Across our Children in Care, Family Help and Refugee teams, you’ll support children, young people and families through key stages of their journey.
* In the Children in Care Teams, you’ll support care experienced children by meeting statutory duties, helping them move from residential care into foster or post 16 placements and completing a range of assessments while working with partners to safeguard young people at risk of exploitation.
* Within our Family Help Teams, you’ll deliver strengths based interventions and family plans that keep children safely at home. Through practical, solution focused support, you’ll help families build on their strengths, overcome challenges and achieve better long term outcomes.
* Joining our Refugee Teams, you’ll work with separated children, unaccompanied minors, care leavers and families with No Recourse to Public Funds-from arrival and initial assessments, through navigating the asylum process and moving towards independence, with a focus on family reunification.
What you’ll do:
* Provide mentoring, guidance, and support to colleagues, helping them grow and develop in their roles.
* Champion reflective practice and contribute to service development and innovation.
* Role-model excellent social work practice, promoting high standards across the service.
* Build strong, meaningful relationships with children and families to enable positive change.
* Lead on complex assessments, care planning, and interventions that safeguard and promote wellbeing.
* Work collaboratively with multi-agency partners to deliver holistic support.
* Manage complex caseloads with autonomy, creativity, and a focus on outcomes.
Qualifications:
* Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
* Comfortable mentoring others and role-modelling best practice.
* Significant experience working with children and families, particularly those from vulnerable backgrounds, in a UK-based statutory social work setting.
* Highly skilled in building trust, engaging families, and developing effective plans.
* Creative, flexible, and forward-thinking in your approach to practice.
* Committed to continuous improvement and professional development.
* Strong understanding of safeguarding, legal frameworks, equality, and best value principles.
Outstanding support:
* Regular, reflective supervision and a culture that values your voice.
* Flexible working: Including a 9-day fortnight and hybrid options to support work-life balance.
* Career development: 5 personal development days per year and access to excellent learning opportunities through our DfE 'Partner in Practice' initiative.
* Back-office support: Dedicated business support team to free up your time for frontline work.
* Relocation assistance: Up to £8,500 available for experienced UK-based Social Workers relocating to Hampshire (subject to management approval).
* Wellbeing support: Access to Health Assured’s comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
* Competitive benefits package: Generous annual leave, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
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