3 Youth Justice Social Worker jobs in Gloucestershire

Our social workers make a real difference within the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). Every day they work with families to help children and young people who have had a difficult start in life achieve their ambitions. They listen to young people and put them at the heart of everything they do. Working in partnership with families, they equip them with the skills they need to ensure young people live in happy, healthy and safe homes.

If you are looking for a non-visiting role to practice your social work in a fast-paced environment, this will be an ideal team for you. We have a strong culture of giving staff the time, freedom and support to explore new and better ways of doing things. We’re looking for individuals keen to use their creativity to deliver high quality, child-centred practices, which ensure the best outcomes for children and families. 

• You will be responsible for triaging referrals coming into the team regarding children and young people with welfare concerns.
• In this non-case holding role, you will also be applying threshold for Universal Service, Early Help and Social Care  in a rapid and timely manner.
• Daily, you will be dealing with professionals and parents by telephone.
• As part of this role, you will be mentoring and coaching social workers to pro-vide a good quality service to children and young people .
• Regularly, you will be offering supervision to Access Advisors (non-qualified members of business support staff who take initial phone calls from members of the public and professionals) to support and develop their role.
• It will be key for you to keep accurate and detailed information that can be used by other members of the team and departments within Children Services.

• We require you to be a qualified Social Worker with relevant registration to practice (SWE Social Work England).
• You will have already successfully completed your ASYE (where qualifying since 2012) and have substantial post qualifying experience in a children’s services role.
• 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.
• You will be able demonstrate specialist knowledge of the relevant services, including latest service developments, legislation, regulations and codes of practice.
• Ideally you will have experience of supervision or mentoring of social workers or support staff. 

• This role is for 37 hours working Monday to Friday.
• This role is for a limited term starting from 1st August 2025 and will end 31st July 2026
• The salary will be pro rata according to hours worked.
• 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 or have an alternative means of travel.
• Business Insurance must be included in your current car insurance policy.

Interviews will take place 27th June 2025.

• As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave  (pro rata), employee wellbeing support  and you will have access to a range of staff discounts,  including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
• We recognise that our diverse team  of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.  
• We invest in the careers of our people and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development  offer, which helps our people make the greatest long-term difference in their work.
• What’s special here is the strength of the team ethos . We are a relatively small local authority, so managers know staff well. They can plan their services to ensure teams have manageable caseloads  and have effective supervision so feel supported   to make decisions which are right for the children and young people they work with.
• We are committed to safeguarding  and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.

Staff are overwhelmingly positive about working for South Gloucestershire Council. Staff report feeling heard and responded to by senior leaders. Reduced workloads, increased stability of managers and more business support have strengthened their ability to respond to and improve the quality of practice for children. A wealth of concentrated training, including the Programme for Change initiative, has developed skill sets and expertise of staff. Staff benefit from a clear pathway of career progression, including a bespoke managers development programme.”  (Ofsted Report published July 2024)
 
A career at South Gloucestershire is an opportunity for you to progress when you are ready. 
Any post can become any social worker grade, be it at initial recruitment or through internal progression, our grades and salaries are:

Social Worker £35,235 - £7,938
Advanced Social Worker 9,513 - 2,708
Senior Social Worker 3,693 - 6,731

We have a fluid career progression programme and structure; what does this mean for you? 

• You no longer need to wait for a vacancy to gain promotion.
• Apply for progression assessment when you are ready, no restrictions on application windows.
• Earn a higher income for your recognised experience.
• Gain promotion without needing to change teams, managers or employer – fast track your potential.
• Senior roles leading to both managerial or practice specialist careers.
• Gain experience in other teams with secondment opportunities encouraged.

These posts attract a gross lump sum £3,0 ‘recruitment payment ’ pro rata offered to enable Social Workers who have already successfully completed their ASYE to join our permanent workforce.  This is payable upon successful completion of your probationary period (after approximately 3-6 months) and is subject to eligibility criteria. 

These posts are currently eligible for a market factor £3,000 etention payment ’ pro rata, payable in November annually to those with two years’ service with the council in Children’s Social Care In an eligible post, inclusive of any ASYE period.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here. 

• We\'re building and shaping communities which people are proud of.  
• We\'re planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses.  
• We’re providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well maintained.  

We\'ve achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.  

We’re making a difference, be part of it! 

To view the full job description, please click this link:  Children\'s Social Worker - Job Description

Swindon Borough Council now have an opportunity for an Experienced Social Worker & an Advanced Social Worker to join the Children with Disabilities Team. In the Disabled Children's Team, we are working to ensure disabled children in Swindon are appropriately safeguarded and supported to achieve their full potential, we use current research and innovative practice to ensure we achieve these goals.

The Disabled Children's safeguarding and support team is co-located at the Saltway Centre with multi agency partners. This means that we are able to provide a holistic service to disabled children, young people and their families. In Swindon we recognise that Disabled Children are more likely to be abused than their non-disabled peers, and have created a bespoke service comprised of highly motivated and specialist social workers with experience in both safeguarding and disability.

Please note that candidates living 50+ miles from Swindon are entitled to claim a flat rate of 100 per week to use towards either accommodation or mileage.