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Employer zone – showcasing a selection of the sector’s top recruiters

Welcome to the Employer Zone, where you can see the very best of the sector’s top recruiters showcasing their organisations. Read on to see the latest articles and insights which can help you make an informed decision when it comes to finding your next role.

Dorset County Council


Encouraging a better work-life balance in a rural setting

‘You don’t deliver good services sat in an office; it’s the social workers who know best’

Putting adults’ social workers back in the driving seat

Falling caseloads, emotional support, variety: Why you should be a Dorset social worker

The Dorset formula for better outcomes for children

Somerset County Council


Building strong communities to promote independence

Positive vibrations: How team spirit makes this social work locality the place to be

‘The systemic approach triggered a change in our culture of supervision’

The original social work Try Before You Apply day returns

London Borough of Croydon


‘We have permission from our senior leadership team to do things differently’

Improving transitions by bridging the adult-children’s social work divide

‘It feels like we’re doing worthwhile work here – real, grassroots social work’

How this council took social worker caseloads from excessive to below target – in just eight months

‘Improving is about having the right social workers in the right place’

Surrey County Council


Giving social workers the time and tools to achieve change

Oxfordshire County Council


Oxfordshire’s new model targets investment in frontline staff

Why you should start your social work career in Oxfordshire
Be at the forefront of children’s social work

Lincolnshire County Council


Shaping the next generation of social workers through learning

How direct work that empowers families is delivering big benefits for social workers in this council

How this council’s peri-team gives social workers proactive rather than reactive support

London Borough of Havering


The value of taking the step to permanent working

How training and business support helped a council embed systemic practice

‘I’ve had the same manager for 12 years, so I’ve never seen a need to leave’

Suffolk County Council


How joined up working supports children’s social worker teams at Suffolk County Council

Social workers reveal the seven key things that made their service ‘outstanding’

5 reasons why social workers love to work at this council

Hampshire County Council


How transforming social work practice took us from good to outstanding

How this council is creating a safe, supportive environment for children’s social workers

How this council’s social workers are building a practice framework that’s built to last

West Sussex County Council


The children of West Sussex are depending on us to get this right

A new deal for children’s social workers

‘There’s no hesitation at all. We’re a team’

Swindon Borough Council


How a council is helping staff work creatively by giving them freedom from bureaucracy

‘I was the only permanent social worker on my team – here’s why I stayed’

Wiltshire Council

Rachael Thomas, Wiltshire Council


How the right professional support transforms a job in social work into a fulfilling career

Support, development and a practice focus: how this council supports its social workers

Flexi-working, less box filling and more time with adults – how one council is liberating its social workers and OTs

Hertfordshire County Council


Why this social worker is thriving on the challenge, pace and rewards of hospital social work

Meet the outstanding model that’s helping this council address complex trauma in families

Take the power back: Meet the council that’s putting the trust and professionalism back in social work

London Borough of Bexley


Why developing social workers is the key to success at this ‘outstanding’ council

Low caseloads and ‘outstanding’ management support: how a council supports social workers to be ‘the practitioner they want to be’

Devon County Council


Meet the fresh approach that’s allowing this council’s adult social care practitioners to get back to what matters

How this council lets adults’ social workers shape their own career paths

‘The best of the service came out in the snow’

Staffordshire County Council


Why I’ve spent my 15-year social work career in one council

How a council is promoting social workers’ development without moving them into management

Medway Council


How this council supports social workers to take pride in what they do

‘The social work pods mean you feel part of a unit that pulls together’

Lambeth Council


A safe route in to social work: how this ASYE scheme supports new social workers

Manageable caseloads, admin support and promotion opportunities: why we left our ‘good’ councils for this one

Norfolk County Council


Why this council is reinventing the social work front door by saying goodbye to written referrals

Are you ready to crack the toughest challenge in foster carer recruitment?

‘Just over a week after I joined, we got the call from Ofsted’

Barking and Dagenham Council


‘I didn’t just want to go anywhere. It had to be the right authority’

How one council is regenerating the career development of its social workers

‘Employers kept saying my disability meant I couldn’t do social work, but one borough believed in me’

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