Senior Social Worker - Waypoint Team

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South Gloucestershire Council
10 days ago
United StatesFull TimeSocial WorkinNot on LinkedIn
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join South Gloucestershire Council as a Senior Social Worker - Waypoint Team in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • provide one to one therapeutically and trauma informed support to children, young people, and families throu.
  • manage a small team of Support Workers who utilise a range of therapeutic and parenting approaches to colla.
  • lead Signs of Safety group supervision for the WAYPOINT team.
  • lead Signs of Safety group supervision for the WAYPOINT team.

Benefits & Compensation

  • We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work.
  • We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join South Gloucestershire Council as a Senior Social Worker - Waypoint Team.

Key Skills

Social WorkTherapeutic SupportTrauma Informed SupportSupervisionMentoringProblem SolvingDecision MakingSigns of Safety PracticeTeam Management

Requirements

Candidates must be qualified Social Workers registered with Social Work England (SWE) and possess substantial first-hand experience in a relevant children’s social care team. Essential qualities include confidence in decision-making, problem-solving abilities, and experience in supervising or mentoring staff, with a preference for Signs of Safety training or willingness to learn.
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About South Gloucestershire Council

Government Administration
Yate, South Gloucestershire
5-10

Benefits & Perks

Generous Annual Leave
Employee Wellbeing Support
Staff Discounts
4.3

Burnout Score

Below Average

Protective Factors (3)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Manageable workload (Workload control ↓ exhaustion)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

10d ago