Total 61 job vacancies by Staffordshire County Council

The Market Development Officer role is part of the Council's Care Market Development Team. This team supports the adult social care sector with recruitment and retention, workforce development, as well as information, advice and guidance. The team is part of our care commissioning function in Health and Care.

The Market Development Officer is responsible for identifying, developing facilitating, and delivering support to adult social care providers. This includes the identification of workforce development and training opportunities, with partners, to deliver these opportunities in the most efficient way.

The role will focus on our newly formed Social Care Academy, across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, supporting adult social care providers. You will work collaboratively across the partnership to support with the on-going design, implementation, delivery and review of the Academy, which will focus on bringing together existing learning, training and development opportunities for adult social care providers, alongside supporting with delivery of local training plans.

The Market Development Officer role also includes writing bids to secure funding and then implementing the programme outlined in the bid. Working with care providers and partners, working to promote a career in the social care sector and support care providers to maximise their staff recruitment and retention. Delivering engagement events for the care sector on both a small and large scale. Promoting information and guidance from recognised partners.

We are seeking a dynamic and solution focussed officer, with a passion for improving the care market to join our team on a fixed term contract until the end of May 2026. This job requires a person with a process driven mindset, with strong analytical skills and the ability to shape and deliver evidence based innovative approaches. They will have good ICT skills and the ability to adapt to change, whilst working at pace.

Experience, and knowledge, of supporting ‘providers’ operating across health and social care with high quality learning, training and development, alongside strong communication (written and verbal) and networking skills are essential.

The right candidate would have experience of supporting the design, delivery and management of complex projects to deadlines and achieving specified targets, whilst maintaining active communications with a range of partners.

For further information about this role please contact Peter Wood peter.wood@staffordshire.gov.uk

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

A vacancy has arisen within the Virtual School's Relational and Restorative Practice team working primarily across the Newcastle and Moorlands districts, but with expected travel across the whole county.

The post is fixed term in the first instance and you will join a team of enthusiastic advisors who are supporting education settings and wider professionals across the county.

This is an exciting role which is developing work across the county in a variety of disciplines, including education settings and Children and Families colleagues. If you are keen to shape change and work in an innovative team, this job might be for you!

There are 4 main strands of work. These are:

1. Solution circles - offering information, advice and guidance when schools are stuck and struggling to know what to try next with individual children and young people.
2. Restorative Conferences - these are used following a significant incident or where there has been conflict and relationships have broken down
3. Student Ambassador training and support - this involves developing groups of children and young people to lead the way in their schools, supporting a relational and restorative approach
4. A training offer for schools looking to develop their knowledge and practice to make their school more trauma informed, attachment aware and relational in their approach

This job will also involve establishing and leading networks of practitioners from schools, local authorities and external agencies to develop a relational approach of working with children and families.

You'll need to:

• Be an experienced practitioner working with children and young people, who has a developed level of skill and knowledge around relational and restorative approaches
• Have an understanding of the barriers faced by vulnerable children and young people in education and be able to use this understanding to support schools
• Be a confident communicator who can facilitate meetings and advocate for children and young people

As you will be expected to work in-person across the whole county, it is desirable that you have a full driving licence and use of a car.

If you would like to have an informal chat about the role please contact lisa.wood1@staffordshire.gov.uk

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

The Business Executive Support Team is a central business support function which is aligned to meet the requirements of Staffordshire County Council and which fulfils the needs of the organisation as it evolves. We are looking to recruit a full time Business Support Officer whom will be specifically supporting our Waste management and Sustainability Service.

• Ability to perform effectively in a busy and demanding operational environment.
• To process financial elements to the role in terms of raising of purchase orders, payment of invoices, grant payments and recording of all financial transactions.
• Strong attention to detail in relation to data management and routine reporting.
• Liaising with Suppliers, members of the Public and Stakeholders.
• Answer and respond to day-to-day enquiries.
• Provide general administrative support, including taking action notes of stakeholder meetings.

You must be:

• Strong attention to detail.
• Numerate and able to work with data, Excel and the MS Office.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and excellent organisation skills.
• Good communicator.
• Able to work proactively individually and as part of a team.
• Can-do attitude, flexible, positive, and collaborative.

If you are unsure whether your experience or skills are suitable or wish to have an informal discussion, please contact George.brown@staffordshire.gov.uk.

