Gloucestershire County Council

Kickstart your career at Gloucestershire County Council!

 

Looking for the ideal place to start your career as a Newly Qualified Social Worker or to progress your career in Social Work? Then Gloucestershire wants to hear from you! Located in the heart of the Southwest with Bristol and Birmingham nearby and good links to London, Gloucestershire is a great place to live and work.

 

Living in Gloucestershire

Our beautiful county has an excellent choice of places to live - from the city of Gloucester itself to larger towns such as Cheltenham and Cirencester, and smaller villages and rural locations. There really is a suitable location for everyone.

 

Our natural environment is also incredibly varied. You’ll discover different types of landscape, 123 Sites of Special Scientific Interest, and three Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (including the Cotswolds and Wye Valley), as well as nature reserves and other natural assets.

 

We are an easy commute from many locations, view our commuting times map to see what we mean. However, we understand that commuting isn’t for everyone, so if you are in the process of relocating, why not speak to us to discuss opportunities further.

 

Working in Children’s Social Care 

 

Now is a great time to join GCC, as our Children’s Services have recently been rated ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements by Ofsted, recognising the strength of our practice and leadership.

 

About our ASYE programme: Our Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) training programme will support you to grow and develop your practice alongside experienced and established Social Workers within your team. You will be mentored and guided as you build your knowledge and skills with a protected caseload throughout your ASYE. Our Social Work Academy will provide you with protected development time to attend training and receive reflective group supervision each month facilitated by Advanced Practice Consultant Social Workers. In return for your hard work, you will have an annual starting salary of £37,280 and will be entitled to a £3,000 welcome payment* with your Social Work England registration paid for by us!  

 

Career progression:  If you have already completed your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) training programme and looking for a new challenge, then we are keen to hear from you. With a clear career pathway that we offer all our Social Workers, you will be able to confidently progress your career with us. We have a whole host of training and development opportunities which are delivered by our Social Work Academy, who will help and support you with your career. We also offer our qualified social workers an annual retention payment of £2,000*.

 

About our Social Work Academy: Gloucestershire’s Social Work Academy offers leadership of practice to develop outstanding Social Workers and Social Work leaders who affect positive change for children, young people and families in Gloucestershire. It aims to support all our staff with their professional accreditation responsibilities and career progression options, as well as ensuring that our colleagues receive the highest quality Continuing Professional Development to make sure we are the best at what we do.

 

Through the academy we have implemented our Essentials social work training programme based on what good practice looks like, with masterclasses from Research in Practice and management development courses run in partnership with the Institute of Public Care.

  

*Please note, all our welcome payments and retention payments are non-contractual, pro-rata for part time staff and subject to National Insurance and tax deductions. 

 

Working in Adult Social Care 

 

It’s a fantastic time to join Gloucestershire County Council as we transform our Adult Social Care services. With an array of brilliant benefits – including hybrid working, generous relocation allowance, employee assistance programme, tax-free childcare, cycle to work scheme and staff discounts – you’ll be getting a rewarding role in every sense.

 

Our social care teams are helping people with increasingly complex needs to remain independent for as long as possible and to choose how they live. To succeed, we need people like you who’ll go the extra mile to ensure Gloucestershire residents are happy and well, giving families real peace of mind. We want people like you who are passionate about making a difference and know that caring for others is the most rewarding career around!

 

Director of Operations for Adult Social Care, Amanda Jones: “I am so proud of the fantastic work happening in Gloucestershire. Our passion and commitment shine through to achieve our vision of making a difference by enabling people to help themselves and each other, doing everything we can to help people build resilience, thrive and live a good life.”

 

Jo Sutherland, Principal Social Worker remarked: ‘I am loving the commitment of the dedicated social care professionals I am privileged to be working alongside. They truly empower the residents of Gloucestershire and really strive for true partnership working supported by strength-based practice’.

 

Our Vision: We are working together with the people and communities of Gloucestershire to reflect what matters to them and set high expectations for the future. Our vision is to make the most of all that Gloucestershire has to offer, to help improve the quality of life for every community, support businesses to be successful, and ensure the county is a place where people want to live, work and visit.

 

We encourage co-produced and innovative social work: Adult Social Care encourages Social Workers to use their professional judgement to achieve the best possible outcomes for people. Our teams use the ‘3 Conversations’ model which focuses on people, their strengths and the networks and community around them. Our service covers six locality teams alongside specialist teams, such as the Learning Disabilities and Hospital Discharge and Assessment Teams. We’re dedicated to improving the lives of individuals over the age of eighteen, their families and carers. Our teams work collaboratively with local partners, care providers and the voluntary sector to maximise independence for individuals, and support for families and carers across Gloucestershire. See how Gloucestershire Adult Social Care’s #Makethedifference 3 Conversation approach is transforming lives and reinvigorating social work in the county by reading our Community Care Editorial .

 

Training and Development: In Adult Social Care we offer opportunities for colleagues to reach their full potential to achieve their career goals in Gloucestershire. We focus on creative development opportunities, that support social workers to deliver quality practice so they can focus on people first.

 

Contact Us

Join us, and you’ll get the chance to make a real impact on people’s lives. It’s a great opportunity to help us take our service to new heights. We genuinely care about our colleagues and support their wellbeing. We’ll say thank you with a range of excellent benefits as well as the training and support to develop your career.

 

Interested? Come along and visit our Recruitment and Retention Team on Stand No 6! If you need more information:

-Adult Social Care: email us or visit our website

-Children’s Social Care: email us or visit our website