Would you like to be part of something bigger and join us in our ambition to become the Best Council, working together as a Team for Leeds. Do your values match ours and do you have something to offer?
Leeds City Council delivers over 500 different services to residents and is dedicated to bringing the benefits of a prosperous, vibrant, and attractive city to the people of Leeds. This is a fantastic time to join us.
Benefits of working with us:
Leeds City Council pays the Real Living Wage as a minimum and has a competitive pay progression structure
Generous Employer Pension contributions
Flexible Career Paths with tailored personal and professional development
Supportive Staff Networks and Teams
Free, Confidential, 24/7 Counselling support and Debt advice
Home and Electronics Discount Scheme from many high street retailers. Spread the cost through payroll deductions
Hybrid working arrangements (subject to needs of the role) and a Flexitime system
Cycle to work scheme and Annual staff travel cards
Our shared values and behaviours help everyone be their best in a supportive, values-based organisation
A range of working locations across the city with flexible and core working hours
As part of the People Strategy, we strive for a culture built on fairness, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and fairness.
Introduction to the role/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 have a stable management team and therefore 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.
Children’s social work in Leeds is underpinned by a culture of restorative practice and the use of family decision making including Family Group Conferencing is critical to our work.
Our approach was recognised by Ofsted in 2022 when we were judged as outstanding:
“The Leeds model of practice, based on a restorative approach with families, is coherent and palpable throughout the services offered to children. Families are routinely offered family group conferencing (FGC) which harnesses purposeful support from extended families and friends to build strength around families and is helping to reduce risk to children. Children are seen frequently by their social workers. Social workers develop meaningful relationships with children and use the strength of the restorative, relational approach to really get to know their children and develop enduring relationships with them. Children also have access to advocacy services, which means that their views are consistently heard at key meetings to inform decision-making.”
Your Role
Please refer to attached job specifications for more details about the requirements for each level.
Front Line
You will have excellent communication skills and be a team player. You will be motivated and a critical thinker with the ability to understand the needs of your customers.
What you will bring to the role
We are looking to recruit experienced social workers into Advanced Practitioner roles who are committed to working restoratively with children and families in Leeds.
Leeds City Council are committed to promoting and living our values of being open, honest and trusted ~ treating people fairly ~ spending money wisely ~ working as a team for Leeds ~ working with communities
Should you any enquiries re this post. please do not hesitate to contact Sarah Thomas, Service Delivery Manager - sarah.j.thomas@leeds.gov.uk, Tel: 0113 3780405
To apply for this post, please visit the Leeds City Council jobs site: https://leeds.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/17354?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 employer.
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.