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Ofsted LogoWe believe Wolverhampton is the best place to be a social worker. We are ambitious for our social workers, passionate about excellent, relational social work practice and courageous in our innovation, always keeping the people we work with at the centre of everything we do.

We are a forward-thinking, responsive organisation and want our social workers to spend their time building restorative relationships with families. We focus on teams having manageable workloads and our senior managers and leaders are visible and take the time to listen to frontline employees. Our social workers tell us there is strong learning culture; we invest in training which is varied and responsive to practice challenges and there is a progression pathway that offers a range of opportunities which recognises that not everyone wants to progress into management.

We value our social workers and recognise their hard work and continued commitment to our children, adults and families in the city by also offering:

  • Reimbursement of Social Work England fees and Blue Light Card discount scheme
  • Additional payments for practising Practice Educators
  • Access to Research in Practice / Research in Practice for Adults
  • Vibrant and active employee networks including four staff equality forums
  • Strong employee assistance scheme
  • Supportive and flexible working arrangements, including some home working 

We will inspire, support and champion you so that you can be the social worker you want to be

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Our Social Workers

Hear from an experienced social worker and a newly qualified social worker about why Wolverhampton is a great place to be a social worker.

Our Latest News

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Report to highlight continuing strong social work practice
14 Nov

Report to highlight continuing strong social work practice

Wolverhampton's Principal Social Worker will highlight continuing 'strong practice' across the City of Wolverhampton Council's social care services over the last 12 months when she delivers her annual report to councillors.

Seventh group of talented graduates join social work Frontline
10 Nov

Seventh group of talented graduates join social work Frontline

Another group of talented graduates have joined the City of Wolverhampton Council and are embarking on a career in children’s social work as part of the Frontline training and development programme.

Social workers share best practice at city conference
10 Nov

Social workers share best practice at city conference

More than 260 social workers came together on Wednesday (8 November) for the City of Wolverhampton Council's eighth annual Adults and Children’s Social Work Conference.

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