Senior Social Worker Multi Agency Partnership, SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL
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The salary range for this full-time, permanent position is £46,399 - £49,958 per annum based on a 36-hour working week.
We also offer a financial package of up to £6,000 which is payable in 3 instalments across your first 18 months in post.
This is a 9-5 qualified social work role, based at our Woking office, meaning you won't be required to travel to visit children, young people and families. This could make this role a good fit for anyone looking for greater flexibility around how they work.
We're excited to be hiring Senior Social Workers to join our C-SPA (Children's Single Point of Access) service which is the 'Front Door' to children's services in Surrey and plays a crucial role in ensuring the correct level of support and intervention is provided for any safeguarding referrals made to us.
Rewards and Benefits:
* A competitive relocation package of up to £8,000
* We pay your Social Worker England Registration fee
* 28 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service
* Access to our car lease scheme
* Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
* An extensive Employee Assistance Programme
* Generous local government salary related pension
* Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping
* 2 paid volunteering days per year
* Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
* Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
Our Progress
We are proud of our recent Good Ofsted judgement, which marks a significant milestone for Surrey. In relation to Children who are referred to our children's single point of access (C-SPA) the report highlights that "...they receive a timely and proportionate response. Practitioners and managers in the C-SPA routinely apply the authority's continuum of need guidance to inform decision-making, generating a consistent approach to contacts and referrals." "Staff are well-trained and committed, feel highly valued and are proud to work in Surrey."
If you are considering your next professional opportunity and looking for an ambitious and highly motivated employer who is continuously striving for better services for children and young people, then our Surrey Children's Services would love to hear from you.
About Working In C- SPA
Our 'Front Door' for Surrey's Children's services is the first contact any family or professional has with our service and sets the tone for our entire working relationship with them. Our practice is front facing and based upon strong relationships with families and with partners who are also supporting our families. We use motivational approaches as well as principles of the Family Safeguarding Model, to engage with both the family and any networks supporting them, to understand the presenting worries and work out whether a statutory social work service is required.
The work of Senior Social Workers in the Multi Agency team within C- SPA can be rewarding but often complex in nature, gathering information and making enquiries as necessary to inform threshold decisions regarding the correct level of support required.
About The Role
We are looking for individuals with professional curiosity and well-developed analytical skills to support us in delivering laser focussed, collaborative and timely front door activity, which ensures child protection and safeguarding matters are effectively responded to.
Joining Surrey as a Senior Social Worker is an opportunity to be part of a culture in which children and families are supported in a spirit of partnership that encourages them to develop their own solutions while receiving the help and support, they need to address their needs from professionals. As a Senior Social Worker in C- SPA you will process and manage the more complex referrals received into C- SPA.
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following:
* Varied post qualification experience of working in children's social care services
* Experience of and commitment to successful partnership working with statutory, voluntary and third sector partners to safeguard and support CYP and their families
* Ability to work at pace in sometimes challenging and emotionally sensitive situations
* Well-developed assessment and analytical skills with the ability to navigate and interrogate data to make well-reasoned and evidence-based decisions
* Ability to communicate clearly and calmly with individuals, families and professionals
* Proven ability to de-escalate situations.
* Social Work qualification and Social Work England registration
Our Inclusive Approach
To apply you will need to upload your CV and answer the following questions:
* Please tell us what has motivated you to apply for this role?
* Please tell us about the key skills and experience you will be able to bring to this role.
* In this role, you will need to make decisions using your professional judgment and analytical skills. Please tell us about a time when you used your analytical skills to respond to a complex piece of casework.
* Please tell us about a time when you were able to build effective working relationships with stakeholders or partners that enabled you to deliver positive outcomes?
If your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to a short first round virtual interview to explore your answers to the above questions. If your Teams call goes well, you will be invited for an in-person interview, allowing you to meet the team, check out your potential office and get a feel for what your journey might look like.
We are committed to inclusive recruitment. That is why, if you are invited to a face-to-face interview, we'll share the themes of the questions with you in advance. This way, you can prepare and feel comfortable knowing what topics will be covered during the process, allowing you to focus and confidently discuss your valuable skills and experiences.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on Monday the 11st August 2025.
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