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Social Worker - Children's Looked After Team

Shropshire Council

Bicton Heath, SY3View on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£41,177 to £45,529

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time

Closing date

29 November 2026

21 days left

Job description

Shropshire is excited to offer an amazing opportunity to Social Workers to join one of our Children Looked After Teams which also includes our Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children and Pathways Team. We are an OUTSTANDING Local Authority (as judged by Ofsted) and pride ourselves on keeping our children and young people safe from harm and supporting them and their families to thrive.

Working in the Children Looked After Service is a dynamic and exciting opportunity. The position would appeal to a Social Worker who enjoys a varied caseload, enjoys direct work with children and engaging with families with a range of permanence plans including foster care, living with family members or at home with parents and those children with a plan for Special Guardianship. The service also includes opportunities to work with unaccompanied asylum seeking children and young people that have a plan for independence and receive support as relevant care leavers.

37 Hours and 52.14 Weeks per year.

Grade 11

£15k welcome payment agreed over two years (£7.5k upon joining and the further £7.5k at the beginning of year two).

For further details please view the attached documents.

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Provenance

Source

LG Jobs

First seen

13 October 2026

Last checked

9 November 2026

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Shropshire Council

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