Children's Social Worker (Corporate Parenting)

Children's Social Worker for Children in Our Care- Ref: CH14522

£36,298 - £41,496 per annum

Equality Statement

We want our staff and management teams to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in Walsall, and in Children’s Social Care we are committed to promoting equality and anti-discriminatory practice.

We welcome applications from people of all cultures, races, ethnicities and religions, of different genders, ages, sexual orientations, disabled applicants, and recognise unique perspectives and contributions.

Working for children in our care in Walsall Children’s Social Care

Walsall is a great place to practice Social Work. We strive to provide the best services and outcomes for our children, young people and families, and this has just been recognised by Ofsted who have graded us as GOOD!

Within our corporate parenting teams we are proud to know our children well and are committed to helping them achieve their very best in loving and safe happy and secure permanent homes. We work in a restorative way with children, their families, carers and each other, putting the child at the heart of everything we do.

We can offer you a stable and supportive team and quality supportive management and supervision plus clinical supervision in partnership with the Psychology Service as part of Walsall’s Workforce and Wellbeing Strategy.

We offer an excellent training programme and the opportunity to do specialist training alongside many opportunities to develop your career.

We are looking for qualified social workers to join us in our experienced and enthusiastic service, where we are proud have the child and their relationships in the middle of our thinking and practice.

We offer flexible working, with a hybrid approach of home working and office based working to maintain our team support and culture.

For an informal chat about these roles please contact:

• Sarah Readman, Joslyn Young, Jo Horribin, Randa Ward or Jo Manning
• Telephone number 01922 650555 Option 2

Read our full Inspection Report and feedback here: Ofsted | Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

The post holder must have a social work qualification or equivalent and must be registered with the Social Work England.

Closing date for applications: 14th April 2023

Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children and young people entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children and young people. Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived, studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to anytime they were overseas.

This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.