We are on an exciting journey for excellence and have a strong vision that we are making a reality.
By joining us, you will have the opportunity to make the difference that you came into social work for, and we cannot wait to welcome you.
Work For Us
Supporting you in your career
We encourage everyone to enhance their knowledge, skills and practice behaviours. Progression is directly linked with continued professional development (CPD) and Halton Borough Council’s (HBC) progression structure that rewards social workers for their knowledge, experience, potential and enthusiasm for making a difference.
We realise that to deliver the best service to children and young people, you need to have:
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The capacity to be able to do your job (manageable caseloads)
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A manager who supports and listens to you (regular supervision)
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Other practitioners who you can learn from (peer mentoring)
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A training programme that is tailored to you and your ambitions
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Access to the best courses (we have excellent teaching partnerships)
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The time and space to allow you to be reflective in your social work practice
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A clear understanding of the strategic direction for Halton and where you fit
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The opportunity to be innovative in your social work practice
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Ample opportunity to gain experience and take on more senior positions
Having the freedom to work systemically
All our social workers are taught to practice structured systemic family therapy work, which focuses upon building relationships. With the right support in place and an evidence base that is integrated into practice, you will be supported to take a creative and innovative approach to developing methods, interventions and techniques.
This will help you to work more intensively with children to families to prevent needs escalating, stop children from entering care and improve placement stability (by working differently with foster carers and agencies).
Relieving the administrative load
Without our amazing social work practitioners and managers, we would not be able to make a difference that we do in the lives of children and young people. That’s why we have structured our support services to relieve as much of the administrative burden from our social workers as possible. Our administrative staff and designated business support coordinators:
Help our social workers to manage their diaries effectively
Book and minute specified meetings
Free our social work teams up to spend more time with children and families.
You will always be our greatest asset
How you feel, within your practice and personally, will always matter to us. This is why we offer a good staff support package. Building on Halton Borough Council’s employee wellbeing programme, this also extends into peer buddying and mentoring. Furthermore, your voice will always be listened to as we are committed to building an inclusive and supportive workplace. We do this in lots of formal and informal ways, including through: