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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.

Hertfordshire County Council


How we prevent hospital admissions and support older people to remain safe at home

How Hertfordshire’s family safeguarding model is helping to transform practice

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

Gloucestershire County Council

How one council swapped paperwork and panels for enhanced person-centred practice and peer support
How this adult social care service’s open culture supports brave social work
Six ways we are building better careers for experienced adults’ social workers

Medway Council


‘Working with adolescents requires a different skillset and mindset’

Ask, listen and change: how Medway is turning services around

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’

Hampshire County Council


Building relationships with children when you can’t visit

How a flexible working culture has transformed the lives of social workers in Hampshire

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

London Borough Of Newham


‘I can come to my manager with a challenge and it doesn’t mean I’m struggling’

Surrey County Council

‘Covid-19 has accelerated our improvement journey’
Fostering better relationships with social workers

Giving social workers the time and tools to achieve change

Suffolk County Council


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

Embedding families’ experiences into social care practice

Fostering a culture of learning and development that supports your social work journey

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

5 reasons why social workers love to work at this council

Swindon Borough Council


Why working within a supportive and stable team is reaping results

Proving the power of multi-agency teamwork in adult safeguarding

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’

Somerset County Council


A place where new ideas to help support families are welcomed

How listening to the voice of the child is shaping change at Somerset

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

Dorset County Council


How one council encourages trainee social workers to learn on the job

Creating a blueprint to transform children’s social care

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

Brighter Futures for Children


‘Staff feel valued, cared for and nurtured’: the difference a children’s services company can make

Cafcass


‘Direct work at Cafcass makes you fall in love with social work all over again’

Blackpool Council


“Strengthening families is at the core of what we do”

Wandsworth Borough Council


Using the values and ideals of social work to shape children’s services

West Sussex County Council


How one council is building a hub of excellence in adult safeguarding

Harnessing the benefits of flexible working through West Sussex’s casual bank service

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’

Buckinghamshire County Council


Come and join our improvement journey at Buckinghamshire

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

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’

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

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

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’

Luton Borough Council

‘A director’s job is to enable social workers to be the best they can be’

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