• Social Worker
• Senior Social Worker
• Senior Practitioner role
• Consultant Social Worker
• Family Practitioner Lead

• Social Work Team Manager,
• District Lead for one of our social work areas
• Deputy or Registered Manager in our Residential Settings

• Family Time Worker
• Family Time Supervisor
• Family Practitioner
• SEND Keyworker
• Education Welfare Officer
• Education Inclusion Officer
• Residential Worker / Resource Worker in our Children in Care settings

If you want to become part of the next generation of social workers, there are many different routes you can take. Some are national schemes which require you to already have a degree and include: 

‘Step Up’ to Social Work

Frontline programmes

You can find out more about Frontline and ‘Step Up’ to Social Work by clicking the links above.

Our Social Work Apprenticeship

We also run our own Social Work Apprenticeship in partnership with Staffordshire University. You don’t need a degree for our apprenticeship, you just need to:

• Be employed with us for 1 year or more, working 30 hours + and in a permanent role
• Have GCSEs or equivalent at C grade or above in English and Maths

Current social work vacancies

And if you’re already qualified and looking to develop your social work career our social work progression pathway can ensure you have regular career milestones to track you all the way to management. You can check out our current social work qualified vacancies here.

In Education Strategy and Improvement, we collaborate with schools, elected members, local partners, and government bodies to ensure high-quality care and education for all children and young people.

Our responsibilities include working with partners to provide sufficient quality school placements, ensuring equitable access to education through services like school admissions, free school meals, and home-to-school travel. We also focus on promoting excellent school attendance and inclusion, catering to the education needs of children of compulsory school age regardless of their circumstances.

Our business unit efficiently handles various aspects, such as children missing education, elective home education, children in entertainment, and employment. We offer safeguarding guidance, support, and oversight for education providers, prioritising the welfare of children and young people.

We place special emphasis on supporting vulnerable children, including those with Special Educational Needs (SEND). Our virtual school champions education for care-experienced children, offering advice and support for all children with a social worker.

Roles within our unit encompass a range of positions, such as:

• Elective Home Education Officers
• Attendance and Inclusion Officers
• SEND Officers,
• Educational Psychologists,
• Specialist Teachers,
• Education Safeguarding Officers
• School Admissions Officers

Wellbeing and Partnerships work with communities and a range of partners and providers to make sure we have key services available such as: children’s centres, health visitors, school nurses, joint commissioning for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), emotional wellbeing support, youth services, the resettlement scheme and much more. 

The work we do within Wellbeing and Partnerships really focuses on managing, developing, and improving the quality of the resources and services on offer in the community. This ensures that children have access to high quality support so that they can have the best outcomes.

Intelligence, Performance, Quality Assurance and Engagement Team

We are the data, analysis and insight arm of Children and Families, situated within Wellbeing and Partnerships. This department is invaluable in supporting teams to understand how we can best develop and improve outcomes for children and families. Using feedback from families, looking at trends and many other data sources they support us to spot opportunities to improve our services and support. This then leads to change in our practice and ultimately to improved outcomes for children and families in Staffordshire.

So, the roles you’ll find in Wellbeing and Partnerships are:

• Family Hub managers
• Family Coaches
• Commissioning Managers, Officer and Support Officers
• Placement Finders
• Analysts
• Performance and Improvement Officers

Our vision is to establish a unified system that centres around children and their families. Support, when necessary, will be local, accessible, and impactful, with specialised services enhancing these offerings. Key themes shaping our approach include:

• Family First: Our focus is on what benefits the child the most.
• Whole System Approach: Collaborating closely with partners and agencies.
• Integrated Pathways: Ensuring seamless structures and support.
• Specialist Support: Available where it’s needed.
• Local: Empowering children to stay in their communities with accessible family support.
• Flexibility: We adapt to evolving needs, boasting a versatile workforce.
• Issue Resolution: Identifying and implementing solutions that work better for children, families, and practitioners.
• Quality Prioritization: Our unwavering commitment to practice quality and positive outcomes.
• Evidence and Child-Focused: We rely on evidence and consider children and families’ perspectives.

We are dedicated to a system that truly places children and families at its core, making support accessible and effective while addressing current system issues.

We’ve embraced a holistic approach to realize our vision and values, anchored by a Restorative Practice Model. This strengths-based approach fosters inclusion and support, enabling children to achieve optimal outcomes. Practitioners collaborate with partners, children, and families, making joint decisions, building resilience, and enhancing problem-solving.

Our goal is to keep children with social care needs within their families when safe and suitable, and to provide timely support for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Our district-based operating model ensures flexibility in resource allocation and equitable workload management.

Through our Place Based Approach, including SEND locality hubs, we engage communities, the voluntary sector, partners, and universal services to address needs early on.