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About the role: This role is a full time Social Worker post based within the Derbyshire's Leaving Care Service. This enables excellent transitions to adulthood and excellent working relationships. The post is in the North East and Amber Valley Team based in Chesterfield, in a thriving young person hub/office space. Embedded within the team and service is a trauma informed, relationship based culture with high support, expectations and outcomes for our children. We support newly qualified social workers to progress in their career through supportive frameworks and excellent progression opportunities. We work hard to ensure that our social workers have the time and resources to deliver good outcomes for children and families. Our vision means working creatively to inspire and empower children, young people, and their families to be the best they can be. What will you be doing?<ul> <li>Provide a quality social work service that supports children to achieve their potential.</li> <li>Effectively manage a number of young people to achieve the best outcomes for them.</li> <li>Working in partnership with individuals build and sustain relationships, identify needs, and develop plans and responses that meet those needs.</li> <li>Work closely with our care leavers, our partners and locality social work teams with an aspirational approach for young people's futures.</li> <li>Develop and embed a thorough knowledge of aspirational planning and transitions support for care leavers within the service.</li> <li>Support leaving care workers with an understanding of social work practices, systems, knowledge and practice models.</li> <li>Represent the service locally and regionally.</li> </ul>What skills and experience do you need? <ul> <li> BA Honours in Social Work and current Social Work England registration (refer to job and person profile for more information).</li> <li> Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a person-centred approach to building a rapport and relationships with children and families.</li> <li> Ability to reflect on own practice and development enabling flexible and thoughtful social work practice and positive change.</li> <li>Experience of relationship focused social work.</li> </ul>In line with our performance capability framework, systemic practice model and continued professional development, qualified registered social workers are eligible to progress from grade 9 to 11, which attracts a salary of between £32,347 - £43,270 pro rata. We believe that hard work and commitment to your role should be rewarded, so we offer a package to our social workers that will ensure you always feel supported and valued:<ul> <li>manageable case loads</li> <li>diverse range of cases providing an exciting, challenging and rewarding career</li> <li>effective leadership and management which helps to reduce risk for our social workers and the children and families they support</li> <li>excellent supervision and a supportive peer network</li> <li>accelerated pay progression opportunities for frontline social workers following their ASYE</li> <li>systemic training equivalent to a foundation level Post Graduate Certificate</li> <li>access to an excellent range of training and development opportunities, worth over £5000, including leadership and management development</li> <li>Corporate membership with Research in Practice - allowing access to reputable, evidence-based research, training, and resources</li> <li>fantastic opportunities to undertake further formal qualifications and career progression through our career pathways</li> <li>DBS check undertaken and paid for by us</li> <li>Social Work England registration fee reimbursed</li> </ul>For more information on Children and Family services and becoming a social worker in Derbyshire please visit <a href="https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/social-health/children-and-families/social-worker-recruitment/be-a-so" target="_blank">https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/social-health/children-and-families/socia…</a>... If you would like to talk to someone informally about this post, please contact Team Manager, Lisa Hulley - <a href="mailto:lisa.hulley@derbyshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">lisa.hulley@derbyshire.gov.uk</a> What benefits do we offer you?<ul> <li>Local Government Pension Scheme</li> <li>generous annual leave and flexi-time scheme</li> <li>travel expenses</li> <li>discount on leisure centre memberships</li> <li>free car parking at most sites</li> <li>an in-house counselling service</li> <li>occupational health service</li> <li>access to sessions with a trained physiotherapist</li> <li>cycle to work scheme</li> </ul>Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks. Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here CS1 We welcome applications from individuals who share our values - being Collaborative, Innovative, Empowered and Accountable. These values describe who we are and what we stand for as a council. They help shape our culture, encourage consistent behaviour and guide how we work together to make a positive difference for both our employees and the residents we serve.

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About us: Derbyshire County Council is ambitious and innovative, offering support to both newly qualified and experienced social workers. We provide a nurturing environment with excellent progression opportunities. Our vision is to inspire and empower children, young people, and their families to be the best they can be. Derbyshire is a large authority divided into six localities: Amber Valley, Chesterfield, Erewash, High Peak (Buxton, Glossop, New Mills, and Matlock), Bolsover and North-East, and South Derbyshire. Alongside our Locality teams we have a countywide Children with Disabilities Service. Social workers are very positive about working for Derbyshire. Senior leaders have established a positive organisational culture, evident across the whole workforce. Workers feel respected and valued by leaders. ' - OFSTED We're proud to say that our Children's Services have received a 'Good' rating in our most recent OFSTED inspection and we're on the lookout for passionate and driven qualified social workers to contribute to the well-being of children and families across Derbyshire. More exciting news - we've revamped our payment packages to attract and retain top talent like you. Successful candidates will enjoy competitive salaries, ensuring that their hard work is both rewarding and fulfilling.<ul> <li>Grade 9 - £38,317 pro rata made up of:</li> </ul>o Basic salary per annum: £34,317 o Market supplement payment per annum: £4,000 pro rata<ul> <li>Grade 10 - £38,422 - £41,730 pro rata made up of:</li> </ul>o Basic salary per annum: £35,422 to £38,730 pro rata o Market supplement payment per annum: £3,000 pro rata<ul> <li>Grade 11 - £41,865 - £45,270 pro rata made up of:</li> </ul>o Basic salary per annum: £39,865 to £43,270 pro rata o Market supplement payment per annum: £2,000 pro rata What can you expect from us? We value your hard work and commitment, offering a comprehensive package that includes:<ul> <li>Achievable case loads</li> <li>Accelerated pay progression</li> <li>Access to training and development opportunities worth over £5000</li> <li>Systemic training equivalent to a Post Graduate Certificate</li> <li>Excellent supervision and a supportive peer network</li> <li>Effective leadership and management</li> <li>Career progression and formal qualifications opportunities</li> <li>Diverse range of cases for a rewarding career</li> <li>Covered DBS fee and Social Work England registration fee reimbursement</li> <li>What rewards and benefits do we offer you?</li> </ul>Enjoy being a part of our team with benefits such as:<ul> <li>Local Government Pension Scheme</li> <li>Flexi time, allowing up to an additional 2 days of leave per month</li> <li>Derbyshire Rewards - Discounts from high street retailers and more</li> <li>Generous annual leave and flexi time scheme</li> <li>Travel expenses</li> <li>Discounts on leisure centre memberships</li> <li>Free car parking at most sites</li> <li>In-house counselling service</li> <li>Occupational Health service</li> <li>Access to sessions with a trained physiotherapist</li> <li>Cycle to work scheme</li> <li>Various Employee Networks championing inclusivity across the council</li> </ul>If you qualified for your social work degree outside the UK, please refer to Overseas applicant guidance - Social Work England We are holding webinars for those who want to know more! Social Work in our Children in Care Team 13 January 2026 18:00 - 19:00. Register here <a href="https://bit.ly/48VcL7s" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/48VcL7s</a> Social Work in our Chesterfield Locality Team 27 January 2026 18:00 - 19:00 Register here <a href="https://bit.ly/44Qg52x" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/44Qg52x</a> Make a real positive difference in the lives of children and families - join Derbyshire County Council today! Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks. Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here CS1

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