Adult Social Worker (Power2) Salary - £44,075 – £49,282 (Grade 7) Hours - 37 hours per week Contract type - full time, permanent post Work Style - Based at Graiseley Family Hub (Power2) / Field 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 Adult Social Worker to continue the Power2 work with young adults and their family/support networks, and parents and families. The team currently, comprises of a Team Manager, Senior Social Worker, Children Social Worker, Adult Social Care Worker, Senior Family Support Worker, Educational Psychologist, Drama therapist and keyworkers from Barnardo’s, St Giles Trust and Gazebo Theatre. The post holder will: Be a qualified adult social worker, with post qualifying experience of practice of working with young adults at risk of exploitation and demonstrating the ability to recognise and assess needs. Demonstrate the experience and skills working with transitional safeguarding risks and vulnerabilities. Show an understanding and commitment to the creative development of trauma informed practice and restorative/relational best practice. Have experience of managing complex and challenging young adults, with the flexibility to work with children transitioning into adulthood. Provide a high quality and effective social work service to meet the needs of young adults and their families/support networks, safeguarding in a timely manner within statutory guidelines. Represent the service within multi-agency forums to contribute to children and young adult plans 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 Monday 29th or Tuesday 30th September 2025 at the Power 2 Team office, Graiseley Family Hub, Pool Street, Wolverhampton WV2 4NE. 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 Celia Payne (Head of Service) on celia.payne@wolverhampton.gov.uk 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 Job Description and Person Specification