Leicestershire County Council
Social Worker - Level Three
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Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Melton / Harborough Asfordby Rd, Melton Mowbray LE13 0HN
Salary: £41,259 - £44,109 per annum (pro rata for part time) plus a market premia of £3,283 per annum
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 4th October 2026
Interview Date(s): TBC
This is an exciting opportunity to join a stable and supportive Family Help Team within Melton and Harborough.
We are a highly experienced Level 3 team, offering a fantastic opportunity for a practitioner looking to develop their skills and experience within Child in Need work.
In this role, you will be supported to build your expertise while working closely alongside our Targeted Help teams. You will also have the opportunity to gain valuable court experience through the completion of Section 7 reports, further broadening your professional development.
We want a creative and supportive worker who will provide intensive and focused support to families in their homes. Developing effective relationships and using strengths-based and trauma-informed approaches will help to motivate and encourage behaviour change, leading to positive differences in children’s lives.
About the Role
Working with the whole family to offer practical help, building on strengths and community support to improve daily life, positively impacting upon outcomes for children and young people. Family Help is a new service that will offer intensive and timely family support for families on the continuum from Targeted Early Help to Child in Need.
Learning from the recommendations in the Independent National Review of Children’s Social Care and the recent government response to this, we have created a new integrated service called Family Help, where both Social Workers and Keyworkers (AQWs) will engage, support and encourage families to make positive changes in their lives.
Family Help will focus on strong and consistent professional relationships, responding more quickly and intensively to families so that they get the right help at the right time. Building on workers’ capacity to listen, understand and respond to trauma, and supporting children and families to build strength, resilience, confidence and parenting capacity. By unlocking the potential of family and community networks, we will support more children to stay safely at home, and when this is not possible, to remain with wider family and friends.
By supporting staff through regular reflective supervision, ensuring positive training and career pathways, we hope that staff will embrace this more intensive way of working and remain in post longer, providing our families with the professional consistency they need, want and deserve. Our duties to Children in Need have not changed, but we are looking to improve our approach to achieve improved sustained outcomes and to make sure that we deploy the right staff to offer the right approaches promptly when families need our help.
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An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.
For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement [https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023-04/recruitment-of-ex-offenders-policy-statement.pdf].
About You
To apply for this post, you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:
- Degree in Social Work approved by the Social Work England (SWE) or equivalent social work qualification, i.e. Certificate of Qualification in Social Work or Diploma in Social Work. The worker must also be registered with Social Work England.
- Be an experienced Level 2/3 social worker in a children’s social work team.
- Experience of working in access/duty/intake; children in need, child protection, care proceedings, safeguarding, and looked-after children work. And experience in undertaking Section 47 enquiries.
- Experience and understanding of using performance indicators to monitor and improve performance.
- Able to analyse information to reach sound decisions, often under pressure, and take responsibility for their outcome and regularly report to the Team manager.
- Experience of working with service users from all walks of life and backgrounds.
- Possession of a valid driving licence and access to a vehicle.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/lcc/pages/1004] and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer [https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disability-confident-campaign].
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Simone Greensmith - Team manager
Telephone: 0116 3059045
Email: Simone.Greensmith@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.
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If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/lcc/pages/1001] section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.
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About Leicestershire County Council
At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.
Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.
For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:
Our Recruitment Process [https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/jobs-and-volunteering/working-for-the-council/the-application-process]
Our Organisational Values [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/pages/1004]
Our Employee Benefits [https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/jobs-and-volunteering/working-for-the-council/employee-benefits]
Working for Us [https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/jobs-and-volunteering/working-for-the-council/an-inclusive-workplace]
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