Advanced Social Work Practitioner - Social Work - Children Service

Salary £47,181 Salary Band £40,001 to £50,000 Post Type Permanent Hours Per Week Full time

Categories Social Work - Children Service
Directorate N/A Published Date 24/11/2025 Closing Date 05/12/2025

Our Children's Services is rated 'Good' by Ofsted and we are ambitious and excited for the next stage of our development.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, energetic and motivated individual who wants to be part of our next exciting chapter. You will be fundamental in creating an environment that supports and enables relational practice, building local capacity, relationships and skills and innovation. The successful candidate will be fundamental in supporting the Team Manager and a team of Social Workers committed to providing the very best service to the most vulnerable children and families in the borough.

If you are a highly motivated, experienced social work practitioner who is innovative, has a clear vision of what high quality practice looks like, we would like to hear from you.

For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Role Profile and supporting information.

We incorporate an agile working model across all of our services, which seeks to ensure that all of our staff are supported to find the right balance of home and office working to provide the best support and services they can to children and families in Darlington.

The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as:

32 days Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays, with option to purchase additional Annual Leave (pro-rata for part time working)

Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions

Generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave schemes

Staff equality forums

Green Car Leasing Scheme

Access to a wide range of training, learning and development

Physiotherapy service

Confidential counselling service

Cycle to Work Scheme

Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts

Local and National retailer discounts

Vivup employee benefit app and Lifestyle Savings

Arriva Employee Travel Club

For the full range of benefits we offer, please see our Why work for us internet page, which also includes our Total Reward Booklet and Employee Benefit Video.

Find out further information about us and what it's like to work for our great team by visiting the Jobs and Careers home page.

This post is eligible for the Social Worker Recruitment and Retention payment paid annually to Social Workers with a minimum of one year's post qualifying experience in a Social Worker role who have successfully completed their ASYE year (if applicable). The payment is currently £2,500 per annum (pro-rata for part time hours, reviewed annually)

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Suzanne Nelson Service Manager on or Dawn Raine, Service Manager on .

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