Location
Ealing

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£46,161 to £49,590 per annum (inclusive) - Grade 10

About the Role
Rated Good by Ofsted (2024), Ealing Children’s Services is on a clear and ambitious improvement journey. Inspectors recognised our strong leadership, improving practice standards, and well-managed caseloads, creating the foundations for social workers to build meaningful relationships with children and families and deliver lasting impact.

This is an opportunity to join a service where your practice is supported, and your work makes a genuine difference every day.

As a social worker in our team, you will be at the forefront of our mission to safeguard children and young people. We want to connect children, young people, and families to strengthen our community. You will share in our vision and help us achieve the following objectives:
- Connect People: Strengthen community ties by building relationships within communities and working with community organisations.
- Give people power and choice: Involve the community in our work and empower people wherever possible.
- Work together: Collaborate across teams and community organisations with a generous, open, and curious mindset.
- Try new things: Innovate and explore new ways to better serve our residents.
- Work within our resources: Ensure efficient and effective use of resources while maintaining high-quality services.

We know that great social work happens when practitioners are supported, valued, and given the space to focus on what matters most.

In Ealing, you can expect:
- Manageable caseloads that enable strong, relationship-based practice.
- Stable, supportive teams within a predominantly permanent workforce.
- Regular reflective supervision and visible, approachable leadership.
- Structured learning and development, including mentoring, coaching, and ongoing training.
- Flexible and hybrid working with three days office-based working to support work-life balance.
- Strong multi-agency partnerships, working closely with health, housing, and education.
- The opportunity to contribute to innovative, community-led approaches to supporting families.

Our Brighter Futures Practice Model underpins everything we do. It supports you to:
- Build meaningful relationships with families.
- Work collaboratively across services and with communities.
- Focus on strengths, resilience, and long-term outcomes.
- Deliver impactful interventions within a supportive system.

This is complemented by a culture of learning, reflection, and continuous improvement, backed by strong leadership and clear direction.

We are committed to helping you grow and progress in your career. You will benefit from:
- A structured induction and buddy programme.
- Ongoing mentoring and coaching support.
- Access to training aligned to the Brighter Futures model and Family Network meetings.
- Opportunities to progress into senior, specialist, or leadership roles.
- Regular monthly supervisions with your manager.

Whether you are early in your career or looking for your next step, Ealing offers a supported pathway forward.

Experience
Experience of working with children and families in statutory or voluntary settings.

About you
Ambitious and creative for children, young people, and families.
Believe in the power of community connections.
Embrace collaboration and innovation.
Committed to empowering others.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Want to make a lasting impact on the lives of children and young people.

Qualifications
Qualified Social Worker (Degree, DipSW, CQSW or equivalent).
Registered with Social Work England.