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

We are a modern and progressive authority that is ambitious and empowers its employees to be courageous and innovative in their approach.

Staffordshire Legal Services is a large in-house corporate legal team, consisting of lawyers, trainees and support staff, with a key focus on staff training, retention and progression. The services supports the county council in the delivery of its objectives by providing quality services to support the Council’s functions.

The successful candidate will undertake a rewarding varied caseload of commercial, contracts and procurement matters (including Private Finance Initiatives (PFI)) so previous experience is essential.

There are a number of benefits to working at Staffordshire County Council including generous holiday entitlement, flexi time, annual leave purchase scheme, employee discounts, local government pension scheme, optional car lease scheme and a staff parking discount scheme.

We understand the importance of a work-life balance and currently offer remote working with attendance at our Stafford office on flexible patterns and in accordance with business need.

Responsibilities will include:

• Providing complex legal and procurement advice to clients on various matters relating to all Directorates of the Council including advice on Private Finance Initiatives (PFI).
• Reviewing, drafting and advising on a variety of complex agreements including frameworks, services contracts, ICT contracts, social care contracts, collaboration agreements, section 75 agreements and various central and local government grant funding arrangements and loan agreements including Subsidy Control considerations
• Undertaking legal input into strategic legal advice and risk, including drafting Cabinet reports where required
• Undertaking the role of lead legal advisor on large complex projects and coordinating advice and roles and responsibilities across the project team
• Ability to work without supervision and with a high level of self-sufficiency
• Advising on Council Constitution, Procurement Regulations, governance and decision making
• Strong technical skills and an ability to understand and work through complex issues and provide pragmatic commercial solutions for clients.
• Supervising staff, including deputising for the team seniors as required and delivering training where necessary
• Maintaining high standards of honesty and integrity when liaising with council officers, colleagues, stakeholders and any external organisations

We are looking for a Qualified Solicitor or Barrister with:

• sound commercial, contracts and procurement knowledge
• the ability to work independently and as part of a team
• strong communication and interpersonal skills
• excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a varied workload
• local authority knowledge but this is not essential
• a passion to learn, enthusiasm and the desire to excel as a local government lawyer
• an interest in local government or broader public services sector
• the ability to adopt a practical and commercial approach to legal issues
• the ability to meet deadlines whilst working under pressure
• proficient in the use of Microsoft applications and document management systems

If you are unsure if your skills and experience are suitable for this role or for an informal chat please contact Imran Razaq, Deputy Legal Services on 01785 854186 or imran.razaq@staffordshire.gov.uk or Tracy Giles, Team Senior on 01785 276113 or tracy.giles@staffordshire.gov.uk.

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits.

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Silver Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

It’s an exciting time to join our Highways Team here at Staffordshire County Council.

Our vision is to help Staffordshire’s economy grow, so that everyone has the opportunity of a good job and good prospects in a beautiful, safe, accessible, vibrant, cultural, prosperous, business friendly and sustainable county.

Staffordshire has great places and great connections, boasting the beautiful rural landscape of a shire county together with excellent transport links to major destinations across the country.

We are committed to fixing more roads and improving transport and digital connections and we are making significant investment into our network. To ensure we can deliver our ambitious Highways Transformation we are looking to grow our team of highway engineering professionals and develop talent for the future.

Our Community Highways team ensure local concerns are prioritised and addressed alongside strategic programmes of highway works - acting as highway ambassadors within communities and as advocates for local communities within the wider service.

We have 2 posts available, one in Leek and one in Gailey Highway Depots, however, flexible working arrangements are available.

In this brand new role you will:

• provide management support to ensure a community-based approach to the delivery of the highway service, improving elected member and community satisfaction.
• respond to complex highway enquiries and providing expert advice and guidance on what local highway improvements can be achieved within budgetary, best practice and legislative constraints.
• provide a local focus for all highway activity within a geographical area, identifying and collating priorities against a complex criteria, and commissioning delivery to ensure contract compliance, quality and value for money.

You will have:

• Significant experience in the delivery of highway services
• knowledge of highway related legislation, regulations, and best practice.
• Excellent relationship management skills with experience of working and negotiating in both community representatives and delivery partners.
• ability to manage a complex workload and respond flexibly to changing circumstances.

Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

For further information about the role please contact Community Highway Managers: David Greatbatch (Leek) david.greatbatch@staffordshire.gov.uk or Mark Keeling (Gailey) mark.keeling@staffordshire.gov.uk

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Are you a social worker? Do you enjoy supporting social work students? Looking for a new challenge?

