Senior social worker

Senior Social Worker

Location: Moulsecoomb 67 Centre, Hodshrove Lane, Brighton, BN2 4RW.

Date posted: 12/06/2026.

Job details

Salary: £49,584 to £53,079 (inclusive of a 12.5% market supplement).

Contract: Fixed Hours, 37 hours per week.

Job description

We are looking for an experienced, qualified social worker to lead a pod of social workers and key workers, providing family help and social work support to families receiving early help, child protection plans and children in care. The senior social worker will support families from the first assessment through all family help and social work processes, provide ongoing support and help prevent challenges from escalating.

The senior social worker will:

• Lead and support the pod under the guidance of a pod manager.
• Supervise students and ASYEs and facilitate group supervisions.
• Support other practitioners in developing excellent social work and family help practice.
• Develop specialist knowledge in an area of practice and disseminate it across the service.
• Lead relationship‑based practice and embed anti‑racist and trauma‑informed approaches.

Interviews will be held on 26 June 2026.

Qualifications

Qualified social worker with experience supporting and safeguarding children and families, and the ability to lead relationship‑based practice.

EEO statement

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.