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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.

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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.
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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.