Consultant Social Worker - Signs of Safety

Bexley Council • Full-time • DA6, Bexleyheath, Greater London • £51,969 - £58,398 / year • 2d ago

About The Role

Be part of transforming how we work with children and families.
Are you a passionate, creative, and experienced social worker who believes that families are the experts in their own lives? Do you thrive on inspiring others, championing strengths-based practice, and helping teams achieve the very best outcomes for children?
As our Signs of Safety Consultant Social Worker, you'll play a pivotal role in embedding high-quality Signs of Safety practice across our service as we continue our exciting journey through the Families First Partnership programme. This is a fantastic opportunity to influence practice, support innovation, and help shape a culture where children, young people, and families remain at the heart of everything we do.
We're looking for someone who brings energy, curiosity, and creativity to their work. You'll be passionate about relationship-based practice, confident in coaching and supporting colleagues, and motivated by making a lasting difference for children and families.
What you'll do
Champion and embed Signs of Safety practice model across children's services.
Coach, mentor, and support social workers, managers, and multi-agency partners to build confidence and consistency in practice.
Deliver engaging learning opportunities, workshops, and reflective sessions.
Support practice development through observation, feedback, and quality assurance.
Promote a culture of learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Help drive the ambitions of the Families First Partnership, ensuring our practice reflects its vision of earlier intervention, stronger family networks, and meaningful partnership with children and families.
About you
You'll be:
A qualified and registered social worker with significant post-qualifying experience.
Passionate about the Signs of Safety practice model and strengths-based, relationship-focused practice.
Able to translate your experience into this role if you don’t have specific experience.
An excellent communicator with the ability to inspire, influence, and motivate others.
Skilled in coaching, training, mentoring, and supporting professional development.
Committed to achieving the very best outcomes for children, young people, and their families.
Why join us?
At Bexley Children’s Services, we're committed to creating services that build on family strengths, work alongside communities, and intervene earlier to prevent problems from escalating.
This role offers the chance to be at the forefront of that transformation. You'll join a supportive team that values innovation, reflective practice, and continuous learning, where your ideas, passion, and expertise will help shape the future of children's services. We will provide the training and support to help you expand the role.
If you're ready to inspire others, champion excellent practice, and make a genuine difference for children and families, we'd love to hear from you.
Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information.
Please note that the successful candidate will be required to be office based at least 3 days a week.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Stefanie Roberts, Principal Social Worker at Stefanie.roberts@bexley.gov.uk
Candidate Profile
For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.
Please upload your personal statement under the Relevant Experience and Skills section and ensure this fully aligns to the role criteria. This should not be more than two sides of A4.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Interviews scheduled to begin week commencing 17th August 2026

About Us

Bexley is a vibrant and diverse outer London Borough nestled in the Thames Gateway between London and Kent which means it combines the perfect blend of city vibe and the tranquillity of Kent. It's got award-winning parks, open spaces, and heritage sites. The borough has excellent transport connections, including the Elizabeth Line and proximity to the M25. Bexley offers fantastic amenities such as libraries, leisure centres, and shopping areas. Our borough is also home to numerous primary and secondary schools, as well as further education institutions.
Our Offer to you
We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, coaching and mentoring programmes, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.
Recruitment Information
As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@bexley.gov.uk
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees. The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.
We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

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