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Children's Social Worker

Employer
Hampshire County Council
Location
Various locations available
Salary
£32,109 - £36,862 per annum + market supplement up to £1,400 per annum
Closing date
8 Dec 2019

Job Details

Job Details:

Salary Range: £32,752 - £36,862 per annum

Market Supplement: £1,400 per annum 

Work Location:  Various locations available, including Hart & Rushmoor, Fareham & Gosport, Winchester & Eastleigh, New Forest, Havant, Test Valley, Basingstoke and East Hants

Hours per week: 37

Contract Type: Permanent

Person to contact for an informal discussion: Nigel Burton, District Manager (Children and Families) on

Why Hampshire?

As a children’s Social Worker within Hampshire County Council, you will be practicing in one of just a few local authorities in the country rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

As part of our work as a Department for Education ‘Partner in Practice’, you will be provided excellent development opportunities. Our children’s social workers are offered the unique opportunity to lead by example, trailblazing new ways of working and leading by example to other authorities, to update and enhance social work practice across the country.

In addition to working for one of the top performing children’s social care authorities in the country, Hampshire is also one of the best places to live and work. Located on the south coast, with excellent transport links up and down the country, Hampshire offers the perfect blend of rural and city living. You’ll find miles of lovely coastline, nature reserves and heritage sites, which are just some of the benefits of living in Hampshire.

What are we doing for our social workers?

Our Social Workers are an asset to us, and we encourage our workforce to be creative and autonomous, while enabling them to working flexibly. We are committed to providing regular, reflective and effective supervision to support you, while ensuring you also have the working conditions you need for good practice to flourish.

Learn more about how our management team will support you by reading these interviews with Steph How, Head of Strategy and Operations (Children and Families) East and Strategic and Operational Lead for Transforming Social Care, and Sue Kocoman, Head of Strategy and Operations (Children and Families) West.

We will:

  • Provide you with a hybrid tablet device, so you can work more effectively and flexibly
  • Allocate you a personal assistant, who will provide crucial back office support to free up your time to focus on professional practice
  • Provide five personal development days per annum
  • Provide flexible working options to fit around today’s lifestyles
  • Ensure you have ample progression opportunities.
  • Assist with relocation by offering up to £8,500 for experienced social workers wanting to move to Hampshire (subject to management approval).

    These are just some of the benefits you will receive as a Hampshire County Council employee.

    About you

    You will be:

  • Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans
  • Creative, flexible and forward thinking in your approach
  • Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for children
  • Committed to providing our service users with a high-quality service
  • Experienced in working with children and families including those from vulnerable groups
  • Experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary, interagency basis
  • Able to use your excellent mediation and negotiation skill on behalf of service users.

Apply now

UK Residents

If you are Social Worker based in the UK you can apply online or simply send us your CV. By submitting your CV, you are giving consent for Hampshire County Council to store your data in accordance with data protection legislation.

Overseas Residents

If you are an Overseas Social Worker, you will need to apply by using our online application form.

For more details of Social Work Careers in Hampshire County Council please visit our website.

Have you recently graduated?

For those looking for their first step into a social work career, you can apply for our Newly Qualified Social Worker Graduate Entry Training scheme.

Vetting Requirements

This post is subject to a criminal records check. As such, please note that under safer recruitment requirements, references will be requested prior to interview.

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