Children's Social Worker

About The Role

Grade 7: £36,124 - £39,513

Working hours: 35 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Closing date: 15 April 2025

We welcome applications from qualified, experienced social workers and newly qualified social workers.

Our Manchester

A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent deserves. We are committed to you and your growth with us, and we will support you every step of the way. We are judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted and well on our way to being ‘Outstanding’. We’d like you to join us on our journey.

We currently have posts in all areas of the city including North, Central, South Localities and Cared For and Fostering teams.

We know you have a choice about where to work, so hear directly from our practitioners about our new practice framework and why you should choose Manchester: Our Manchester - Our Values

What we offer you:

• Controlled and manageable caseloads – current City-wide average of 13 for ASYE and 15 for experienced social worker
• A competitive salary
• Retention incentives
• Regular, quality, reflective supervision from a consistent management and leadership team
• Truly valuing diversity at all levels of practice – including mentoring schemes to support you with your aspirations
• Thank You Fridays – time back to say thank you for your hard work and commitment with children and families
• An amazing well-being offer
• Excellent first year support and development programme, continuing into second year and new management positions
• Social Work Consultants in every team to support your work
• Free Car Parking
• Flexible working
• Up to 31 days holiday a year (plus bank holidays)
• We accept candidates who require a sponsorship

If you are interested in knowing more about the posts, we would be keen to discuss this more with you and send you a recruitment pack prior to interview with helpful tips.

More about us and your support as a social worker:

• Multi-agency teams to undertake targeted work with children subject to Child Protection planning
• Co-location with our Early Help colleagues
• Co-location with Police colleagues
• Teams supporting social work practice including: Edge of Care teams, Family Group Conference co-ordinators, Lifelong Links, Complex Safeguarding Hub and Missing from Home service.

About the Candidate

• A qualified, registered Social Worker
• Be available for an in-person interview
• You hold a full UK Drivers Licence

If you have any questions or just want to have a quick chat, please contact Kimberley Panton on 0161 219 2471 or drop her an email via kimberley.panton@manchester.gov.uk

We look forward to hearing from you!

Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

About Us

We’re the local government authority for Manchester, and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We’re proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion.

When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you’ll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that's fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here.

To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:

• We take time to listen and understand
• We work together and trust each other
• We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
• We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
• We’re proud and passionate about Manchester

Creating an inclusive team at Manchester City Council

At Manchester City Council, we strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We want to further increase the diversity of our workforce, in particular the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and disabled staff at all levels of the Council. This advert is open to all applicants, and we would particularly encourage applications from candidates identifying with one or both of those characteristics.

If you want to find out more about the role, our ways of working, flexible arrangements or any workplace adjustments, please let us know by emailing jobs@manchester.gov.uk

If you are invited to interview, we will ask you if you require any adjustments for you to best demonstrate your suitability for the role in the interview process.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

Accessibility

As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental-health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplaces are accessible by design, and we make workplace adjustments including providing aids, adaptations and equipment. These, combined with our flexible working policies such as disability-related leave, enable our employees to perform their role, thrive and be their authentic selves in work.

In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. This is a role we consider to be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route based on Manchester City Council policy.

What we will need from you if you’re successful

If you are successfully offered a position with us, the pre-employment checks you will be asked to undertake will depend on the role you've applied for. As a guide, these may include:

• Passport/ID: You will be required to provide documentary proof of your right to work in the UK
• References (Current and Previous employer)
• Social Work Qualification and Registration with Social Work England
• Disclosure and Barring Service Clearance (DBS) (as applicable)
• Evidence of driving licence

When you join us, we want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role.

Other relevant information

Why work for us
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