Children Services Senior Social Worker – Power 2 Salary - £50,788 (PP29) - £54,971 (PP33) – Grade 8 Hours - 37 hours per week Contract type - full time, permanent Work Style - Field: working in communities across the city About the Role: This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career in social work at City of Wolverhampton Council. As an Ofsted ‘Good’ rated service and as a 1st wave adopter of the DfE Family First Children’s Pathfinder, we are committed to providing the best care and support to our children and families and our employees. We take pride in our work and offer our employees excellent training, progression pathways, all with a highly competitive salary. The Power2 Service is a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency partnership between Children’s Social Care, Adult Social Care, Public Health and the Voluntary Sector, created in September 2019. Power2 won the prestigious MJ Award in 2022 for Innovation in Children's and Adults for its work with vulnerable children and young adults aged 10-25 at risk of exploitation; and those displaying high risk behaviours which impact on their home and education stability. The team focusses on working with children/young adults and their family/carer networks who have experienced trauma and been impacted by cumulative harm by using a range of trauma informed approaches. Each team member has their own specialisms and expertise and have all been trained in specialist frameworks such as Attachment Theory; Developmental and Relational Trauma; and Attachment, Regulation and Competency. We are looking to recruit an experienced, skilled and creative Senior Social Worker to continue the Power2 journey and build on its success. The team currently, comprises of a Senior Social Worker, Children and Adults Social Worker, Adult Social Care Worker, Educational Psychologist, Drama therapist and keyworkers from Barnardo’s, St Giles Trust and Gazebo Theatre. The post holder will: Be a qualified social worker, with significant post qualifying experience of practice of working with children and young adults at risk of exploitation and demonstrating the ability to co-work and oversee risk and vulnerability management. Show an understanding and commitment to the creative development of trauma informed practice and act as a champion within the service for restorative/relational best practice. Have managerial and supervisory experience of working with staff managing complex and challenging children and young adults, providing direct supervision and practice support. Undertake a supporting role with the team and team manager for the co-ordination and performance of Power2 in accordance with its operational and quality assurance frameworks. Demonstrate leadership skills and have a proven track record of motivating and building highly effective teams, achieving best outcomes. Ensure the provision of a high quality and effective social work service to meet the needs of children and their families, safeguarding children in a timely manner within statutory guidelines. Represent the service within multi-agency forums and to contribute to the development of policy and practice in Children’s Services across the city. Ensure this social work service is fully integrated within the wider Children's Services in order to promote positive outcomes for children and their families. For your valued contribution, we offer: A career development pathway and substantial training offer. Over 85% of our workforce are happy with the learning and development offer and 90% say there is a positive learning culture. Reimbursement of Blue Light card membership costs and Social Work England renewal fees Four vibrant and active employee networks including four staff equality forums (Race Religion and Belief; Disability and Age; Gender Maternity and Paternity and LGBT) Well embedded strengths-based practice framework which supports us to build strong relationships and connections to help people find long lasting solutions using the Three Conversations© approach. A commitment to eliminating discrimination and supporting employee wellbeing to ensure a good work/life balance, which includes a strong employee assistance scheme and access to numerous wellbeing resources. Supportive and flexible working arrangements, which includes some home working. Retail, leisure, legal and ethical savings and loans through our competitive rewards portal For more information: Working for us | WV Jobs | City of Wolverhampton Council This post is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. As part of the interview process: Formal panel interviews will be held on either 14th or 15th July 2025 at the Youth Justice Services Offices on Retreat Street, WV3 0JR. As part of this you will be asked to complete a written exercise and participate in an activity with children and young adults’ All details and guidance on the process will be shared with the shortlisted candidates. For further information on these posts please contact: Debbie Williams (Team Manager – Power2) on Debbie.Williams@wolverhampton.gov.uk or alternatively contact Celia Payne (Head of Service, Specialist Support) on email celia.payne@wolverhampton.gov.uk Closing Date: 22ndh June 2025 For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Should you wish to discuss this opportunity further, please contact 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 Senior Social Worker - Wolverhampton Children Services