Overview
We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and as a disability confident committed employer we encourage applications from people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we will consider reasonable adjustment to support disability employment. We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car, Technology Scheme, GymFlex and a wide range of local and national discounts. Internal candidates: You must seek the views of your manager before applying for a secondment as your current line manager will need to agree your release from your substantive post should you be successful in your application. For further information please see the secondment policy on SharePoint.
Applicants must have a Degree or equivalent qualification in Social Care, enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check and be registered with Social Work England (or able to obtain registration prior to commencement of employment). Appropriate and relevant experience and post-qualification experience of children and families social work within a statutory, voluntary or independent sector organisation.
Please note that we do not accept CV submissions from permanent recruitment agencies. If you are a candidate and would like to reach out to the Recruitment team about this role, please email: AcquisitionRecruitment@bromley.gov.uk
Closing date: Thursday 16 October 2025 at 23:59pm
Location
Bromley Civic Centre/flexible working
About the Service
To view the Job Description, please click. Looking for your next exciting adventure in social work? Look no further! Services for children and families in Bromley have made a remarkable leap forward to Outstanding overall with services for children in care and care leavers showing strong progress and dedicated support. Our looked after children service supports young people aged 0-18 to achieve permanence. We are a fully permanent team and this is a rare opportunity given we experience low turnover of staff. We have prioritised keeping case-loads low to promote direct work and enable staff to build trusting relationships with children and young people. Ofsted reported in January 2024: "Social workers have caseloads that enable them to spend time with children, building trusting relationships". Bromley also run an exciting programme of group work events for the children we care for and encourage staff involvement at all levels. We have an award-winning children in care council who have helped shape service design and delivery. You can view the letter from Ofsted.
Bromley are seeking highly talented and ambitious registered Social Workers to join us on our journey to excellence. Bromley is committed to making children and young people in the Borough its top priority. The CLA Team are well supported by partners in other agencies such as Police, Youth Justice CAMHS, and a strong virtual school. Childrens Commissioning team are also embedded with the team to enable strong joint planning around placement choice. We have a bespoke handover to leaving care with joint work from young persons advisors from age 16. Our aims are to ensure our young people achieve a sense of stability and belonging in their reparative care setting that support a successful transition to adulthood. Our values and behaviours have a key part to play in how staff carry out the work of the Council and how we engage and build working relationships with key partner agencies. This framework outlines the desired behaviours that align with our established values, to help create a workforce that can deliver services that are seen as "excellent" in the eyes of local people. To read more about our REAL Values and Behaviours, please click here: Our Leaving Care Service sit alongside Children Looked After, Active Involvement and Commissioning teams in one service. You will be joining an ambitious service with strong leadership and clear lines of support. As part of the Bromley Promise there will be a dedicated two-week induction programme upon joining us. We are confident that with your support, we will continue to provide high quality social care services to our children in Bromley as set out in our improvement and transformation plan. In return we ask that you bring your passion, dedication and skills to us. The Bromley Promise:
* Manageable caseloads for every Social Worker
* Dedicated time for reflective supervision
* Generous Annual Leave Entitlement including an additional three days
* Small Cluster teams with one team manager supervising four Social Workers
* Two-week protected induction programme
* Excellent Learning and development opportunities with bespoke training for every social worker
* Social Workers and team managers have easy and regular access to the leadership team
Person Specification / Qualifications
If you are interested in applying for this post, within the Personal Statement section of your application, please clearly outline what experience you have and how you would meet the Person Specification for the role. Please note that LBB would put out a separate advert when recruiting for Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSWs). If you are an NQSW looking to express interest, please register with our Qualified Social Worker Talent Pool which you can find at the bottom of the home page of our recruitment website, and we\'ll let you know when we have an opportunity that might suit you. Additionally, you are able to register for vacancy alerts based on your preferred criteria. That way, we\'ll notify you by email every time we\'re advertising a vacancy that meets your requirements. To view our Roadmap to Excellence document please click. To view our Social Work Practice Standards please click.
Benefits
* Golden Hello & Annual Retention Allowance
* Merited pay scheme
* 30 days Annual Leave
* The opportunity to participate in the Local Government Pension Scheme
* Excellent training and career development pathway
* Free Car Parking at Bromley Civic Centre
* The ability to claim mileage for business trips in line with HMRC guidance
* A range of salary sacrifice schemes, including for lease cars, technology equipment and for gym
* Benefit scheme also includes a range of discounts at local retailers
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