37,483 to 40,217 per annum Permanent, 1 x Full-time and 1 x Part time (0.5fte)

Based in Horsham This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE IT UNTIL THE CLOSING DATE TO APPLY, THIS IS A ROLLING ADVERT. APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED WHEN THEY ARE RECEIVED.

Once your application has been received and reviewed, successful applicants will be invited to attend one of our regular interview and selection days.

There’s a real momentum at West Sussex County Council. We’re focused on creating more positive outcomes for children and their families and we have the optimism and enthusiasm to achieve it. We’ve already redesigned our service, transforming both our systems and the way we work. We’ve been inspired as one of only ten authorities involved in the Signs of Safety England Innovations Project. Join us as a frontline social work manager, and you’ll be empowered. With experienced people around you and a senior leadership team backing you up, you’ll be in an environment in which you can focus on real social work and the child’s journey. We’re talking manageable caseloads, good access to administrative support and reflective supervision. Add excellent training including five guaranteed days of CPD per year, and it’s a winning formula.

Ready to share your great ideas, great practice and great outcomes, you will manage a small team within a specialist area, dealing with complex family dynamics and high levels of risk in partnership with a range of agencies. It’s a chance to make your mark as you provide expertise and guidance to colleagues to ensure that families get the interventions and support they need.

Passionate about making a difference, you will be responsible for motivating and leading a small group of social workers and other staff, providing expert supervision, mentoring /coaching and supporting the development of reflective and relationship based practice.

You will need a full driving licence and access to a vehicle

Family Support and Protection teams work with longer term Children in Need, children subject to Child Protection plans and PLO processes. We use Signs of Safety as our core practice framework underpinned by knowledge of attachment and developmental trauma. All social workers and manager receive extensive training in our practice model.

To apply for any of our vacancies, please upload your CV detailing your education and employment history, making sure you give reasons for leaving all jobs and explain any gaps in employment history. We’d also like a written statement about what makes you a great social worker/social work manager, how you meet the key skills and what you can bring in relation to the role.

You also need to let us know details of your referees and HCPC registration details along with an indication of where would you like to work, what hours and in what team/specialism.

We look forward to hearing from you.

PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE IT UNTIL THE CLOSING DATE TO APPLY, THIS IS A ROLLING ADVERT. APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED WHEN THEY ARE RECEIVED.

Once your application has been received and reviewed, successful applicants will be invited to attend one of our regular interview and selection days.