Social Worker (CTL) – Social Care Qualified

Job Description

Job Category: Social Care Qualified

Location : Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, Central Bedfordshire, SG17 5TQ, Central Bedfordshire Council

Hours Per Week : 37

Start Date : Immediate start

Salary:£33,000

Families come in all shapes and sizes – and sometimes, they need extra support. As a children’s social worker in Central Bedfordshire, you’ll be part of that extended family, offering guidance, care, and stability when it’s needed most.

At Central Bedfordshire Council, we work like a family – supporting each other, sharing knowledge, and creating a collaborative environment where you can grow your career and make a lasting impact on the lives of our residents.

We are recruiting experienced and compassionate Social Workers who have at least one year’s post qualifying experience and a good understanding of how to apply different social work theories and models, which support ideas and the delivery of imaginative ambitious interventions that improve outcomes for children, young people, and their families.

We know children’s social work is both challenging and rewarding, which is why we’re here to support you. With manageable workloads, space to do meaningful work with children, strong peer support, and plenty of opportunities to grow you’ll have what you need to thrive. Our competitive benefits package includes external supervision for complex cases and comprehensive wellbeing programs. So while you’re looking after others, we’ll be looking after you. We are proud that Central Bedfordshire enable’s workers to gain a vast amount of experience working with families at child in need, child protection and court work.

The Local Authority’s Children’s Services department is aspiring to progress from the current ‘Good’ Ofsted rating to be an ‘Outstanding’ Children’s Services, ensuring that our children and young people have the best support and achieve their best outcomes. Children’s Services at Central Bedfordshire Council has been awarded social work ‘employer of the year’.

Families have told us there are too many transition points for children and we have listened. Social Workers now support children from assessment onwards enabling them to build up meaningful relationships with families and create lasting change. We focus on ensuring children receive timely support and reduce the number of children we have coming into local authority care.