We are recruiting for the role of Consultant Social Worker in our Practice and Learning Team covering the whole county. We have opportunity for a full-time permanent post and a 9-month fixed term contract (with a potential to review and extend). The Practice and Learning Hub team offer works to provide strong connections and relationships to practice and with teams. We support the roll of Warwickshire's Relational Practice Framework and the delivery of training on four elements of practice:

• Restorative Practice
• Safe Uncertainty
• Trauma & Attachment Aware Practice
• Strength of Family
We lead on delivery of the Newly Qualified Social Work (NQSW) Programme and Social Work Apprenticeships. We support NQSW and Apprentices in practice. We offer a range of accessible practice and learning opportunities to all practitioners and Multi Agency partners on key areas of practice which include Neglect, Domestic Abuse, Child Protection and Safeguarding. We support teams to access resources, bitesize learning opportunities, facilitation of group supervision and learning sets, co-ordination of webinars and delivery of formal training. We deliver the Designated Safeguarding Lead Training to Education Providers.


• with excellent communication skills and a good breadth of knowledge of practice within Children and Families.
• with significant practice experience combined with experience of supporting others through delivery of training or learning opportunities.
• We are interested in candidates who have a Practice Education qualification.
• Due to the nature of the role, you will need to be creative, professional, flexible and adaptable with the ability to think on your feet.
• Have good presentation, IT and communication skills
• Ability to travel across County to delivering practice and learning opportunities and meet with Social Work Apprentices and NQSW.
Applicants for the role will need a professional Social Work qualification and Social Work England Registration. If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire's Children and Families service., The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support the young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education. Find out why we are good Ofsted., Working for Warwickshire - This is the difference you make: Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them! At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best., Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.


• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
• We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply, Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage - Warwickshire Pension Fund.
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.