Then you may be interested in being a Consultant Social Worker, employed by Staffordshire County Council, running a Frontline Integrated Learning & Practice Hub in Stafford from September 2024. This is a 12 month fixed term or secondment opportunity and will be a grade 10 post, where you will oversee a Unit of five social work students. You will be supported by a Frontline Practice Tutor and have access to an excellent training package with Frontline. This is a brilliant development opportunity and speaking from personal experience, was one of the best roles I have held in my social work career so far.

What is Frontline?

Frontline is England’s largest social work charity. Everything we do aims to make life better for children who need a social worker, to help keep them safe from harm and to give them every possible chance to fulfil their potential. We do this through developing excellent social work practice, leadership and innovation.

One of the ways we make this happen is by recruiting and teaching a new, diverse generation of social workers specialising in child protection to join our Frontline programme. The programme is a three-year social work training programme for graduates and career changers.

How to apply:

1. Complete an application form: follow this link to complete an online application form

2. Anonymous scoring: the panel, which includes a representative from Frontline and the local authority, will anonymously score the applications. These scores will be carried forward and considered in the overall hiring decision, should you be progressed to the next stage.

3. Attend an interview: if shortlisted, you will be asked to complete a role play and interview.

If you have any questions about the application process or the role, please contact Liz Fuller at liz.fuller@staffordshire.gov.uk. You can also visit our FAQs page for more information.

What is a Consultant Social Worker?

The Consultant Social Worker (CSW) role is pivotal to the participants’ first year on the programme. Each CSW is responsible for five participants who are undertaking their Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work. CSWs work with participants using a practice hub model approach – a systemic practice model for working with families, with cases managed through weekly hub meetings. These meetings provide a dynamic learning environment and a reflective space to think systemically about the cases in the hub.

The role offers those who wish to remain in practice the opportunity to do so alongside the chance to take on supervisory and management responsibility for a small team. For more information about the exact responsibilities of a CSW, please see the CSW job pack.

What will I get from the role?

The Consultant Social Worker position offers the opportunity to:

• Step up to a management-level role without leaving practice.
• Access to a high-quality systemic training programme.
• Demonstrate through a portfolio of work that you meet the Practice Educator Professional Standards (Stage 2).
• Receive support and mentoring from one of Frontline's practice tutors.
• Influence and shape practice, and practice education, across your local authority.

You need to be a qualified registered social worker with post qualifying experience in Children & Families services.

You will have had previous experience of supporting a social work student and either hold your Practice Educator Award or willing to complete on being successful in your application

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Adults' and Children's Financial Services (ACFS) support the delivery of the following Staffordshire County Council priorities:

• To offer support at times of crisis to help people maintain their independence

• That people know what to expect from care services, who is eligible and who will pay

• There are quality and affordable care services available to meet people’s needs

ACFS is a pivotal part of the Adult and Children Social Care Pathways, responsible for facilitating and overseeing the payment to providers of Adult and Children’s Social Care and for the collection of client contributions in accordance with Care Act 2014 and local policy.

We are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic individuals to join our existing service as a Finance Officer. It is an exciting opportunity to work in a busy, fast paced team responsible for delivering our payment and billing functions across social care.

The role provides an opportunity for hybrid working from our office and remote working to suit circumstances and business need.

The role is principally responsible for processing accurate and timely provider and carer payments and client contributions charges, however there are wider, more diverse functions such as processing deferred payment agreements and direct payment audits which is integral to the role.

You will be required to liaise with multiple stakeholder groups, including social care providers and people in receipt of social care, as well as collaborating with internal stakeholders to continuously improve the business area and provide excellent customer service

• Have good communication and time management skills.
• Be able to develop effective working relationships and provide excellent customer service.
• Be able to use produce accurate work using computer systems.

An understanding of social care and charging would be beneficial but isn’t essential as a training programme will be provided, as well as ongoing support and development.

If you require any further information about this role, please contact Clare Williams, Senior Finance Officer at clare.williams2@staffordshire.gov.uk

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits.

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Silver Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Resilience Foster Care is a highly specialised service that focuses on supporting children to move from residential homes into intensively supported foster care.

As a Resilience Foster Carer we can offer you a rewarding fostering career where you can continue to develop professionally whilst making a difference to a child’s life.

