Warwickshire places children’s needs at the heart of all it does and works hard to ensure their voices are heard.

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is delighted to be judged as good in all areas for its children’s services according to a recent Ofsted inspection.

 

Here at Warwickshire we are working towards being a Child Friendly Warwickshire, using multi-disciplinary teams, restorative and trauma informed practice.

 

At Warwickshire County Council (WCC) we work with families restoratively, building strong relationships and connections to help families find long-lasting solutions. 

 

Our offer to you. 

  

 

“Leaders have implemented a wide range of measures to ensure that children’s needs are met well. They have a sound understanding of the quality of frontline practice and, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been tenacious in securing resources and ensuring that services continue to improve. As a result, social workers have continued to support vulnerable children well.” Ofsted February 2022

 

Our work with children and families contributes to our wider council aim - to make Warwickshire the best it can be for everyone. It’s a big responsibility that can be challenging at times, but this is what drives our staff to succeed, develop and achieve.

 

If you’re someone who is prepared to get stuck in, who, like us, wants to do the best job possible, who approaches everything with passion and purpose, then we want you to work with us. 

 

Throughout 2020 we continued to look to the future:  Covid hasn’t stopped us. It has helped us shape and develop a focus on wellbeing and ensuring our technology, supportive leadership and supervision offer is the backbone to our offer to our workforce all underpinned by restorative and trauma informed practice.

 

Work for Warwickshire

 

Our pledge to you:

 

Excellent opportunities for personal development and career progression.

Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.

A clear and transparent pay structure linked to career progression and professional development.

Access to a credit union, pension scheme and relocation packages. Full reimbursement of SWE fees

Other great benefits include generous annual leave, including bank holiday allowances and an extra day. Car fuel allowances and access to pool cars.

 

All this and the opportunity to work in Warwickshire with its excellent transport links and beautiful countryside makes for an excellent package. We offer a great relocation package and Refer a Friend package if you're talking about a return to us with an ex colleague/friend.

 

Our Career pathway. 

 

For further information on working in Warwickshire please click here

 

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

 

Our Job Descriptions and Person Specifications can be found on the links below:

 

Level 3 Senior Practitioner

Level 4 Advanced Practitioner

 

 

Locations across Warwickshire

 

If you have any questions please email workforus@warwickshire.gov.uk

 

Additional Information

 

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

 

For further information about the role please contact: workforus@warwickshire.gov.uk 

 

 

 

To apply for this vacancy please click on the 'Apply' button.

Our method of application is online, please note, CV’s should not been submitted unless asked to do so.

If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact the Recruitment Centre on hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk including your contact details and any relevant screenshots.

You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application.

 

As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification.

 

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk  and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

 

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. WCC has a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for employees who hold these and other identities. See more.