Overview
Salary up to £48,226 per year
Hours: Permanent full-time, Monday to Friday with flexible working
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, experienced Social Worker roles across several teams in Children’s Services. The service has recently been rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted, demonstrating the dedication and commitment of our workforce in delivering high-quality support to children, young people, and families. This is a period of national reform in social care, with Solihull aiming to build a stronger, more resilient service for the future. We offer a competitive salary, a supportive leadership team, and flexible working environments.
These roles will be based in our modern offices in Chelmunds Place and the Bluebell Centre in Chelmsley Wood, Solihull.
For more information about all our social work teams, please click here.
About the Role
We are looking for experienced social workers who are passionate about providing a high-quality service to vulnerable children, young people and their families, positively promoting their welfare and life changes.
We are recruiting to vacancies in a number of teams across Children’s Services. A limited number of vacancies remain, and we are also inviting applications from experienced social workers who wish to be added to our Talent Pool at this exciting time to join Solihull.
These roles will be based in our modern offices in Chelmunds Place and the Bluebell Centre in Chelmsley Wood, Solihull. Our teams include long-standing, knowledgeable and experienced social workers who are keen to share their expertise within a culture of continual shared learning and development.
For more information about all our social work teams, please click here.
Our Offer to You
* Competitive Salaries - Earn one of the highest salaries (within the top three) in the region - up to £46,731 per annum (as confirmed by an independent pay analysis of 13 local authorities across the West Midlands).
* Manageable workloads – allowing you the time to give dedicated support where it is needed.
* Guaranteed regular supervision, to ensure you feel supported and are on the right track.
* Local government pension - 6.8% (subject to annual review/change) section contribution.
* Generous annual leave - 25 days rising to 30 days after five years’ service and the opportunity to buy up to 10 days’ additional leave per year.
* Flexible working – including a flexi time scheme and hybrid working.
* Professional development - High quality year-round training and coaching and in house academic programmes (Practice Education Award) via our Children’s Social Care Academy (in partnership with Bournemouth University)
* Clear career pathways through to Advanced Practitioner, specialist roles and leadership and management.
* Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 access to independent, free and confidential support and advice
* Training on and use of Magic Notes (AI) - to enable you to spend more time working directly with our children, young people and their families.
* Relocation Package – up to £6,500 towards the cost of moving house (terms and conditions apply).
About You
Successful applicants will be committed to delivering a high-quality, transparent service and ensuring the wellbeing of children, young people and their families in Solihull. You will also have:
* A professional Social Worker qualification and current Social Work England registration
* Significant post qualifying experience
* A solution-focussed approach
* A sound knowledge of current national and regional social work policies/practices and relevant childcare legislation
* A driving licence and own your own vehicle (this is an essential car user post due to the demands of the job). For disabled applicants, reasonable adjustments will be made where required.
About Us
We place children and young people at the heart of all we do to enable them to achieve their potential and lead fulfilling lives. We are ambitious in building a stronger Solihull for our children, families and workforce. Connecting Families is our practice framework, founded on restorative practice. Our practice is grounded in a systematic approach to provide a consistent relationship-based way of practicing to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families. We believe that families and their networks are of primary importance in improving outcomes. Children and their family networks are experts in their own lives; they have strengths which they should be empowered to build and draw on through effective family decision making.
Following our recent Ofsted Good rating, strong permanent leadership, and commitment to embracing social care reforms, there has never been a better time to join Solihull Children’s Services.
For more information about the benefits of working for Solihull, our teams or to see our other vacancies, please click here.
Contact and Application
To apply, please click the link. If you have questions, contact:
Mike Hayward, Principal Social Worker, at mike.hayward@solihull.gov.uk
Closing Date: Sunday 8 February 2026. Applications may be reviewed and interviews carried out at regular intervals during the recruitment window. We welcome part-time or job-share applications.
This post will require a DBS check. This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.
Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Solihull Council has a responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Attached documents: Experienced Social Worker - JDPS (Generic) Jan 26.docx
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