Salary: Between - £37,495-£40,527 per annum depending on the age of the child you are matched with.

We currently have 11 children living in residential care who are awaiting a home, all of whom can live within a fostering household.

Resilience foster carers support children who currently live in residential care to move into their family home and care for them long-term.

As a Resilience foster carer your role is to build on the resilience of a young person by offering them a secure base where they can build secure attachments and begin to thrive.

Children who are moving out of residential care may have a range of difficulties and you will need to provide them with lots of support, only one foster child will live with a family at any one time.

We are looking for people who can demonstrate that they have significant experience of working with vulnerable children who have social, emotional and/or mental health difficulties.

Other skills and experience needed

• At least one carer needs to be available full-time for the young person.
• Be able to work with a wide range of professionals
• You will preferably have a background within one of the following sectors- Health, Social Work, Teaching, Police, Probation, or Youth Work.
• Have no dependent children under the age of 16 living in the household.
• Solo applicants are welcomed.

Benefits of being a Resilience Foster Carer

We understand that fostering children who have social, emotional and/or mental health difficulties can be challenging. Our foster carers receive a generous support and financial package and have regular built in short breaks.

• Your payment begins at point of approval and covers the matching and introduction period.
• You will have built in, regular, planned short breaks with a matched specialist carer.
• Continuous professional development through training opportunities.
• We will provide a bespoke training package to meet the needs of the fostering household which is delivered flexibly both in person and on-line.
• Your own Fostering Social Worker who will be there to supervise, support and advise you and an experienced foster carer as a mentor
• 24/7 out of hours support 365 days a year
• A Fostering senior support worker to support you and your young person pre and post transition,
• Resilience Fostering Support Group who meet monthly.
• You will have a Psychological Assessment to support with the matching process and carefully planned introductions.
• You will receive free membership to the Fostering Network
• We offer paid mileage and additional allowances for a child's birthday, before the main school holidays and for Christmas or other religious holiday.

To apply you need to complete our fostering enquiry form. Or contact our enquiry line on 0800 169 2061. You can also contact the team via email if you have further questions about this role.

Please do not click the 'apply' button as this is not a job role but a fostering role with a different application process.

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Silver Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work within the Family & Friends Team. This team undertakes assessments of Connected Carers to children in care and children at risk of becoming looked after. These assessments can include Viability Assessments, as well as Full Connected Persons Assessments and Special Guardianship Reports.

You will have the opportunity to strengthen your assessment writing skills and improve your knowledge of Fostering Regulations / Fostering National Minimum Standards.

As an assessing social worker, you would hold a full case load of kinship assessments and have the opportunity to supervise and support carers who have been temporarily approved as Foster Carers. You will also be essential in supporting our applicants to attend the Fostering Panel both prepared and within our policy timescales.

We are a county wide team so you will be undertaking visits to families in a range of areas as such home working is promoted.

12 month Fixed Term Contract or Secondment

As an assessing social worker, you will:

• Undertake Viability Assessments, Full Connected Persons Assessments and Special Guardianship Reports.
• You may also be required to provide supervision and support to temporarily / newly approved foster carers.
• You will prepare your applicants for Foster Panel and support them on the day with their attendance.

As part of this dynamic service you will be involved in Smarter Working practices in order to continuously strive for best practice, offering positive experiences for applicants whilst providing high quality reports.

You will have access to Fostering Training and will work closely with the Fostering Permanency and SGO Support Team as well as other Fostering Teams across the service.

We are looking for someone who:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England with 2 year's experience
• Can demonstrate an understanding of the Fostering National Minimum Standards and Fostering Regulations.
• Has excellent report writing and communication skills
• Is highly organised and able to manage a busy workload in order to meet deadlines.
• Is able to work as part of our team and the wider service, whilst having the initiative and confidence to work autonomously when required.
• Experience in a wide range of aspects of the social work role

If you'd like to discuss the role further, please contact Team Manager, Chloe Ottley chloe.ottley@staffordshire.gov.uk

For internal secondment you must have Line Manager approval before applying.

So, how do I apply?

Just click on the ‘Apply’ button.

In your application please state in supporting information which Social Work role/s you’re interested in and the locations.

If you do have technical issues please contact talent@staffordshire.gov.uk and the team will help you.

