Based across Surrey in Woking, Guildford, and Walton on Thames, the salary range for Senior Social Workers is GBP49,614- GBP52,681 per annum. This is inclusive of a newly created market supplement of GBP5,000.We also offer a financial package of up to GBP6,000 which is payable in 3 instalments across your first 18 months in post.

Surrey's Children's Services are working towards becoming a high-performing local authority, evidenced by our improved Ofsted rating in March 2022 and the fact we are starting to realise the positive impacts of the Family Safeguarding practice model with reductions in the number of children subject to child protection plans. We are working hard to develop our progress and this is driven by the efforts of every member of our social care workforce all working together to create and sustain the right conditions for a positive culture and well-supported workforce.

Our Adolescent Safeguarding Service

Our Family and Adolescent Safeguarding service is overseen by Assistant Directors- Catherine Watkins and Fiona Wraith who have co- responsibility for our Family Safeguarding Model, Child In Need, as well as pre and court proceedings.

We work with families predominantly with children and young people aged 12+ where issues such as contextual safeguarding, neglect or family breakdown may be impacting their lives. We aim to help parents tackle the challenges that impact their parenting, working together to build on strengths and enable them to make positive changes so that children and young people can remain in their care. We place a strong emphasis on relationships - both with workers and families and relationships within families.

Across our teams there is a shared resource of adult mental health workers, domestic abuse practitioners and officers, and substance misuse workers, working with families to provide integrated practice. This approach promotes the sharing of different perspectives to create a more informed understanding of how to help families and create an attainable plan to support them.

To help us achieve our ambitions we are looking for dedicated and compassionate practitioners who are child focused and committed to relationship-based social work. You'll be a qualified social worker, registered with SW England, with access to a car to enable you to visit and support our children and families.

We strive to provide a supportive and dynamic work environment that fosters growth, maintains work-life balance and rewards efforts. We guarantee 5 days of CPD and have access to excellent research and development tools such as Community Care Inform, Care Knowledge and Research In Practice. Our other rewards and benefits include:

A competitive relocation package of up to GBP8,000Paid Social Worker England Registration fee28 days annual leave rising to 30 after 5 years' service (plus bank holidays)Car lease schemeOption to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leaveAn extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeingA generous local government salary related pensionLifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per yearUp to 5 days of carer's leave per yearLearning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resourcesPaternity, adoption and dependents leaveWhy Choose Surrey?

Surrey is a large and ambitious local authority meaning we can draw from a range of available resources to support the delivery of our services to children and their families, but that's just part of it. It's our staff that truly make the difference day in day out and we'd like to share with you some of their insights as to why they choose to be part of Surrey Children's social care workforce.

Our staff highlighted that you can expect

Positive Team and Colleague Relationships- You'll have the opportunity to be part of a team that thrives on positive working relationships, where collaboration with supportive colleagues in your team, across the organisation and with key partners will enable and enrich your practice.Flexibility and Work-Life Balance- We are committed to agile working and trust you to adapt your schedule to suit your needs, balancing this against the need to visit your children and families. It is our expectation that staff attend the office at least 2 days per week.Opportunities and Support for Professional Development- You can benefit from a structured environment that encourages growth and development. You'll have access to ongoing training opportunities via our Surrey Children's Service Academy, including our coaching and mentoring scheme, a well-structured progression pathway, learning opportunities and reflective and task focused supervision.A Sense of Belonging and Familiarity- You'll be part of our welcoming and approachable social work family where you'll be able to draw on the knowledge of established team members to support your understanding of the local area and available resources, working for a team where your individual expertise are valued and where you can have fun together.A Focus on Wellbeing- We recognise that you are a valuable asset and key to unlocking the positive changes we aspire for with our children and families. The job you do is serious therefore we take your well being seriously and recognise the need for reflective supervision where wellbeing is front and centre of the conversation. The job advert closes at 23:59 on the 7th of January 2024.