Social Worker - Children's

at  Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Job Introduction
Salary up to £45,441 per year
Permanent full-time, Monday to Friday with flexible working
Hours: 37 Hours per Week

ABOUT YOU

You will be a Professional Social Worker, holding a Qualification and Social Work England registration or pending registration. You will be looking for a new challenge in a caring forward thinking organisation.
You will be able to apply understanding of all relevant laws and practices. Be a solution-focussed and capable worker, with a sound knowledge of current national and regional social work policies/practices. Knowledge of relevant childcare legislation, including a clear understanding of ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’.
You will hold a driving licence and own your own vehicle as this is an essential car user post due to the demands of the job.
For disabled applicants, reasonable adjustments will be made where required.
Delivering a high quality transparent service, you will be committed to ensuring the wellbeing of children, young people and their families.

ABOUT US

We place children and young people at the heart of all we do to enable them to achieve their potential and lead fulfilling lives. This means our workforce needs to be effectively led, supported, and well trained. It’s our aim to offer high-quality supervision and guidance to all team members. This includes supporting you, as you support others in the team.
We pride ourselves on a strong culture of child-focused practice. This means transparency, cooperation, and a real commitment to the young people we will care for.
For more information about this fabulous opportunity to join our team, please click here.

At Solihull Council we are on a transformational journey committed to ensuring the best possible outcomes for our children, young people and their families across our local area. We’ve increased investment in our people and services, as well as introducing additional resources that allow us to deliver more positive changes to the borough.
We are looking for experienced Social Workers to provide a social work service to vulnerable children, young people and their families that positively promotes their welfare and life changes.
We currently have vacancies for Social Workers across Children’s Services, including but not limited to our Assessment, Safeguarding and Children in Care teams.
For more information regarding our teams, please click here.