Newly Qualified Social Workers

We have Newly Qualified Social Worker vacancies across the different children's social work teams here in Worcestershire. The vacancies are across our entire service including, the Family Front Door (Initial assessment teams), Locality (Child Protection and Care Proceedings) and Through Care (Children Looked After) children's social work teams and these will be discussed with you at interview to identify your preference and best match for your skills and experiences and in conjunction as to where the vacancies are. Starting Salary £33,699 rising to £35,412 at the end of your ASYE. You'll move up the Children's Social Worker pay scale. We value our next generation of colleagues and look forward to supporting you into your journey. We want you to feel secure and confident in your learning and we are proud of the resource in place to achieve this. Worcestershire County Council is committed to delivering innovative and creative practices to ensure that all Worcestershire's children and young people are healthy, feel safe and have opportunities to enjoy their lives and reach their full potential. Our leadership team is committed and passionate about developing excellent practice and ensuring that our Newly Qualified Social Workers receive the best support that they can offer including:

• Protected caseload
• A designated Advanced Social Work Practitioner who will co-work cases with you as well as give individual reflective supervision sessions.
• Protected development time - 10% of your week is given over to protected development time, as well as Action Learning Sessions.
Our offer to you:
• A commitment to support you to develop skills, knowledge, and capability beyond your initial qualification
• The opportunity to strengthen your professional confidence
• Our chosen Practice Model is 'Signs of Safety' - working with children & families in a strengths & relationship approach; you will benefit from core training and on-going CPD
• Flexible and mobile working - our technology makes it easy for you to work from one of our office bases, touch points (across all districts in the county) and home
• A valid driving licence is essential for these roles.
  
  While you are working hard, doing your best for the people of Worcestershire, we will do our best to provide an environment that supports and inspires you. Here are some of the top reasons why you should work here.
  
  Equality & Diversity: The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents.
Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of criminal records via the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands, or final warnings, as well as convictions. The County Council has a commitment to safeguarding service users in our care., The work we do at Worcestershire County Council matters! We are there for the most vulnerable people in society who need us the most, we are helping to build a successful and growing local economy, we protect our environment, we improve outcomes for our children, young people and families, and we help ensure our residents are healthier, live longer and have a better quality of life. In short, what we do makes a difference to people's lives! With so many ways to contribute, the chances are we have a job opportunity that's the career for you.