Gloucestershire County Council
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Children and Families Senior Social Worker/ Social Worker We are currently recruiting for Social Workers and Senior Social Workers in all our locality teams. Gloucestershire covers six localities: Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Forest of Dean, Stroud, Cotswolds About us For all your hard work. You will receive the following; between £39,152 - £40,777 per annum for a Social Worker or between £41,771 - £47,181 per annum for a Senior Social Worker subject to experience annual retention payment of £2,000 £4,000 welcome 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 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 Right child, right support, right time, every time Working together to support families and communities to give every child the best chance of a happy and rewarding life, especially those who need more help. We have ambitious improvement and transformation plans to create the optimum conditions within which our staff can make a real difference and improve outcomes for children. We aim for the same Social Worker to support children and their families from the front door until permanence is achieved either through positive change and the child remaining with their parent/s or legal permanence being secured either within the family or outside of the family. We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to join 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. Our team structures are designed to ensure there is the right level of support available to staff and that caseloads are kept at a manageable level with a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner, 4 Social Workers and an NQSW making up each team's full complement of staff. We need resilient, driven individuals who will play their part in making our vision for Children's Services a success. You will be joining an authority with a strong set of values that underpin the work we do: Accountability, Empowerment, Excellence, Integrity and Respect. About you As a Social Worker, you will be instrumental in delivering a first-class service to ensure the best outcomes for the children and young people of Gloucestershire. Through building positive relationships with colleagues within the service and partner agencies you will ensure we are able to provide support and protection for children and young people in need and at risk. 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 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 (Enhanced Adults and Children's) 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 welcome applications from newly qualified and social workers in the early years of their career. Depending on your qualification date and previous experience, you will be invited to either join our accredited ASYE programme or to complete an alternative early career development in-house pathway. The appropriate option will be explored and confirmed as part of the interview and offer process.
Children and Families Senior Social Worker/ Social Worker We are currently recruiting for Social Workers and Senior Social Workers in all our locality teams. Gloucestershire covers six localities: Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Forest of Dean, Stroud, Cotswolds About us For all your hard work. You will receive the following; between £39,152 - £40,777 per annum for a Social Worker or between £41,771 - £47,181 per annum for a Senior Social Worker subject to experience annual retention payment of £2,000 £4,000 welcome 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 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 Right child, right support, right time, every time Working together to support families and communities to give every child the best chance of a happy and rewarding life, especially those who need more help. We have ambitious improvement and transformation plans to create the optimum conditions within which our staff can make a real difference and improve outcomes for children. We aim for the same Social Worker to support children and their families from the front door until permanence is achieved either through positive change and the child remaining with their parent/s or legal permanence being secured either within the family or outside of the family. We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to join 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. Our team structures are designed to ensure there is the right level of support available to staff and that caseloads are kept at a manageable level with a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner, 4 Social Workers and an NQSW making up each team's full complement of staff. We need resilient, driven individuals who will play their part in making our vision for Children's Services a success. You will be joining an authority with a strong set of values that underpin the work we do: Accountability, Empowerment, Excellence, Integrity and Respect. About you As a Social Worker, you will be instrumental in delivering a first-class service to ensure the best outcomes for the children and young people of Gloucestershire. Through building positive relationships with colleagues within the service and partner agencies you will ensure we are able to provide support and protection for children and young people in need and at risk. 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 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 (Enhanced Adults and Children's) 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 welcome applications from newly qualified and social workers in the early years of their career. Depending on your qualification date and previous experience, you will be invited to either join our accredited ASYE programme or to complete an alternative early career development in-house pathway. The appropriate option will be explored and confirmed as part of the interview and offer process.
