There is no better place to work in London than the City of London Corporation. 
Children’s Social Care sits within the People’s division of City of London where we carry out all Local Authority functions. In the City, we are continually being creative, innovative, and transformative to ensure that children and families receive the best support from us, and we build upon their individual strengths and connections with their communities.  
This is an exciting opportunity for you to develop as part of a small, tight knit team which covers the area of the City of London and works with services and organisations across the country. We’re a generic social care team which covers MASH and the full range of cases including Child in Need, Children with Disabilities, Looked After Children/Care Leavers, Private fostering, and Court work. This means that you will hold case responsibility for a child & family for the entirety of their involvement in our service, allowing you to have greater impact and form deep and meaningful relationships. 
Working as part of an OFSTED Graded ‘Outstanding’ Service, you will have the opportunity to develop your practice through a range of learning and development opportunities. The City of London Children’s Services have a strong focus on relationship-based practice and Systemic Social Work. We’re a small vibrant and diverse borough and are committed to practicing in an anti-discriminatory anti-oppressive way. 
The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
The City of London Corporation want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do. The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable. We are committed to regularly benchmarking and reviewing pay across the whole organisation and against external sectors.
This ia a hybrid role – you’ll be expected to be in the office at least 3 days a week, or 60% of your time, but the rest of your time may be spent working from home. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as part of the selection process the successful applicant will be required to obtain an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
We are looking for a collaborative and experienced enthusiastic social worker, who is passionate about safeguarding in social care. The post holder must be able to evidence strengths-based practice that truly promotes independence. This role requires a relentless focus on supporting and improving the experiences of children and an understanding of effective methodologies, approaches and frameworks that enable this.
The ideal candidate will possess highly developed assessment and child protection skills. With the ability to make professional judgements and recommendations based on the presenting needs and act accordingly. The worker will need to have excellent skills in relationship building, report writing, teamwork, organisation and communication with the ability to respond to familial conflict.   
The ideal candidate:
"Our vision for children and young people is that ‘the City of London is a place where children and young people feel safe, have good mental health and wellbeing, fulfil their potential and are ready for adulthood whilst growing up with a sense of belonging." City of London Children and Young People’s Plan 2022-25
"Our vision for children and young people is that ‘the City of London is a place where children and young people feel safe, have good mental health and wellbeing, fulfil their potential and are ready for adulthood whilst growing up with a sense of belonging."
City of London Children and Young People’s Plan 2022-25
We want children and young people to work with us to help make the City of London a better place for children, young people, and their families. Our offer to social workers includes:
The opportunity to work in an Ofsted-rated Outstanding Children’s Social Care team
Manageable caseloads and an Outstanding leadership team
Remote and flexible working options
All staff undertake at least level one in systemic practice.
Staff each take a lead role, developing expertise and leadership in this area
The training offer is bespoke and of high quality and impact for children
An interest-free annual season ticket loan and bicycle loan
A wide range of in-house and external courses to help with professional and personal development (including discounted language lessons) (non-social work related)
Corporate rates for gym membership; our own private staff sports and social club; free entry to Hampstead Heath Lido and ponds; Employee Assistance Programme
Free entry to Tower Bridge exhibition and Guildhall Art Gallery; discounts at the Barbican cinema; West End theatre offers
Access to offers and discounts at restaurants, bars and retailers in the City of London
Access to Xexec Benefits Portal for you and up to five family/friends
Two days a year for volunteering though our internal scheme; payroll giving scheme
A minimum annual leave entitlement of 24 days plus eight bank/public holidays (full time equivalent)
Access to our CityWell health and wellbeing programme
Many schemes and policies to support a good work-life balance
A range of staff networks
We also offer the Local Government Pension Scheme. Here’s what you get out of it:
Your employer shares the cost
You receive protection and security on ill-health, family and dependants
There’s no investment risk – this is a pension based on your pay and length of service
Your pension increases with inflation so the value of your pension is protected.