We want Social Workers who are professionally curious and analytical but can work at pace and produce good quality plans and assessments for our children. Our Safeguarding team provide longer term support and interventions, through CIN, CP and CLA and the focus is on relationships and developing safety, progressing plans to get the best for our children and families.To help us recruit social workers who are committed to working in Middlesbrough we are currently offering a 15% supplement to social work salaries. This additional 15% will be reviewed at the end of October 2024.Middlesbrough: the place to live, work and visit! A diverse, and lively town, proud of its heritage and ambitious to shape its future. Home of the famous “Parmo” and proud owners of the “Transporter Bridge.” Children’s Services in Middlesbrough have been working hard to improve over the last few years and we have made steady improvements as evidenced in our regular Ofsted monitoring visits. We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and dynamic Social Workers to join our Safeguarding and Care Planning Service.Our talented team of managers will provide regular management oversight and support and ensure that our work is timely and robust. As a social worker in Safeguarding and Care Planning you will build good relationships with children and their families to support change, and work with children in need of protection alongside our partner agencies such as schools and health.We have the support of a talented group of Family Resource Workers, the Early Help offer and ‘Stronger Families’ Teams who we work closely with for step ups and step downs, making sure our families receive the right support, at the right level, at the right time. You will be part of supporting our improvement plans, undertaking direct work with children, progressing their plans, and building strong and restorative relationships with children, families, and the partner agencies.In return, we will provide you with a competitive salary, a comprehensive training offer and an excellent benefits package. We are really pleased to be able to add to our adverts our new 15% market supplement, on top of your monthly pay, with no contracted obligations and we feel this will help recruit the kind of social workers we want on board. We are a considerate employer that recognises that many Social Workers are working parents or have caring responsibilities, and we work to be flexible, so that you can do both jobs well, with our support. Alongside the vast range of benefits, Social Workers in Middlesbrough will also have a manageable caseload with strong peer and management support and regular supervision from your Team Manager.We are passionate about getting it right for our staff, as we are for our children, and we have realistic and colourful Practice Standards that bring this to life. We want for the children of Middlesbrough, as we would want for our own children at home. Middlesbrough are fully committed to a developed improvement plan and are pleased to be working with our children, young people and their families, our employees and partner agencies to transform our social work practices and make a difference to the lives of the families and young people of Middlesbrough.Why work for Middlesbrough? You will join our fast paced, dynamic, and supportive team of Social Workers, bringing skills, knowledge, and strong values to Middlesbrough. Our team have told us that they love working in Middlesbrough, they feel valued, connected and the team ethos is strong! We continue to promote a mix of office and remote working and support you to have protected time to keep up with that all important recording of your good work.You will join our fast paced, dynamic team of social workers, promoting professional curiosity, a whole family approach, innovation, and a focus on helping families to support children at home. If you want to be part of the transformation making a real difference to people’s lives, you will be passionate about working with children, operate with integrity and have a strong focus on keeping children safe within their families.Based in the centre of Middlesbrough, you can benefit from free parking, flexible working including work from home with varying patterns, giving greater work life balance to our practitioners.Middlesbrough are also dedicated to employees Health & Wellbeing and have been awarded maintaining excellence in the Better Health at Work.You will be registered with Social Work England and prepared to work in various locations in Middlesbrough and other areas as required by the post.For an informal discussion please contact Yvonne Priestley, yvonne_priestley@middlesbrough.gov.ukThe above post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.Salary: £33,024 - £41,418 (Plus 15% market supplement £4,953 - £6,212)