About the Role
and our Ideal Candidate
Join Children Social Care as a Social Worker on a selected payscale and receive our Welcome Bonus of £ paid in your first month's salary, together with a generous Retention Bonus of:
1. £ paid for your first completed year in service
2. £ paid for your second completed year in service
3. £ paid for your third completed year in service and every year thereafter
We are delighted to present an exciting opportunity for a Post Order Special Guardianship Social Worker to join our Kinship Service within Children’s Social Care. Our mission is to empower our children to achieve maximum independence and provide the necessary support to safeguard their well-being. Your expertise is essential to achieving this goal. In this role, your responsibilities will include:
4. Providing ongoing advice, information, and, if necessary, referring to specialized support groups.
5. Conducting mandatory annual reviews of the support plan and financial support, or sooner if there is a significant change in circumstances.
6. To liaise with relevant professionals in supporting the carers in meeting the children’s needs, including referral to Family Group Conference for mediation. .
7. Sourcing and arranging therapeutic support, including accessing the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF)..
8. Reviewing and managing discretionary financial allowances for the special guardian.
9. Maintain and update tracker for Post Order Team
10. Facilitate Special Guardianship Support Group with Merton Council.
11. Work in close collaboration with the Assessment team
The objective is to provide a kinship service that offers support and long-term assistance to Sutton Special Guardians, thereby promoting stability for children within their care. This role operates within a dynamic and diverse environment, presenting professional challenges while facilitating the expansion of knowledge and skill sets in the practice of children's social care. Our teams are recognised for their proficiency in developing outstanding care plans that prioritise the needs and voices of service users, integrating input from various professionals, families/carers, and external agencies to ensure optimal outcomes are achieved.
Are you ready to take the next step? We are here to support your growth as you begin your career at Suttons Children Social Care. Apply now and join us as we navigate this journey toward excellence.
This position offers an excellent opportunity for individuals with outstanding communication skills and a compassionate manner capable of effectively managing high levels of emotional distress. We encourage applications from candidates with experience in the Children Service, preferably with experience of working in a kinship service and those passionate about delivering person-centred care. You'll join a welcoming, supportive, and energetic team dedicated to providing first class supervision and ongoing professional development opportunities.
In addition, we would expect the following from all suitable candidates:
12. To be registered with Social Work England and hold a degree in Social Care or similar.
13. Have experience of working in a multidisciplinary team setting.
14. Have sound knowledge and ability to deliver social work support to service users and their families.
15. Ability to communicate complex social issues clearly to both patients and professionals.
16. Ability to plan and coordinate social care plans and aspects of patient discharge.
For more information about the role and/or an informal conversation, view the Role Profile or contact Geeta Rath, Service Manager on or Elizabeth Brown, Team Manager, Kinship Team on
About Us
The London Borough of Sutton Children’s Services offers a supportive and inclusive environment for its Qualified Social Work staff. Specialist support on challenging cases, regular structured supervision, and an environment that encourages all those to take part and ensure their voices are heard.
Working with Kingston University and regional partners as part of the Developing Together Social Work Teaching Partnership (SWTP). The partnership offers staff a wide range of pre- and post-qualifying education opportunities to promote continuous learning and development. This includes staff being encouraged to support the practice education of Social Work students and those in the assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE). Staff are also given the opportunity to attend conferences, and workshops and have access to research and practice resources to support their ongoing professional development.
Sutton Council also has a number of staff network groups such as the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic +A Network, LGBTQ +A Network and Women’s +A Network to ensure staff have a voice to drive positive change in the organisation.
Our Offer To You
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:
17. A generous annual leave entitlement of 26-32 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade
18. Enhanced Maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
19. Two volunteering days per year
20. Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme (dependent on the role)
21. Adjustable and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks
22. Learning and development portal offering a range of courses
23. Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
24. Interest free season ticket loans
25. Local Government Pension Scheme
26. Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
27. Electric vehicle leasing scheme
28. Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support