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Senior Social Worker - Children Services

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Bracknell Forest Council

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United Kingdom , Bracknell

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Salary:

49918.00 - 53048.00 GBP / Year

Job Description:

Would you like to join an outstanding authority, where you will be a valued member of a team, experience high quality training, supervision and a manageable workload. At Bracknell Forest, you will get the support you need, when you need it because; we value you and invest in you so that you flourish and have the tools, experiences, and support to do your job well! Our Children’s Social Care service is proudly Outstanding in all areas (Ofsted, December 2025), with inspectors calling our practitioners “effusive about working in Bracknell” and praising our highly effective Social Work Academy. We are a small, welcoming and friendly local authority where you will have the opportunity to build strong, positive and supportive working relationships with colleagues and peers with an embedded culture and ethos of bettering vulnerable children’s lives. You will experience leaders who are visible, approachable and a service who collectively has unwavering commitment to children.

Job Responsibility:

  • Manage a caseload and deliver assessment, care planning, interventions, and family support consistent with senior social worker expertise
  • Promote listening to children at every opportunity, ensuring their views are heard, recorded and acted upon in an appropriate and timely manner
  • Ensure life journey work is completed with children and young people in accordance with their age and understanding
  • Assess and identify the needs of children and families referred and negotiate delivery of services by determining how these needs can be best met in accordance with statutory responsibilities and council policies using best value principles
  • Develop and maintain accurate case records and comply with the department's policies, procedures and guidelines including data protection and GDPR
  • Role model and champion good social work practice, support and mentor less experienced colleagues including newly qualified Social Workers, Family Workers and Social Work Students and positively contribute to the inclusive culture of the department

Requirements:

  • Registered with Social Work England
  • At least three years post qualifying experience in statutory Children’s Social Care, including child protection
  • Solid experience in completing comprehensive assessments of children's needs which are timely and detailed and take account of children’s unique characteristics, including their culture, ethnicity, religion and any disabilities
  • Solid understanding of the key legislation, guidance, local policies and thresholds
  • Comfortable working closely with a range of partners
  • Confident in ability to assess situations, analyse information and record work clearly
  • Able to stay calm, organised and proactive, especially when leading on complex situations
  • Demonstrate a strong commitment to own continued professional development
  • Use knowledge and experience to support colleagues
What we offer:
  • Welcome Payment £7,000
  • Annual Retention Payment of 4% after 2 years continuous service
  • 28 days annual leave increasing to 33 days after 3 years’ continuous service, with the opportunity to buy up to 10 and sell up to 5 days
  • Career development through internal and external training opportunities
  • 1 days paid volunteering leave a year
  • Local government pension scheme, with life insurance cover
  • Reimbursement of Social Work England registration
  • Recognition of continuous service attained within the NHS and UKHSA when calculating some benefits
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and fostering leave
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
  • Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
  • Inclusive and social working environment with a variety of staff networks and a sports and social club

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 21, 2026

Expiration:
March 29, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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