Gloucestershire County Council

Fostering Social Worker This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. Salary: £39,152 - £47,181 per annum Hours per Week: 37.00 Contract Type: Permanent Closing Date: 07/12/2025 Job Requisition Number: 13017 This post is open to job share We are currently recruiting for a motivated and passionate Fostering Social Worker to join our dedicated, dynamic Kinship Assessment Team on a permanent basis. Reward and Support For all your hard work, you will receive the following: between £39,152 - £47,181 per annum subject to experience £4,000 welcome payment £2,000 retention payment up to £8,000 relocation package flexible and agile working opportunities 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service (pro rata for part-time staff) option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff) family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone an in-house Occupational Health service employee discount scheme cycle to work scheme links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network career development and qualification opportunities access to our Social Work Academy Cycle to Work scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply) Green Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply) Right child, right support, right time, every time In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children's Services have been officially judged as ' Good' with 'Outstanding' elements. Ofsted also said 'Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.' This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive. Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce. We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC. About the team The Kinship Assessment Team is experienced, highly supportive, friendly, and deeply passionate about the work we do. While we work hard, we also take the time to celebrate our achievements and share good practice. The Kinship Assessment Team collaborates closely with Social Workers, managers from other Children's Services, and Legal Services. The work is engaging, often complex and challenging, but plays a vital role in achieving placement stability and permanence for children. About the role In this role, you will: complete Connected Person Fostering Assessments, Special Guardianship Assessments and Viability Assessments deliver preparatory training to kinship carers present assessments to fostering panels and attend court as required, demonstrating strong presentation skills and a confident, articulate manner provide statutory supervision and support for Connected Person Foster Carers during the assessment process, collaborating with the team around the child to achieve the best outcomes work flexibly, including some evenings, to meet the needs of kinship carers. This role may involve travelling out of the county for assessments In return, you will work within a supportive team environment, where your skills and dedication will be valued and developed. You'll make a meaningful impact in the lives of children and families, helping to create safe, stable, and nurturing environments. About You As well as your experience, there are some things we require of you to be successfully appointed to this post: a full driving licence and willingness to drive DBS clearance to have completed your ASYE year (if you qualified after 2012) How to apply For an informal chat about this role, please contact . We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable number of applications. Interviews are due to take place in person on Monday 15th December 2025. If you would like to find out more about our Children's Service please take a look here: Children's Social Care Careers Gloucestershire County Council We may be able to offer sponsorship for this role, in line with Home Office guidance and subject to pre-employment checks. Applicants must already hold a valid right to work in the UK that Gloucestershire County Council can transfer. Please note that all our welcome and retention payments are subject to terms and conditions as well as tax and national insurance deductions Additional Information To access the job profile for this role, please follow the link below:- Fostering Social Worker This position is subject to a DBS check. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Children and Families Advanced Practitioner Job Location: Gloucestershire This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. Job Location: Stroud Salary: £48,226 - £51,356 per annum Hours per Week: 37 Closing Date: 07/11/2025 Job Requisition Number: 13109 This post is open to job share We are currently seeking an Advanced Practitioner to join our Children and Families team in Stroud on a permanent basis. About us For all your hard work. You will receive the following: between £48,226 - £51,356 per annum subject to experience welcome payment of up to £4,000 annual retention payment of £2,000 relocation package up to £8,000 flexible and agile working opportunities 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service an option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff) family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone. an in-house Occupational Health service employee discount scheme cycle to work scheme links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network career development and qualification opportunities access to our Social Work Academy paid SWE registration renewal Our vision Right child, right support, right time, every time In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children's Services have been officially judged as 'Good' with 'Outstanding' elements. Ofsted also said 'Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.' This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive. Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce. We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC. About you As an Advanced Practitioner you are at the heart of Gloucestershire's practice model. You will hold an expert role within your team. Your role includes facilitating the team and service's ability to develop and deliver complex social work practice through a combination of joint working, practice advice and guidance, and quality assurance. You will also model Gloucestershire's relational systemic practice model and will help promote Gloucestershire's practice standards across the team. Advanced Practitioners provide direction to team members around improving the quality of practice. This may include activities such as quality assuring an assessment or attending joint visits with social workers to support their learning. As an Advanced Practitioner you may provide Newly Qualified Social Workers in the team with monthly reflective supervision and undertake one of the observations of practice, however management of the NQSW will sit with Team Managers. You will also support any Social Work students within the team. You will have a joint lead for a particular area of practice offering a weekly consultation to practitioners from across the service to book into, to support them to develop their practice in that specific