About the Team:
Nuneaton and Bedworth Family Help Team are looking for 2 Social Workers who are seeking to make a difference to join our family-focused team who work with children from 0-18 covering a range of work from supporting families on a Child In Need basis through to child protection, PLO, court work, children in care and adoption.
If you would like to join a team which constantly strives to achieve the best outcomes for the children and families we work with, embraces new social work practices and is committed to providing a supportive learning environment for social workers to develop their skills and practice then we want to hear from you. We are looking for committed, enthusiastic and motivated child focused social workers to help us improve the outcomes for our young people, ensuring their voice is heard and remains central within our decision-making processes. We are able to offer a supportive management team, an established ASYE and ongoing training programme as well as a clear career pathway to support social workers to achieve their potential and be the best they can be.
Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire continues to embed and consolidate our Families First teams who support the young people in our county. Our approach is about locality working, multi disciplinary and multi agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education. We have co-located professionals in the team, PCSO, NHS Nurse who will be joining us shortly.
As a practitioner, you will also have the additional support from our systemic intervention service and our internal parenting assessment team - so that you have the capacity to directly work with children and their families.
If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families Service. Click here to find out more about Warwickshire County Council’s Children and Families Service.
Our Offer to you includes:
1. Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
2. Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee.
3. A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
4. We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply
About the Role:
We are recruiting for the role of Social Worker in our Duty & Assessment Pod and a Social Worker within our Support & Intervention Pod within Stratford Family Help Team.
5. Completing Family Help Assessments
6. Working with children from 0-18
7. Child In Need
8. Children’s Safeguarding
9. Public Law Outline & court work
10. Children in Care & Adoption
Click here to download our Why work for Us Brochure
Key Requirements:
Applicants for the role will need a professional Social Work qualification and Social Work England Registration.
If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families Service.
Newly Qualified Social Workers are welcome to apply.
As part of the market supplement:
Experienced Social Worker - Grade K, L, N:
Experienced Social Worker (K, L, N). Up to £51,726.00 per annum (Includes a £3,500 pro-rated market supplement which is subject to pension, tax and NI deductions Ts&Cs apply). Plus, Relocation Allowance up to £8,000 may be available from 1st April 2026 if the relevant policy criteria are met. Ts&Cs apply).
For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specifications below:
11. Year 1 Newly Qualified Social Worker - Grade J
12. Year 2 Social Worker - Grade K
13. Year 3 Senior Social Worker - Grade L
14. Year 4 Advanced Social Worker - Grade N
Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make:
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!
At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.
Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund.
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.
Additional Information:
Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.
We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application
Closing Date: 26th March 2026
Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. Seemore