Social Worker​/Senior Social Worker - Children with Disabilities Team

Social Worker / Senior Social Worker - 0-18 Children with Disabilities Team Location Badminton Road Salary Range £36,363 - £48,226 Position Type Full-Time Contract Type Permanent Hours 37.00 Job Description How you'll make a difference

Our social workers make a real difference. Every day, they work with families to help children and young people who have had a difficult start in life to achieve their ambitions. You'll be listening to young people, putting them at the heart of everything we do and work in partnership with families to equip them with the skills they need to ensure young people live in happy, healthy and safe homes.

We're pleased to say that we provide an Ofsted rated 'Good' service, our Ofsted report can be viewed here. Join us to collectively maintain and build on this for the ongoing betterment of the children and young people of South Gloucestershire.

We encourage newly qualified social workers (NQSW’s) who are looking for a supportive environment under stable management to offer their Assessed and Supported first Year in Employment (ASYE) to apply.

The 0-18 Children with Disabilities social care teams undertake statutory social work in the areas of Child Protection (CP), Children in Need (CiN) and the initial stages of Looked After Children (LAC), as well as working within the Public Law Outline and on occasion, Care Proceedings.

Working within one of the two 0-18 Children with Disabilities social care teams within the 0-25 service; you will be integral to facilitating several functions.

• You will provide information, advice and support to children, young people, their families and carers to enable children with disabilities to enjoy and achieve social inclusion.
• Fulfilling a duty to safeguard vulnerable children and young people and to assess need, you will develop plans and provide services where appropriate. You will then review these plans regularly to ensure that outcomes are being achieved.
• It will be your responsibility to ensure vulnerable children and young people with a significant impairment or disability are identified, protected and supported to achieve positive outcomes through the provision of well planned, integrated and coordinated services.

• We require you to be a qualified Social Worker with relevant registration to practice with Social Work England (SWE) or pending your formal qualification award and registration.
• You will have already successfully completed your ASYE (where qualifying since 2012) and have substantial post qualifying experience in a children’s services role, unless you are seeking a newly qualified position.
• Given the elements of this role, you will be used to solving problems, be confident about making important decisions and are passionate about working with children, young people and families to meet their goals and aspirations.
• If seeking an Advanced Social Worker position, you will be able to demonstrate specialist knowledge of the relevant services including latest service developments, legislation, regulations and codes of practice.
• Those seeking a Senior Social Worker position will in addition to the above, have experience of supervision or mentoring of social workers or support staff and substantial first-hand experience in a relevant children’s social care team.

• Although this post is advertised as a full‑time position, we encourage and welcome applications from experienced social workers who may be seeking part time, job share or flexible working arrangements.
• Please note that due to the nature of this role, it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained.
• You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so you must have a full, valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle insured for business use or have an alternative suitable means of travel.

Interviews are anticipated to take place week commencing 12th January 2026.

• As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support an…