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

At Staffordshire County Council we are committed to delivering high quality permanency support assessments and interventions for adopted children and their families across the county. The team is also responsible for responding to requests for information from adopted adults (Birth Records Counselling/Access to Adoption Records).

This is an exciting opportunity for a child focused, dynamic and enthusiastic experienced social worker to join the Staffordshire Permanency Support Locality Team, part of the Together4Children Permanency Partnership on a permanent basis. We are looking for a social worker with a thorough understanding of attachment, separation, and trauma and child development to fill the post of adoption support social worker. You would be joining an experienced, stable staff team which values teamwork and positive communication skills.

Based in the Permanency Support Team you will complete timely, evidence based, adoption support assessments, providing quality therapeutic support, liaise with other professionals, signpost, and refer adopted children and their parents where necessary to targeted/other services. Ideally you will have a qualification or experience in delivering therapeutic intervention but not essential. There is the opportunity to be involved in the preparation and delivery of training to adopters and colleagues in a range of areas related to adoption and permanence.

The successful applicant will be required to be child focused, have a sound understanding of relevant legislation and policy in respect of children’s welfare and safeguarding, with skills in direct work with adults and children and the ability to work in partnership with other agencies across the country. Ideally the applicant will have experience of child protection and/or worked with children who can no longer live in their birth family.

Whilst there is the opportunity for some home-based working, the Permanency Support Team provides a county wide service, and you will be required to travel to various locations across the Together4Children Permanency Partnership Region. There is a requirement to work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends on a planned basis.

You must have a social work qualification, including registration with Social Work England.

An ability to demonstrate an understanding of the range of needs of adoptive children and their families is essential

A qualified social worker with experience of Safeguarding, working with children who can no longer live with their birth parent/family.

Experience of supporting adopted adults accessing their social care records.

Experience of supporting birth parents/relatives.

An understanding of relevant legislation and policy in respect of adoption, adoption support, Birth Records Counselling and Access to Adoption Records

Have skills in therapeutic direct work with children and adults

Have a thorough understanding of attachment, separation, trauma, and child development.

The ability to work in partnership with other agencies across the country.

With a strong desire to expand your learning, this position offers a fantastic opportunity to learn, develop and progress.

For further information about this role please contact Lisa Burke: lisa.burke@staffordshire.gov.uk

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Silver Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Interviews are scheduled for Friday 9th February 2024.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Newcastle and Moorlands Children’s Disability Service as an experienced Social Worker at a time where there is significant investment across Children’s Social Care.

We are committed to working with partners and families to support children and young people to be safe and secure, to promote physical and emotional well-being and to help them achieve their full potential within their communities.

We have 4 Children’s Disability teams across the county, and they provide specialist services for children and young people with complex disabilities. These are teams of highly dedicated Social Workers who support each other in the day to day task of ensuring we reach the best outcomes for our disabled children in a timely manner, enabling them to live their lives to the full.

We also are supported by a team of skilled Family Practitioners who assist in facilitating behaviour management work and undertaking direct work with children with disabilities and their families.

We are based at Castle House in Newcastle Under Lyme, covering Newcastle itself and the Moorlands. Hybrid working is supported, with a mix of being able to work at home and being part of the team in the office.

As a qualified Social Worker, you will be based within a team of 9 Social Workers and 2 Family Practitioners. You will be expected to be a team player and hybrid working is supported, with a mix of being able to work at home, and being in the office as part of the team on some days also is expected.

The ability to engage and communicate with disabled children is essential and the successful applicant will be committed to ensuring the children on their work load receive the best quality service.

You will complete statutory duties in line with the Children Act 1989 including working with children under S.17, completing holistic assessments and Child in Need plans, identifying whether there is a need for a short break service and attending our monthly Disability Resource Panel.

We have had a small number of children on Child Protection Plans on the team and a small number of Children in Care.

The Children's Disability Team provides an excellent opportunity for you to develop skills across a range of interventions including Mental Capacity Assessments and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), also planning for transition to adulthood.

Our work sometimes requires us to work closely with the Assessment and Staying Together, and Early Help Teams, often co-working where there is a sibling group.

Practice development is a priority and you will be expected to contribute to reflective team supervision and to be committed to your own continues professional development.

You will have:

• BA/MA Social Work Qualification, Certified by Social Work England
• Registration with Social Work England
• Have completed or be willing to complete ASYE

Interviews are scheduled for Friday 9th February 2024

For further information about this role please contact Leanne Woodvine leanne.woodvine@staffordshire.gov.uk

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits.

