Leicester City Council

Leicester is one of the most diverse and multi-cultural cities in the Country.  Leicester City Council is committed to continuous improvement so we are looking for skilled and enthusiastic staff to join our service.  A number of excellent opportunities have arisen for talented and committed individuals to join us in delivering quality services in Child Care Social Work. 

The authority, despite the economic climate, has recently made the decision to continue to invest in safeguarding children including the creation of new Social Worker posts and Team Managers posts in Child Protection, Looked After Service and Specialist Family Support.

We have a new Social Worker Career Grade with enhanced salaries and a well developed post qualifying training and development program.  We have very recently re-organised our Childcare Structure in Leicester to allow our staff to focus more closely on service areas, including Family Change, Child Protection and ‘Looked After’ Children’s Services.  We hope you will come and join us, you will find us committed to the development of our staff, particularly those just starting in their careers but with plenty of opportunities for development for all grades of staff.

For the independent chair post you will have the opportunity to chair a range of safeguarding meetings related to Child Protection and Looked After Children.  From September 2011 the successful postholder will be allocated into one of the two specialist teams, with the aim that over time all Chairs will experience working in both specialisms. 

In addition to the competitive salaries we offer relocation costs for successful applicants who meet the criteria.

If you hold a DIPSW, CQSW, CSS or equivalent and have substantial post qualifying experience then we would be interested in hearing from you.

These posts are subject to an enhanced CRB Check.

For an informal discussion about these posts please contact Sonia Grant on 0116 256 8292, Dave Starling on 0116 299 5708 or Julie Jordan (for Independent Chair) on 0116 252 8403

If you would like a challenging and varied career, contact us on: 0116 252 7000

Alternatively you can visit our jobs page for all current vacancies.

Click here to view our advertisement that appeared in COMPASS 2012