View social work vacancies in children's social care at Portsmouth City Council
We're making it easier for qualified and experienced social workers to join our team with fantastic new benefits, including a market supplement payment of up to £3,000, relocation assistance of up to £8,000, and new career progression pathways.
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Newly Qualified Social Worker / Assessed & Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) 2025
Current Vacancies
Experienced Social Worker - Fostering (Supervising and supporting approved foster carers)
The service
Our service is committed to high standards and a culture of restorative practice. We are continuing to increase foster carer numbers and the menu of support to carers year on year. This is an exciting time to join Portsmouth City Council's fostering service as we strive to further enhance outcomes for the children we care for. We are committed to professional development and the provision of training to staff and all our carers.The role
Supervising social workers manage and support a caseload of foster carers to provide excellent care to ensure the best outcomes for children we care for, supporting carers to apply a trauma informed approach in their care of children.The role is critical in supporting the carer to develop good relationships with children and their families, providing stable nurturing family homes for as long as the children need to be with them.
There is a range of care types within the fostering service, including the Mockingbird Model of Care with which supervising social workers are involved. Portsmouth provides comprehensive support to carers, including a duty rota system during working hours, training pathway, support groups, carer mentoring scheme, social events and an out of hours service to carers.
Social worker and experienced social worker - Family Support and Safeguarding
We have exciting opportunities for qualified social workers to join our Children and Families Directorate, in one of our Family Support and Safeguarding teams (FSS) based in Portsmouth City Council. We have been recognised by Ofsted as a "Good" Local Authority with "Outstanding" for our Family Safeguarding and Support teams.
The successful candidate will have an opportunity to be based within one of our Family Support and Safeguarding teams. Within this team you will be working to provide support under children in need or in need of protection where necessary, or when children have come into the care of children's social care. You may be involved in working families under Public Law Outline (PLO) or within care proceedings. All of this will be undertaken with the support of your manager.
You will be supported in your practice by your service and team leaders, your peers and our Stronger Futures Academy. You will be offered restorative practice and motivational interviewing training in your first year of employment and we have a comprehensive continuing professional development pathway to meet the standards of Social Work England.
