****PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS***Organisation: Leicestershire County CouncilWork Location: Various locations across LeicestershireWorker Category: Field Based WorkerSalary: : £34,350 -£37,950 (Grade 10) / £38,700 - £41,373 (Grade 11) Plus a market supplement of £3,283Working Hours: 37 per week Contract Type: PermanentClosing Date: 2nd February 2025Interview Date(s): TBCWe have some exciting opportunities for experienced Social Workers to join our newly structured services in Leicestershire County Council.About the RoleWe are looking for: Level 2 Social Worker -£33,060 - £36,660 + A market supplement of £3,283 Level 3 Social Worker - £37,410 - £40,083 + A market supplement of £3,283 It's an exciting time to be a part of Children and Family Services at Leicestershire County Council, our staff are at the heart of delivering excellent services to children and families across Leicestershire.
Come and join us and make a difference to the lives of children and families in Leicestershire.In Leicestershire we have a fantastic package to provide our workers.
This includes the option as a full-time worker to do a 9 day working fortnight, hybrid working, celebrating diversity with a range of events throughout the year, recognition of our staff in annual Pride In Practice events, fantastic learning and training opportunities – enabling our staff to develop and progress within their roles.
As an organisation, we are committed to a strong and skilled workforce providing high quality services to the children and families of Leicestershire, following our relationship-based Signs of Safety practice approach.
We are committed to doing our very best for vulnerable children and families; working to make a positive impact on their lives so they can achieve their potential and flourish.
We are proud of our continuous improvement plan - 'Achieving Excellence through Purposeful Practice' which sets out our key values, behaviours and ambitions.
We have embedded the Signs of Safety approach throughout our services and this approach mirrors our values of Aspiration, Being Curious and Collaboration.
We are focused on working with families and the networks of family, friends and professionals around children, to work in collaboration to achieve shared goals.We are committed to our vision of becoming a trauma informed responsive department where we believe we are "".
Our culture is one of partnership, where we look for solutions and recognise the potential impact of trauma on the children and families we work with and on our staff.
We will strive to create a safe, compassionate, healing environment demonstrated through relationships based on trust, respect, hope and empathy.
We will achieve this through a spirit of curiosity, by nurturing connections through relationships, making a deliberate effort to know and understand people, and by providing hope for growth and recovery.We support and empower our staff to be the best that they can be.
We will give you the support and resources that you need to work in collaboration with children and families.We want all our staff to be inspired to go the extra mile.
We are doing our best to create a culture where practice excellence can flourish.
We want to learn from what works, as much, if not more, than from when things go badly – We are ambitious to create a true learning organisation, so….
We run several conferences each year for staff to come together, reflect and learn Every team sets aside time for team learning each month You will receive consistent, regular and reflective supervision including group supervision support Twice a year our senior leaders take a week out and spend time with Social Workers, observing practice and talking to young people, parents and carers about their experience of services All Social Work England registered workers have three extra Continuous Professional Development days each year Our highly valued training offer supports career progression and includes Practice Educator Awards and Aspiring Managers Program We have an experienced team dedicated to supporting practice excellence Our Practice Development Group is well established for practitioners to collaborate on practice development We have a Critical Incident Response service for staff which provides independent therapeutic support within 48 hours We have an excellent Wellbeing Service providing specific support to staff when needed, but also offer events throughout the year