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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.

West Sussex County Council

Gary Matthews


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

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

New approaches, new ideas to help children get a fresh start

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

Lincolnshire County Council


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

‘It felt like we social worked people but then we moved to Signs of Safety’

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’

Hampshire County Council


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

How this council’s unified social work teams are cutting caseloads and improving support for families

London Borough of Croydon


‘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’

Can you see the real me?

London Borough of Havering

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

‘I’ve never had to go home and worry about a case’: how this adult social care service convinced a social worker to give up agency work

‘Everyone’s journey’: how involving social workers improved performance and reduced caseloads in this council

Join Havering and lead the way on changing the lives of care leavers

Dorset County Council


‘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

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’

Somerset County Council


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

The original social work Try Before You Apply day returns

How tearing up the paperwork gave our adult social care staff the freedom to get on with the job

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