Advanced Social Worker

Working Hours

37 hours

City Wide

Children's Services

CCC-Corporate

• Highly competitive salary packages
• Clear career progression pathways and structured development panels
• Free parking for Social Workers
• Dedicated wellbeing and clinical supervision support
• Generous annual leave starting at 28 days, rising to 32 days
• Option to buy up to 10 days a year additional annual leave
• Family‑friendly and flexible working policies
• Professional Support Service providing administrative support to practitioners
• Salary sacrifice schemes including car leasing and cycle to work
• Regular wellbeing weeks, activities and support sessions to look after your wellbeing
• A genuinely inclusive culture where diversity, belonging and allyship matter
• And more

“Social workers spoke positively of working in Coventry. The leadership team is reported to be visible and approachable.”

“As adopters of the Race Equality Code, leaders have embraced diversity and adopted a clear anti‑racist position.”

“By creating a culture of belonging, leaders have done much to strengthen the workforce in Coventry.”

We are looking for an Advanced Social Worker (Advanced Practitioner) to join our West area Help and Protection team on a full‑time permanent basis. You will oversee a caseload of the most complex cases in children’s services and play a pivotal role in providing coaching, mentoring and support to both newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) and experienced social workers.

At Coventry City Council, your wellbeing is our priority. We offer flexible working options, including a flexible nine‑day fortnight, to ensure you have more time for what matters most.

All candidates must have the right to work in the UK. We are not offering sponsorship for this role.

You will be committed and passionate about practice, sharing learning and knowledge, and developing others. You will have a solid understanding of and be an advocate for the principles of diversity and inclusion in relation to workplace culture and service delivery.

You will possess a recognised professional Social Work qualification (MA/BA/BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work or CQSW) and Social Work England registration. You will have experience in working with children and families in a statutory social care setting and demonstrable experience in decision making on case work from Children in Need to Permanency Planning, including court work.