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Join us at the Compass Jobs Fair London 2024 on stand 9

  • Tuesday 25 November 2024
  • 9:30am - 4:30pm
  • London Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square

Are you a passionate and qualified social worker looking to take your career to the next level?

Join us at the Compass Jobs Fair London 2024, the leading event for social work professionals, and explore a wealth of exciting career opportunities with Portsmouth City Council. We’ll be exhibiting at stand 9, showcasing everything that makes us proud to be Portsmouth.

Why visit us at Compass Jobs Fair London?

The Compass Jobs Fair is the UK’s largest social work and social care event, attracting hundreds of professionals eager to expand their knowledge, network with peers, and discover new roles. This year’s fair is your opportunity to meet like-minded social workers, attend workshops, and gain insights into the latest developments in the sector.

Discover what makes us #ProudToBePortsmouth

At Portsmouth City Council, we’re more than just a team – we’re a community dedicated to making a real difference.

Visit us on stand 9 and meet social workers from our Family Support and Safeguarding team, who can share their experiences working in children’s social care.

Hear about Portsmouth’s unique Family Practice model, an innovative, restorative approach designed to strengthen relationships and create lasting positive outcomes for children and families.

In addition to offering a dynamic work environment, enhanced wellbeing package and training and development offer, we now provide a new market supplement payment of up to £3,000* in qualifying teams.

Come and find out how you can be part of this innovative, supportive team that are #ProudToBePortsmouth

Attend our CPD session

Re-think: How to overcome professional difference and/or 'stuckness' to keep children at the centre of practice

Presented by:

  • Sam Nesbit - Portsmouth Safeguarding Children's Partnership Training Manager
  • Adam Shepherd - Head of Family Safeguarding

About session:

'Re-think' is a restorative way of bringing the multi-agency professional network together when there has been a difference of opinion and or a sense that there is limited progress for a family.

In Portsmouth, making, maintaining and mending relationships is seen as a critical part of effective safeguarding practice. We believe that when relationships are prioritised within the professional network, children are safer.

Conflict has lasting effects upon us both individually and collectively, creating a psychologically safe space for professionals to develop a shared understanding of roles, responsibilities, risk, empathy and compassion. This means decisions for children and their families are safer.

Re-think is a response to ensure that the challenges of multi-agency working does not impact on outcomes for children. This session will provide a space to not just think about 'does this work' but also 'what works, for whom, under what circumstances and how.'

Our Stand

Win a hamper of Portsmouth goodies!

Everyone likes to win something. Portsmouth is full of wonderful food and drink producers and we'd like to share that with you!

Visit us on stand 9 and be in with a chance of winning a hamper full of tasty treats inside. All you need to do is subscribe to our Stronger Futures quarterly newsletter on the day.

We'll give you a raffle ticket and the winning number will be announced before the end of the show over the event speakers.

Meet our friendly team

Come and have a chat with our children's social care team who will talk about their experiences working for Portsmouth City Council.

Learn about what it's like to live and work in Portsmouth and all the benefits being by the sea brings.

You can view our vacancies, learn about our Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) Programme and take a copy of our prospectus. We'll also have some tasty treats and giveaways too!

Visit the #ProudToBePortsmouth video wall

Be inspired by the children and families we support as they share stories of the positive changes they've made in their lives.

Through a mixture of quotes, images, and video, we bring their stories to life, showcasing these inspiring accounts.

Each story represents a journey—overcoming obstacles, achieving personal milestones, and finding hope in the face of adversity. These moments are a testament to the strength and resilience of our community.

See you on stand 9 at the Compass Jobs Fair London!

We can't wait to meet you at the event and share some of the inspiring stories from families in Portsmouth.

The family support and safeguarding team will be available to speak to on the day. If you would like to book an appointment in advance, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The team welcome interest about:

  • Portsmouth City Council's ASYE Programme
  • Job vacancies
  • Stronger Futures Academy (CPD & Training)
  • Re:Think
Join the team who are #ProudToBePortsmouth
If you are looking at your next steps, join Portsmouth City Council in children's social care.

Five reasons to join us

  • New health and wellbeing package that supports you
  • Flexible working and access to a fantastic pension scheme
  • Ability to buy additional annual leave
  • Committed to continuous training and development
  • Manageable caseload for a better work life balance