Salary £47,421 - £50,464 per annum includes £4,000 market factor payment Plus essential car user allowance, full reimbursement of Social Work England Registration and free parking The Children with disabilities service are looking for an experienced Senior Social Worker to join our team. We are looking for ambitious professionals with a proven track record in safeguarding who will work with children with disabilities and their families. The role involves the implementation, monitoring and reviewing of child friendly plans within multi agency meetings relating to the assessed needs of the children and young people we work with. Here at Telford & Wrekin Council’s Children’s Services we are committed to working together to deliver rewarding careers for our staff as well as positive outcomes for the children and families we work with. Favouring a relational approach in all that we do, over 80% of our workforce are permanent employees, caseloads are manageable and staff wellbeing is an absolute priority for the Council. There’s never been a more exciting time to join us: alongside making a difference to the lives of individuals and families, we have adopted exciting new strengths-based approaches. Working collaboratively with families to keep them together, where it is safe to do so, is at the heart of our practice model. We have been on a continuous journey of transformation and innovation and in our 2020 Ofsted Inspection we were judged to be Outstanding; the only Authority in the West Midlands with this judgement. Here’s just some of the great things Ofsted had to say when they visited us: Children are cared for and cared about Senior Leaders aspire to a service for every child that they would welcome for their own Social workers and other staff who support children are very committed, and they are exceptionally well trained. Social workers and other support staff are valued and invested in as the most precious resource for vulnerable children and families. Staff value the co-productive management approach to problem-solving and professional autonomy within a practice structure supported by a clear practice model. Please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification. Please click here if you would like to know more about working for Telford and Wrekin Council's Children's Services: Children's social care recruitment - Telford & Wrekin Council At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice. Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check. It is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity with children and adults in vulnerable circumstances if you are barred from working with one or both of these groups. We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including: Competitive rates of pay Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension Scheme Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes Free on-site parking Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day Free access to our employee assistance programme and confidential counselling Flexible and mobile working policy - we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home – our approach is to promote greater level of flexible working around personal and family commitments Find out further information about working at Telford & Wrekin Council including our full list of benefits. If you would like to speak with someone about the role please do get in touch by emailing laura.mooretelford.gov.uk A CV template is available if you do not already have a CV. Please note that Telford & Wrekin Council do not hold a sponsorship licence for visas. Attached documents Job Description & Person Specification