Gloucestershire County Council
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Group Manager Date: 8 Jun 2026 Job Location: Gloucestershire This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. Job Title: Group Manager Job Location: Shire Hall, Gloucester Salary: £63,132 - £68,342 per annum Hours per Week: 37.00 Contract Type: Fixed Term Duration: Until March 2027 Closing Date: 21/06/2026 Job Requisition Number: 14311 This post is open to job share Are you looking for an opportunity to progress in your Senior Leadership career, develop experience of leading transformation and change programmes and contribute to changing outcomes for children in Gloucestershire? The Families First Partnership Programme is a national programme leading reforms of the children's social care and early help system including the introduction of Family Help and Multi-Agency Child Protection Teams to deliver against the ambitions of the Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Policy Document and Children Wellbeing and Schools' Bill. We are looking to appoint an experienced Social Work qualified Group Manager embedded within the multi-disciplinary Families First Partnership Programme Team. This post is a fixed term contract until 31st March 2027. As a subject matter expert, you will be responsible for leading the change and implementation programme of the new Family Help and Multi-Agency Child Protection teams in collaboration with key statutory partners. You will also lead on the development of the programme's policy development and co-production approach in partnership with the Academy and operational stakeholders. This is a crucial time for the programme and the post-holder will be instrumental in working alongside the Gloucestershire Senior Leadership Team to implement the new ways of working, supporting excellence in our practice delivery. You will be expected to work closely with teams and services, and may be embedded within some service areas to support implementation delivery where this is required. The successful candidate will demonstrate an excellent knowledge of child protection and legal literacy to interpret new statutory guidance and legislation, have skills in negotiation and collaboration with partners, demonstrate strong written and presentation skills, have organisational and project skills, be research driven, and be able to think creatively and horizon scan. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience of strong practice leadership and service improvement enabling others to achieve good outcomes for children and families. Reward and Support For all your hard work, you will receive the following: between £63,132 - £68,342 per annum subject to experience flexible and agile working opportunities 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous servic 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 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 This role sits within our Senior Leadership Team, you will report directly to the Assistant Director responsible for your area. You will play a key part in children's services leadership to provide oversight of the following: leading and embedding systemic practice with children and families enabling children to remain with birth families wherever possible protecting children who experience or are at risk of significant harm acting as corporate parent to children unable to remain within birth families providing help and support to disabled children and their families providing system leadership as a statutory safeguarding partner About the role You will lead your teams in delivering a culture of high-quality practice that achieves good outcomes for vulnerable children and young people, you will establish clear goals and expectations in line with GCC priorities, provide challenging and supportive line management to ensure these are met, and hold your direct reports to account. You will: collaborate with Assistant Directors and the Senior Leadership Team leading services through change be accountable for the rigorous implementation of the children's services Families First Partnership Programme's vision support the quality assurance framework to monitor and review performance (both compliance and quality), take action to build on strengths and respond to areas for improvement to support and liaise with the assistant director to feed into their high-level service delivery planning work with the other Group Managers across the county to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality support to children and families take on operational lead roles in enhancing and developing practice 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 (Enhanced Adults and Children's) some management and leadership experience 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 the 1st July. 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. Under the terms of our Safer Recruitment Policy, if you are invited to interview, we will take up safeguarding references prior to your interview to understand your suitability to work with vulnerable children. These references will then be discussed in your interview. Please give details of at least two referees, one of whom must be your present and/or last employer and the other from a previous employer(s). These will need to cover the last three years of employment/education. In the case of applicants leaving full time education or not having worked since doing so, the Head of School, College or University should be one of the named referees. We do not accept references from friends or family members or workplace colleagues (who are not more senior). To ensure we process your application in a speedy and efficient way, we will contact your referees by DocuSign. Where appropriate, please inform them of your application. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- Group Manager job profile 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 . click apply for full job details
Group Manager Date: 8 Jun 2026 Job Location: Gloucestershire This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. Job Title: Group Manager Job Location: Shire Hall, Gloucester Salary: £63,132 - £68,342 per annum Hours per Week: 37.00 Contract Type: Fixed Term Duration: Until March 2027 Closing Date: 21/06/2026 Job Requisition Number: 14311 This post is open to job share Are you looking for an opportunity to progress in your Senior Leadership career, develop experience of leading transformation and change programmes and contribute to changing outcomes for children in Gloucestershire? The Families First Partnership Programme is a national programme leading reforms of the children's social care and early help system including the introduction of Family Help and Multi-Agency Child Protection Teams to deliver against the ambitions of the Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Policy Document and Children Wellbeing and Schools' Bill. We are looking to appoint an experienced Social Work qualified Group Manager embedded within the multi-disciplinary Families First Partnership Programme Team. This post is a fixed term contract until 31st March 2027. As a subject matter expert, you will be responsible for leading the change and implementation programme of the new Family Help and Multi-Agency Child Protection teams in collaboration with key statutory partners. You will also lead on the development of the programme's policy development and co-production approach in partnership with the Academy and operational stakeholders. This is a crucial time for the programme and the post-holder will be instrumental in working alongside the Gloucestershire Senior Leadership Team to implement the new ways of working, supporting excellence in our practice delivery. You will be expected to work closely with teams and services, and may be embedded within some service areas to support implementation delivery where this is required. The successful candidate will demonstrate an excellent knowledge of child protection and legal literacy to interpret new statutory guidance and legislation, have skills in negotiation and collaboration with partners, demonstrate strong written and presentation skills, have organisational and project skills, be research driven, and be able to think creatively and horizon scan. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience of strong practice leadership and service improvement enabling others to achieve good outcomes for children and families. Reward and Support For all your hard work, you will receive the following: between £63,132 - £68,342 per annum subject to experience flexible and agile working opportunities 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous servic 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 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 This role sits within our Senior Leadership Team, you will report directly to the Assistant Director responsible for your area. You will play a key part in children's services leadership to provide oversight of the following: leading and embedding systemic practice with children and families enabling children to remain with birth families wherever possible protecting children who experience or are at risk of significant harm acting as corporate parent to children unable to remain within birth families providing help and support to disabled children and their families providing system leadership as a statutory safeguarding partner About the role You will lead your teams in delivering a culture of high-quality practice that achieves good outcomes for vulnerable children and young people, you will establish clear goals and expectations in line with GCC priorities, provide challenging and supportive line management to ensure these are met, and hold your direct reports to account. You will: collaborate with Assistant Directors and the Senior Leadership Team leading services through change be accountable for the rigorous implementation of the children's services Families First Partnership Programme's vision support the quality assurance framework to monitor and review performance (both compliance and quality), take action to build on strengths and respond to areas for improvement to support and liaise with the assistant director to feed into their high-level service delivery planning work with the other Group Managers across the county to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality support to children and families take on operational lead roles in enhancing and developing practice 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 (Enhanced Adults and Children's) some management and leadership experience 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 the 1st July. 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. Under the terms of our Safer Recruitment Policy, if you are invited to interview, we will take up safeguarding references prior to your interview to understand your suitability to work with vulnerable children. These references will then be discussed in your interview. Please give details of at least two referees, one of whom must be your present and/or last employer and the other from a previous employer(s). These will need to cover the last three years of employment/education. In the case of applicants leaving full time education or not having worked since doing so, the Head of School, College or University should be one of the named referees. We do not accept references from friends or family members or workplace colleagues (who are not more senior). To ensure we process your application in a speedy and efficient way, we will contact your referees by DocuSign. Where appropriate, please inform them of your application. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- Group Manager job profile 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 . click apply for full job details
Connect2Dorset
Frome Whitfield, Dorset
6 month Project Manager role Inside IR35 Immediate Start Hybrid - Onsite Dorset County Hall, Dorchester (2days) 400 to 450 a day Should have experience in children's services and be an experienced project manager . About Us Connect2Dorset is a managed service agency owned by Dorset Council, providing temporary, contract and interim opportunities within Dorset Council. Our service is built on our values of being ethical, trustworthy and caring, with profits returned to our Local Authority shareholders. This role is central to delivering a multi-year transformation agenda that improves outcomes for children and families, strengthens early intervention and enables more efficient, integrated service delivery. This role will lead the implementation of projects ensuring transformation is evidence-led, aligned with local needs, and delivers measurable impact. Working across early help, education, SEND, and social care, you will oversee projects where directed by the Delivery Lead. These will modernise services, embed digital innovation, and put children, young people, and families at the heart of every change. The role requires working across organisational boundaries to reduce duplication, break down silos, and design services around the lived experiences of children and families. The role will champion co-production, inclusive design, and continuous learning ensuring that transformation is not only strategic and sustainable but also rooted in relationship-based practice and child-centred care. This role works as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver the specified projects for children's services and take responsibility for the end to end strategic direction and delivery of commissioning, transformation and service improvement activity through the provision of senior programme leadership across a portfolio of projects. The post holder will: be responsible for delivery within the Children's Continuous Improvement programme embed effective project, change and risk management frameworks lead on the identification and management of interdependencies between projects and programmes of work manage a range of complex and contentious matters requiring a high degree of personal ability to influence and support others lead cross-functional multi-disciplinary project teams facilitate the engagement of stakeholders manage risks and ensure compliance in relation to governance arrangements Operating within the Children's Delivery Team within the Transformation Management Office, the role requires working in a matrix environment. This role will report to the Delivery Lead for Chidren's within the wider Transformation Management Office . Connect2Dorset is a trading style of Dorset & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Dorset Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dorset is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.
6 month Project Manager role Inside IR35 Immediate Start Hybrid - Onsite Dorset County Hall, Dorchester (2days) 400 to 450 a day Should have experience in children's services and be an experienced project manager . About Us Connect2Dorset is a managed service agency owned by Dorset Council, providing temporary, contract and interim opportunities within Dorset Council. Our service is built on our values of being ethical, trustworthy and caring, with profits returned to our Local Authority shareholders. This role is central to delivering a multi-year transformation agenda that improves outcomes for children and families, strengthens early intervention and enables more efficient, integrated service delivery. This role will lead the implementation of projects ensuring transformation is evidence-led, aligned with local needs, and delivers measurable impact. Working across early help, education, SEND, and social care, you will oversee projects where directed by the Delivery Lead. These will modernise services, embed digital innovation, and put children, young people, and families at the heart of every change. The role requires working across organisational boundaries to reduce duplication, break down silos, and design services around the lived experiences of children and families. The role will champion co-production, inclusive design, and continuous learning ensuring that transformation is not only strategic and sustainable but also rooted in relationship-based practice and child-centred care. This role works as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver the specified projects for children's services and take responsibility for the end to end strategic direction and delivery of commissioning, transformation and service improvement activity through the provision of senior programme leadership across a portfolio of projects. The post holder will: be responsible for delivery within the Children's Continuous Improvement programme embed effective project, change and risk management frameworks lead on the identification and management of interdependencies between projects and programmes of work manage a range of complex and contentious matters requiring a high degree of personal ability to influence and support others lead cross-functional multi-disciplinary project teams facilitate the engagement of stakeholders manage risks and ensure compliance in relation to governance arrangements Operating within the Children's Delivery Team within the Transformation Management Office, the role requires working in a matrix environment. This role will report to the Delivery Lead for Chidren's within the wider Transformation Management Office . Connect2Dorset is a trading style of Dorset & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Dorset Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dorset is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.
