Social Worker - Children's Services (Applications reviewed every two weeks)

Posted 27th Feb, 2024
Location
Greenwich
Salary/rate
£44,331 – £53,607
Hours
Full-time
Working arrangements
Blended
Contract type
Permanent
Closing date
3rd Mar, 2025
About the role

Social Worker, Children’s Services (up to £53,607 per annum)

We value our Social Workers.  At Royal Greenwich, we offer the right support at the right time to our Social Workers, to ensure they have the necessary skills, experience and a supportive working environment to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families.

With excellent training and great benefits, Royal Greenwich is the ideal place to progress your social worker career.  Our generous benefits package includes:

  • Innovative and supportive working culture with emphasis on professional development and staff wellbeing and manageable caseload.
  • Generous annual leave allowance in addition to ‘rota days’ equating to an additional 10 days off per year
  • Flexible and hybrid working arrangements with good IT equipment
  • Small teams allowing more direct support and supervision time from your Team Leader
  • Ongoing professional development, including a minimum 50 hours protected professional development each year with our innovative Practice Academy
  • Excellent pension scheme
  • Essential car user free car parking (close to the workplace)
  • Excellent Social Worker career progression scheme, including support from a Professional Educator
  • Opportunity to attend different Staff Networks including Tackling Structural Racism, Future of Work or Equality Diversity and Inclusion
  • Reduced rate gym membership
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • GreenwichCard entitling you to discounts at local businesses.
  • Opportunities to join cross-sectional staff Task and Finish groups to improve practice and procedures
About you

We have strong social work values and well embedded corporate parenting principles with a robust commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. 

Our small teams mean that you will be supported with regular good quality supervision to manage your own caseloads; and our Senior Leaders are supportive, visible and approachable.

Consistently Rated Outstanding by Ofsted, we pride ourselves on having an innovative learning culture dedicated to improving outcomes for children, young people, care leavers and their families.

We are looking to recruit experienced, qualified social workers, who are registered with Social Work England, to join our stable and committed Children’s Services workforce.

Royal Greenwich is a great place to live and work. Benefiting from excellent transport links ranging from Crossrail to the Elizabeth line to the Uber boat, we’re one of the easiest boroughs to get to and navigate your way around.

Make a difference to our children’s futures, your future and ours.

Apply today.

Applications to this rolling advert are reviewed every 2 weeks and shortlisted applicants invited to interview.    

When completing your application please indicate your areas of experience within social care and explain how these meet the requirements for this role.

Please see the supporting job documents for the person specification requirements for our Social Worker Level 1 and 2.

About Greenwich

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is a vibrant area of Southeast London with a rich history and diverse culture. The town of Greenwich itself is a UNESCO world heritage site that is home to the Prime Meridian Line, Royal Observatory, and the Cutty Sark ship. In 2012, the borough was named as the first new Royal Borough for more than 80 years. We are looking to recruit social workers, who are registered with Social Work England, to join our stable and committed Children’s Services workforce. Discover more in our video below.

With excellent training and great benefits, Royal Greenwich is the ideal place to progress your social worker career. Our generous benefits package includes:

  • A senior leadership team who take time to know front-line staff, listen to their views and celebrate excellent work.

  • Small teams allowing more direct support and supervision time from your Team Leader

  • An innovative and aspirational Practice Academy dedicated to providing creative learning solutions and a comprehensive offer to support you to achieve your career ambitions including bursaries to undertake systemic training

  • Access to Research in Practice website, training and resources and new initiatives

  • Rota Days equating (FTE) to an additional 10 days off per year

  • Travel costs worth £1k+, OR essential car user car parking (close to the workplace).

  • Royal Greenwich Keyworker housing (after being employed for six months, subject to application and meeting criteria).

  • Excellent pension scheme (LGPS).

  • Cycle to Work Scheme.

  • Childcare vouchers.

  • Greenwich One Card gives you access to a wide range of discounts on products and services at participating local businesses, shops, cafes and restaurants. Discounted gym membership.

  • Opportunities to join cross-sectional staff Task and Finish groups to improve practice and procedures.

  • We have an ongoing commitment to supporting staff and ensuring equality and diversity in the workplace.

  • Staff networks and forums to support and encourage networking between staff with shared interests.

Make a difference to our children’s futures, your future and ours.