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Silver Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Practice Excellence service and work alongside the Principal Social Worker, Deputy Principal Social Worker and Workforce Development colleagues to promote a range of evidence-based practice approaches across the children and families system, embedding a culture of learning and reflective practice.

You will assist with the promotion of practice excellence underpinned by research and national, regional and local data and audit findings, in doing so, contributing to the operational development of teams and services and supporting and developing best practice across the County.

You will be assisting the Deputy Principal Social Worker to disseminate learning from local and national audits, outcomes from learning reviews, complaints, workforce feedback and the interpretation and implementation of statutory guidance to directly improve practice across the system and outcomes for children and their families.

You will ideally hold an NVQ Level 3 or above, or equivalent in a childcare related subject, or demonstrable experience in a relevant field.

You will have knowledge and experience of working in a children and families setting

You should have

• Good communications skills
• Ability to build and establish effective relationships
• Commitment to development of restorative practice
• Commitment to improving outcomes of children and young people

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Deputy Principal Social Worker, Liz Fuller on liz.fuller@staffordshire.gov.uk

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Silver Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Together4Children is an innovative partnership between Shropshire Council, Staffordshire County Council, Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Telford & Wrekin Council. We are the Regional Adoption Agency for the four councils. We also provide other services and initiatives that support children’s permanency.

Our ambition is to ensure that children who come into local authority care and are not able to return to their parents, achieve permanence within loving families without unnecessary delay.

This role is employed by Staffordshire County Council with duties across the Together4Children Region.

The position is based in Stafford, however, Together4Children operates from a range of office locations across our region and there is potential flexibility in relation to the main office base for the role. We also operate an agile working approach to service delivery. Regional activity and communication is supported through the use digital technologies including Microsoft Teams.

Key Accountabilities include:

• System-wide leadership across the Together4Children Regional Permanency Partnership.
• Accountable lead for the Together4Children Regional Adoption Agency (RAA), ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance and representing the Agency locally, regionally and nationally.
• Leading the Regional Senior Leadership Team (SLT) for Together4Children to take accountability for the delivery of outcome focused services for children and their families.
• Leading change and transformation through the development of regional service provisions that enable children to achieve permanency.
• Act as the Principal Advisor to the Together4Children Regional Management Board, providing expert, specialist and timely information, advice and guidance to ensure the Partnership achieves its strategic goals, outcomes and priorities.
• Advocate for children, birth parents, foster carers, adopters, kinship carers and special guardians; and engage with the regional workforce to ensure that a broad range of views, opinions and lived experiences directly inform development and practice across the Together4Children region.

We're looking for a passionate, committed and highly motivated individual to join us in this key leadership role. Reporting to our Regional Management Board represented by Directors/Assistant Directors of Children’s Services you'll be working with a range of national and regional stakeholders. You'll be an insightful thinker with a track record of delivering complex services, driving performance and developing practice.

You'll also be required to:

• Have a recognised Social Work qualification and be registered with Social Work England
• Bring your comprehensive management and leadership experience to the role.
• Have expertise across Care Planning, Adoption, Fostering, Kinship Care and Special Guardianship. Must have experience in managing adoption portfolio.
• Be forward-thinking and able to deliver against the Partnership’s vision
• Have an understanding of current national policy and developments relevant to Children Social Care and the drivers for change.

As a strong leader, you will utilise your skills to harness partnership working and navigating the complexities of adoption and other forms of permanence, whilst maintaining an absolute focus on children’s outcomes.

For more information or an informal chat

Please contact nisha.gupta@staffordshire.gov.uk the Assistant Director of Children's Social Care at Staffordshire or Tanya.Miles@shropshire.gov.uk Executive Director of People at Shropshire.

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits.

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Silver Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

The Staffordshire UASC team is a very busy team dealing with a large number of young people being referred to Staffordshire from hotels.

These young people have originally assessed as adults by the home office at port but now have advised that they are children once they have arrived in Staffordshire.

The UASC team is attempting to accommodate these young people while a lawful age assessment is undertaken.

We need a qualified social workers to assist with this particular population while they wait for their assessment.

Life-changing work.
Game changing support.

With additional support from PA’s and a new operating model we’re making sure our social workers can do what they do best!

