Social Worker - North Warwickshire Family

About the Team

Our Family Help Team is a dynamic, committed and welcoming service, working alongside families at every stage of need. From early targeted support, through Children in Need, Edge of Care, Child Protection and Court work, we also support children in care until a clear plan for reunification or permanency is secured. This breadth of work makes our team varied, challenging and extremely rewarding.

Warwickshire County Council’s Families First teams are supporting young people across the county, bringing together Family Practitioners, Social Workers, Systemic Consultants, PCSOs and soon an NHS Nurse. We work under Restorative Principles, supporting families to identify strengths, understand challenges and create achievable plans for positive change. Our practice is holistic, reducing risk and keeping families together wherever possible. We actively support learning and development, encouraging practitioners to grow and share ideas.

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focused on wellbeing and workload.
• Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas.
• Refer a Friend package for some roles (terms and conditions apply).

We are recruiting for 2 Social Workers: 1 within Safeguarding & Intervention and 1 within the Duty & Assessment Team, covering North Warwickshire.

Full time 37 hours per week – Monday to Thursday 9am till 5.30pm and Friday 9am till 5pm.

Based at The Arden Centre, 120 Long Street, Atherstone, CV9 1AF
. Well connected to local roads and local amenities.

Experienced Social Worker (Grades K, L, N). Up to £51,726.00 per annum (Includes a £3,500 pro‑rated market supplement, subject to pension, tax and NI deductions. Ts&Cs apply). Plus, relocation allowance up to £8,000 may be available from 1st April 2026 if the relevant policy criteria are met. Ts&Cs apply.

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• Professional Social Work qualification (MA/BA/BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work or Certificate of Qualification in Social Work – CQSW).
• In‑depth experience in children's social work and experience of complex cases.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to make well‑informed decisions.
• Ability to record and produce concise, effective, and accurate reports.
• Good communication skills with the ability to build relationships, engage with children and families.

• Year 1 — Newly Qualified Social Worker – Grade J
• Year 2 — Social Worker – Grade K
• Year 3 — Senior Social Worker – Grade L
• Year 4 — Advanced Social Worker – Grade N

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them! We are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision is to be a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us. We provide a generous pension scheme including an employer contribution rate of typically around 19% per month to help support your financial security during retirement. We also offer a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants, including agile working, generous annual leave, bank holidays, an additional day at Christmas and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

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Warwickshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre‑engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, a declared criminal offence triggers an individual assessment. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 applies.

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