Social Worker Level 23 (Internal Applicants Only)

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Various locations across Leicestershire

Salary: Level 2 Social Worker 38734 - 42448 (inclusive of market premia at 3283) &Level 3 Social Worker 43222 - 45982 (inclusive of market premia at 3283)

Working Hours:37 Hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 10th May 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC

We have some exciting opportunities for experienced Social Workers to join our newly structured services in Leicestershire County Council.

About the Role

We are looking for:

• Level 2 Social Worker 38734 - 42448 (inclusive of market premia at 3283)
• Level 3 Social Worker 43222 - 45982 (inclusive of market premia at 3283)

Its 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.

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Please ensure your application includes a full career history and provides reasons for any gaps.

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About You

To apply for this post you must respond to and evidence the following 7 essential criteria within your personal statement. This should be no more than 1000 words.

• Have a Social Work degree or equivalent e.g. CQSW DipSW (with specialism in childrens services).
• Be registered with Social Work England and have evidence of continuing professional development.
• Have experience of working in statutory child protection services and completion of Care Proceedings.
• Have an in depth understanding of the interventions required to build safety and protect children from harm.
• You must hold a full valid UK driving licence (or be able to convert your current licence) AND have access to a vehicle.
• Be able to evidence your skills and knowledge of creative innovative and relationship-based social work working in collaboration with families and professionals. Ideally you will already be confident in the application of the Signs of Safety methodology. Have retained a strong interest in research and the evidence base for practice and are confident about how this can be used in practice.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm and passion for practice and be committed to helping us build a real culture of reflection and learning.

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesandto delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a are a Disability Confident Employer.

About Leicestershire County Council

In Leicestershire we have a fantastic package to provide our workers. This includes 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 ofAspirationBeing CuriousandCollaboration. 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 arestronger together.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

For further information on what its like to work for us and the benefits we offer please visit:

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Interested in Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working which may include part time working job sharing term-time working flexible start and finish times and hybrid working depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Jennifer Neville - Resourcing Co-ordinator

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How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council were looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are wherever youre from and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation not just whats on your CV. Thats why weve designed a recruitment process thats fair accessible and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire wed love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. Without this information we wont be able to assess your suitability for the role and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement see the How to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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