the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty requires accurate spoken English. This role also requires Non‑Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV). The Fluency Duty for this role is required.

Interview date: 30th July. Closing date: 23rd July.

Application process: We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible.

If you are applying on a secondment basis, ensure permission from your line manager.

For adjustments or alternative formats, contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire. gov. uk.

For role discussions, contact Tameika Plummer or Lianne Inskip at tameikaplummer@warwickshire. gov. uk or lianneinskip@warwickshire. gov. uk.

Equality and Diversity Statement

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce.

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