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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.

South Glos Council

South Gloucestershire social workers Emily and Kelsey

Reducing social work vacancies through menaingful career development
‘There’s a real sense of family – everyone understands the pressures and supports each other’
Therapeutic support for children, foster carers and social workers
Making flexible working work for social workers, their families and the families they support

Norfolk County Council

Family threapy session

How strengths-based family therapy is preventing children going into care
Podcast: supporting practitioners with secondary trauma
‘The most supportive service I have worked in’: how a transition team is transforming lives
‘My skillset is now 10 times greater’: how collaborative working is boosting social workers’ confidence

Wiltshire Council

Picture of Wiltshire team from Community Care Live

Podcast: working with parents – breaking down barriers to engagement
‘We firmly believe that disabled people are the experts in their own lives’
Podcast: child-focused case recording – what social workers should know

Herefordshire Council

Paul flanked by Shared Lives carers Maurice and Simone

Best practice in supporting adults to live independently in the community
Webinar: transitioning from agency to a permanent social work role
‘I want social workers to come back because they will see a different place to the one they left’

BCP Council

A team looking happy in a meeting

‘I like that everyone I meet is really passionate about what they do – it’s infectious’
Including care leavers in decision making is improving outcomes for children in care

Lincolnshire County Council

Social worker and older man

How one council is giving social workers the autonomy to empower adults
How one council is giving social workers the autonomy to empower adults
How working in residential care enables staff to build one-on-one relationships with young people
Working in long-term teams enhances the peer-to-peer learning experience

Oldham Council

A social worker with a family

‘I value the teaching and learning I get and how I can give back to families’

London Borough of Newham

A social worker talking to a mother and daughter

Career progression: how a London borough is investing in its social workers
‘I feel like, as social workers, our voices have been listened to’
Podcast: Newham reshapes practice in its improvement journey
‘I can come to my manager with a challenge and it doesn’t mean I’m struggling’

Northamptonshire Children’s Trust

How one employer is creating an inclusive and open culture for social workers
‘A culture of high support and kindness’: inspectors’ verdict on children’s trust
‘With a nurturing manager you can really see how social workers flourish’
‘Meaningful change means doing something about pay and culture’

Hampshire County Council

Social worker and young person

Joint working and learning new things: social work in a transition team
‘It’s about being creative, to make a difference to that child’
From busking to horse-riding: using strengths-based practice to transform lives
A safe and supportive environment in which NQSWs can learn and flourish

Wokingham Borough Council

‘When it comes to protecting children, there is no sense of hierarchy – we are in this together’
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