Social Worker (Looked After Children)

Social Worker (Looked After Children) in Bexleyheath - Corporate Council Website Skip to main content Home Vacancies About Us Log in Log in to your account Login with Facebook Login with Google Login with LinkedIn Or Email Address: Email Address is a required field Password: Password is a required field Remember username * Required Forgot Password? Saved Jobs Saved Jobs Log in Log in to your account Login with Facebook Login with Google Login with LinkedIn Or Email Address: Email Address is a required field Password: Password is a required field Remember username * Required Forgot Password? Register for an account Register Home Vacancies About Us Social Worker (Looked After Children) Posted on 09/12/2025 Save Job Apply Home Vacancies Social Worker (Looked After Children) Closing Date: Closing Date: Not Specified Internal Advert Closing Date: Internal Advert Closing Date: Not Specified Location Location: Bexleyheath Service Service: Please Select Vacancy Type Vacancy Type: Permanent Advertising Salary Salary Details: £41,526 - £51,684 inclusive of £2,859 Choices benefit Grade Grade: CSW2 - CSW3 Directorate Directorate: Children's Services Weeks Per Year Weeks Per Year: Not Specified Hours Per Week: Hours Per Week: 36 hours Corporate Address Corporate Address Civic Offices, 2 Watling Street, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7AT Vacancy ID Vacancy ID: 92 About The Role The Council, its staff and partners, were delighted in March 2023, when Ofsted judged the overall effectiveness of children’s social care services to be ‘Outstanding’ for the second time running since 2018. We were especially pleased that our investment in frontline practitioners and managers has continued to be recognised. We have been working hard to create an environment where social workers can do the work they came into the profession to do - to support and help families to stay together where this is in children’s best interests and it is safe enough for this to happen. Bexley has a strong learning and development program and OFSTED commented on “A well-trained workforce is improving the lives of children and families” 2023. Ofsted judged that we provide strong management oversight of practice, that we have a well – embedded practice framework to enable meaningful family focused help, that we offer clear progress in career pathways, a talent management scheme and a environment to enable social work to flourish. We believe deeply in relationship based practice and ‘Signs of Safety’ is the vehicle enabling us to do this respectfully and in collaboration with the people we are trying to help. Our established family engagement group, FL.A.RE (Family Learning, Advocacy & Restorative Engagement), and children in care forums Positive Journeys, Positive Journeys Seniors and Bexley’s Young Director support us with practice development and delivery. Front line practitioners have the opportunity to learn from our children, young people and families, and be part of this work. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to grow, develop and progress whatever stage of their careers they are at. We offer a comprehensive range of training and professional development opportunities including access to research, group and e-learning, coaching and group supervision. Practitioners are invited to contribute to our learning and development offer in Bexley and to enhance Continuing Professional Development, there is opportunity to co-design and deliver training if this is of interest.  We invest in our staff so they can invest in the children, young people and families we support. Here in Bexley, we recognise that our greatest asset is our workforce. Staff well-being is important to us and you will have access to our weekly staff well-being drop in sessions, our Employee Assistance Programme and our corporate offer of emotional and physical well-being sessions. If this sounds exciting and reassuring, get in touch with us. Our workforce is stable with a high level of permanent staff