Leeds Children’s Social Work Services are committed to safely and appropriately reducing the number of children who are Looked After. As part of this commitment, we aim to ensure that all children who are Looked After, should have the opportunity to experience family life in a safe and secure environment.

Following recent investment in Children’s Services we plan to expand and improve our Placement Support Service. As part of this, we are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Social Workers and Placement Officers to join us in our journey of improvement and development.

The role of a Placement Social Worker is pivotal in matching children and young people with residential and foster placements that meet their needs and offer them opportunities to reach their full potential. The work will involve working closely with our social work, care leaver and fostering teams as well as independent residential and fostering providers.

You will be part on an established and supportive team who will support you to find creative solutions to secure the best homes that we can offer our children and young people and to develop ‘support packages’ around individual placements to increase stability.

We would very much welcome applications from you if have the right level of knowledge, skills and experience. The successful candidates will be experienced, creative and passionate about improving the outcomes for children and young people. They will also be dedicated to effecting positive change for children and young people and play a significant role in supporting the continued development of the team.

We provide comprehensive support and training packages at all levels with clear career progression opportunities and were awarded best Social Work Employer in 2019. We can offer continuous support, guidance and reflective supervision allowing you to grow and develop through your career.

As Child Friendly Leeds our vision is for Leeds to be the best city in the UK and the best city for children and young people to grow up in. Through our vision and obsessions, we invest in children and young people to help build an increasingly prosperous and successful city. We aim to improve outcomes for all our children whilst recognising the need for outcomes to improve faster for children and young people from vulnerable and deprived backgrounds.

To apply for this post, please visit the Leeds City Council jobs site: https://leeds.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/15365?c=leeds

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates.

We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds. Leeds City Council is a Stonewall Top 100 employer 2020, a Mindful employer and a Disability Confident Leader.

All new Leeds City Council appointments are made subject to the satisfactory completion of a six-month probationary period.

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.