Social Worker - Children and Young People in Care Service (3 vacancies) Salary - £44,075 -£49,282 (Grade 7) Hours - Monday to Friday (37 hours) Contract type - full time, permanent Work Style - Field: working in communities across the city Our Service Our Children and Young People in Care Service has three dynamic and nurturing teams committed to driving permanency for our children and young people. Our Service fits seamlessly alongside our REACH Leaving Care Team giving our children the best preparation for adulthood beyond our care. Our work is varied supporting children and young people in our care long term, including kinship and reunification plans, as well as leaving our care through adoption and Special Guardianship. We work to support children to leave our care with great links to a range of services to support children overcome the trauma, loss and separation they have experienced. We work along our successful Families First Pathfinder services to provide seamless support for children and families. Our mission Working together to provide creative and seamless support to enable safety and opportunity Our Values Relationships are respectful and empowering Children are at the centre of what we do High aspirations and high expectations Our culture City of Wolverhampton Council is a restorative practice local authority. The Children’s Social Care workforce work together across services to deliver the best possible outcomes for our children and support each other to achieve our vision. We write to the child and are well supported by our Youth Engagement and Participation Service to co-produce policies with young people. We ensure all our social workers have the time to work closely with their young people to undertake great quality direct work for our Children and Young People in Care. We are well supported by our Homefinding Team and Fostering Service who are available, approachable, and work creatively to find the best and most stable homes for our children. We believe all of our children have the right to be well-supported to independence in adulthood and we have our own Supported Accommodation Service which along with our House Project enables young people to learn everything they need to know to live independently. In City of Wolverhampton, we take a whole community approach to care for our Children and Young people in Care as an excellent parent would. Our Offer to you For our social workers to thrive we offer: Manageable workloads A great training offer SWE registration fees paid and Blue Light card funded Advanced Practitioners and Senior Social Workers who are based in each team to offer support Clearly defined career opportunities including step-ups and secondments Quarterly Professional Conversations every quarter to discuss your learning and development and tailor your experience in City of Wolverhampton If you would like to speak to our Service Manager, Claire Reeve, or if you have any questions please get in touch: Claire.reeve@wolverhampton.gov.uk Interviews will take place W/C 19th January 2025 and consist of the following: Panel interview Children's Panel Presentation Written Exercise For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Our working arrangements All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style. Some roles are agile which enable and empower employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance. Roles with a fixed workstyle work in a fixed permanent council location. Roles with a field workstyle are usually allocated where employees are required to be out working in the community with a minimum requirement for 'touch down' space at any council location. Roles with a flexible workstyle have a flexible base location to meet the needs of the business and employees can work from a mixture of home or any council office, partner/client, or external location, as required to meet service requirements. Please refer to the Job Description for further information on the workstyle assigned to the role you are applying for. For more information about working for our organisation including the culture of the Council, the Council plan and vision, staff equality forums, core HR policies and much more please click here. Diversity We are committed to building a workforce that is reflective of the diverse community we serve. We want to attract the best applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups because we strongly believe in adding value through diversity, inclusion, and equality. Our employees enable us to deliver services that are accessible, inclusive, and reflective of Wolverhampton residents. Our status as a Disability Confident Employer showcases our commitment to people with disabilities or health conditions, advocating for their opportunities and potential. We've received the Stonewall Gold Award, emphasising our dedication to the LGBT community by nurturing an inspiring, inclusive, and equal workplace. As of March 2023, the RACE Code Quality Mark signifies our active engagement with racial equality. These recognitions validate our continuous efforts towards fostering an inclusive work environment that respects and values our diverse employees. As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the essential criteria for the post. We encourage, inspire and value an inclusive culture here at the council where employees can flourish, thrive and be themselves. We have four staff equality forums for employees to join. These help to ensure our employees have a voice, they feel empowered to speak up and where everyone is treated with respect - Learn more about the staff equality forums here Recruitment of Ex-Offenders We are committed to the fair treatment of all our employees, potential employees, or users of our service regardless of offending background. The Council uses the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for any vacancies that require a DBS check to obtain information about applicants to assess their suitability for employment in positions of trust. We do not discriminate unfairly against any individual on the basis of a conviction or any other information revealed as a result of a DBS disclosure - Learn more here Employment Information & Support If you are considering applying for an apprenticeship or a role where the salary is (Grade 2-5), and would like to visit us to learn about the application, interview process and what it is like to work for the council, please click on this link to find out more - Learn more here Attached documents Social Worker JDPS - Childrens Services (1).pdf