area. You will work closely with the Social Work Academy through regular forums and training to ensure standardised practice across the teams, bringing new learning and training opportunities to social workers within your team. As an Advanced Practitioner you will hold a small number of cases, ensuring you have dedicated time to follow your other duties. To find out more about this role take a look at our video here: As well as your experience as a frontline Social Worker, there are some things we require of you to be successfully appointed to this post: Social Work England/ Wales registration experience at Senior Social Worker level a recognised qualification in Social Work to have completed your ASYE year (if you qualified after 2012) a full driving licence and willingness to drive enhanced DBS clearance How to apply For an informal chat about this role, please email with your name, number and what you wish to discuss, and a member of the team will give you a call within 48 hours. To ensure a personallsed and responsive recruitment experience, all applicants will receive a call from the recruitment team to discuss this role, where you would like to practice, and in what area, and to book you in for an interview. Interviews for this role will be held in person at our Stroud locality office week commencing 15th December. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- Advanced Practitioner Role Profile This position is subject to a DBS check

Deputy Team Manager This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 4, 4th Floor Salary: £48,226 - £51,356 per annum Hours per Week: 37.00 Contract Type: Fixed Term Closing Date: 30/11/2025 Job Requisition Number: 10116 This post is open to job share We are currently recruiting for a Deputy Team Manager to join our MASH team on a fixed term basis for 12 months. Reward and support For all your hard work, you will receive the following: £48,226- £51,356 per annum annual retention payment of £2,000 welcome payment of £4,000 flexible and agile working opportunities 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone. an in-house Occupational Health service employee discount scheme cycle to work scheme salary sacrifice green car scheme (T&Cs apply) links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network career development and qualification opportunities access to our Social Work Academy paid SWE registration renewal Right child, right support, right time, every time In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children's Services have been officially judged as 'Good' with 'Outstanding' elements. Ofsted also said 'Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.' This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive. Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce. We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC. About the team Our team structures are designed to ensure there is the right level of support and management oversight available to staff within the Front Door / MASH. The MASH is a supportive team who welcome and fully induct new starters to ensure they are well equipped to start their successful career at GCC. We need resilient, driven individuals who will play their part in making our vision for Children's Services a success. We are an authority with a strong set of values that underpin the work we do: Accountability, Empowerment, Excellence, Integrity and Respect. About you We are looking for a qualified and experienced Deputy Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner or Senior Social Worker who can help lead and shape the team and is ready to take the next step. As an experienced child protection social worker you will have previous management or supervisory experience within a Front Door/MASH Service, and/or substantial years' experience working within a Duty & Assessment Team as a qualified Social Worker having taken on tasks that evidence 'stepping up' in that role. You will be confident in identifying and responding to risk and harmful behaviour. You will be a skilled decision-maker, with the ability to make safe, robust decisions, prioritise workload and multi-task. You will be innovative and can work effectively and efficiently in a dynamic, fast-paced, multi-agency environment. You will be enthusiastic about keeping children safe and ensure that the voice of the child/young person is heard and at the heart of your decision-making. You will have excellent knowledge of key legislation and can draw upon evidence-based and practical approaches to implement effective interventions for children and their families. You will ensure all interventions are conducted within an anti-discriminatory framework, and take into account issues such as 'race', gender, sexuality, disability and other oppressions/multi-oppressions. In return, you will receive effective and supportive line management and regular good quality supervision. This is an excellent chance to learn and develop personally and professionally and to be involved with taking the service forward. As well as your experience you will need: Social Work England registration a recognised qualification in Social Work to have passed your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) (if you qualified after 2012) a full driving licence and willingness to drive DBS clearance About the role Assist with the day-to-day running of the MASH with fellow DTMs, TMs, and partner agencies reviewing contacts/referrals received throughout the day. Prioritise urgent safeguarding contacts, provide initial case direction and allocate work to Social Workers. Ensure that all Contacts are appropriately reviewed and proportionate enquiries undertaken and responded to within timescales. Provide robust management oversight and rationale on the Contact to evidence your decision making. Be available throughout the day for case discussions with Social Workers. Work closely with the Assessment Teams to ensure children and families are effectively transferred with initial recommendations that evidence appropriate consideration of risk and prioritisation. Assist MASH practitioners to ensure children not reaching the threshold for a Children's Services response are given appropriate guidance or signposted to other services. Deputise for the TM periodically, chairing MASH Strategy Discussions as required and support the performance development of team members. How to apply For an informal chat about this role please get in touch with our recruitment team on or alternatively please apply before the closing date. Interview date is Tuesday 16th December 2025. Please note that our retention payments are subject to tax and national insurance deductions. We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable amount of applications. If you would like to find out more about our Children's Service please take a look here: Children's Social Care Careers Gloucestershire County Council Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- MASH Deputy Team Manager Role This position is subject to a DBS check. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire's diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.