Social Worker

Contract Type:  Permanent, Full Time - opportunities also available for part time or fixed term contracts
Reference: MCC180319/SW/NJ

Do you want to work for one of the busiest, most exciting local authorities in the country? Looking for a new challenge? Why not work for Manchester City Council? 

Our Children’s Services, recently praised by Ofsted for its strong improvement journey, is looking to recruit qualified practitioners who can contribute to the services’ development towards delivering excellent services. 

To continue our improvement journey and ensure we deliver the commitments made to children and young people of Manchester, the social care service needs consistently high quality practitioners. If you are newly qualified, experienced Social Workers or Team Managers we would welcome you joining us on our journey to building safe, happy, healthy and successful futures for our children and young people.

As well as full time permanent contracts we have exciting opportunities for social workers to join us on our journey on a part time or fixed term basis. 

Along with competitive salary we can offer: 

• Membership of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (a career average-salary scheme).  
• A 35-hour working week. 
• 25 days’ annual leave, rising to 30 days’ after five years.  
• An Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, allowing you to buy up to five additional days’ leave via salary sacrifice.  
• Agile working arrangements, giving you access to mobile-working technology and empowering you to work flexibly.  
• Essential car users allowance of up to £1,250 per annum (plus up to £0.52 per mile) and accessible/free parking close to our locality offices.  
• A lump sum of up to £9,230 in relocation support (conditions apply) 
• Employee Discount Scheme​ 
• Employee Assistance Programme 
• Personal Development Programme 
• Annual Awards for Excellence and Staff Recognition 

Add to those benefits our leading role in health and social care integration, and it all adds up to an exciting package. 

Please note that if a sufficient number of applications are submitted, then the deadline for this vacancy may be brought forward at short notice. Therefore we encourage interested applicants to submit application forms as soon as possible and not wait until the closing date.  

We are holding informal Drop-in Sessions on Monday 16 April 2018 in the Performance Suite of Central Library. For more information on the sessions please contact Ailsa Mcarthur at a.mcarthur@manchester.gov.uk  to register your interest.

See times for drop in sessions below:

9.00 am to 11.00 am
3.30 pm to 5.30 pm

The post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Appointable candidates will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here . We have a policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders and it is available upon request.

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Role Profile: Social Worker.pdf