Capped Caseload | £6k in welcome & retention | Flexible Working | Career Progression
Children & Families
Are you looking for some advancement in your career, but seem to be held back by your current employers need for your knowledge and skills meaning you get the complex and high caseloads rather than the advancement you want?
Are you an agency worker looking to step into seniority, or a permanent member not getting the chance to step up? Albeit agency is attractive for many reason (we completely get it!), and staying put in a job you know is comfortable - but what can a change offer you?
These roles sit in their safeguarding team, which take the referral from section 47 through to permanence (passing over if the child needs more permanent support from the council to the CIC team).
You will sit closely with the TM, helping develop practice and supervise students and ASYE workers to promote best practice, with a protected caseload of 8.
Salaries range from £46,731 - £49,764
Locations: Cotswolds, Tewkesbury, Stroud, Forest of Dean, Cheltenham, Gloucester
The package includes:
welcome payment of £4,000
an annual retention payment of £2,000
a relocation package of up to £8,000.
Flexible working options
generous annual leave starting at 25.5 days and increasing to 30.5 days after five years, and the ability to purchase 10 additional days per year provide added flexibility.
The Council is dedicated to providing timely support for every child, aiming to ensure a happy and fulfilling life. This comes from focusing on continuous improvement, embracing effective social work practices (systemic practice & relational approach), and empowering staff to have a real impact on children's lives. The team structure is carefully designed to support staff with manageable caseloads, including a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner, and four Social Workers in each team.
Interested in making a move, and settling down in an authority offering long term prospects, settled in some of Englands finest countryside, send your CV to or call on 07897 024978.
As this is a statutory role, you do require a social work qualification & registration to Social Work England.
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