Our Social Workers make a huge difference to the lives of people across our county. They take pride in supporting children and families and we’re equally proud to help them give their best in whatever ways we can. That’s why you can expect everything from agile and flexible working options to exceptional learning and development if you join our team. You can also expect our commitment to creating the best service we can.

We’re determined to uphold the highest standards and drive continual improvement and learning. The work we do is underpinned by a restorative practice model, which focuses on keeping families together through a community-based approach. If you’ve not worked in this way before, don’t worry – we’ll give you full training to bring you up to speed.

Working with us means collaborating across our different teams, and sharing best practice, knowledge, and experience to continually improve the way we do things. Support is important, as we work in a big county with some diverse challenges – but together we can meet all kinds of needs and demands.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• To undertake regular statutory visits to the young people you are allocated in line with statutory guidance
• To support unaccompanied asylum seeking children with accessing education and primary health services and ensure that their welfare is prioritised.

This is a very busy team handling regular arrivals on unaccompanied asylum seeking children into our care. You will be required to attend hotels or police stations to bring young people into either foster care or supported accommodation and undertake timely assessments of their needs. Assessment of their needs to be undertaken in a timely manner and referrals to services. You will be required to maintain accurate and professional records.

The job involves the completion of professional, timely and restorative assessments and visits as part of our duties under section 20 of the Childrens Act. However, we have also been responding to new referrals coming in where we are bringing in new arrivals into our care.

Ideally the successful candidate would have some experience with working with UASC although an enthusiastic approach with a willingness to learn is just as important.

Some experience of undertaking age assessment and the legislation and case law around these issues would be advantageous. However, for the right candidate we can provide appropriate training.

It is important that you are a team player and prepared to respond to changing situations. You will need to keep good records and have good planning skills.

For this role you'll need to be:

• Qualified as a Social Worker
• Registered with Social Work England
• Have a current UK driving licence and vehicle

But above all, you will bring the desire to work with UASC children to give them the right support, at the right time.

For more information about this vacancy or for an informal chat please contact Team Manager david.atherton@staffordshire.gov.uk

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits.

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Silver Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

For adults with learning disabilities, you’ll open the door to lives of independence, fulfilment, and joy. And your impact won’t stop there. This positive change will be felt across families and throughout the Staffordshire communities we’re proud to serve.

This is a diverse social care role where every day is different!

We specialise in supporting adults with complex needs, profound and multiple learning disabilities, and behaviours that challenge.

Hawthorn House is a residential care home for up to twelve adults. The service is dynamic and caters for people with varying levels of need. The team support the adults to live an ordinary life which includes accessing their community, maintaining connections with family and friends, and supporting with their health and wellbeing.

We have a part-time vacant position working 31 hours per week. The role will work a range of shifts between 8am to 7pm, which will include weekend and bank holiday working. We require our team to work flexibly as rotas are subject to change depending on business need.

Although this role is based primarily at Hawthorn House, Lichfield, there may be times when you are expected to work flexibly across Provider Services, including different care settings, delivery approaches, and locations, as required.

You can find more about our service by visiting https://carejobsinstaffordshire.co.uk/provider-services/

In this role you will:

• Deliver a high-quality kitchen service, providing nutritious food in accordance with identified needs and preferences and in line with the budget. This will include a full range of meals, preparation of menus, portion control, and the provision of food to meet special dietary requirements.
• Liaise with the support team and involve the people we support to devise nutritionally balanced, varied and attractively presented menus, catering for specific dietary needs in accordance with support plans and risk assessments.
• Communicate and interact effectively with individuals, families, colleagues, and others creating positive relationships
• Comply with kitchen and food hygiene safety and quality standards.

Our aspirations are to receive an ‘outstanding’ rating with the CQC, and we are looking for someone who shares our values, ambitions, and vision.

We are looking for people who are passionate about providing outstanding care quality for adults with learning disabilities.

What you will bring

• Be enthusiastic about working with people with learning disabilities and autism.
• Be caring, sensitive and patient while supporting people to be as independent as possible.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to relate positively to the people we support.
• An enthusiasm for providing nutritious meals and can cater for special diets.
• Literacy and numeracy skills sufficient to plan menus, order supplies, and monitor budgets.
• Able to keep accurate records, both digital and paper based.​

What you will have

• Basic food hygiene certificate.
• Recognised catering qualification, or willingness to complete.
• Experience as a professional cook with a knowledge of kitchen management.
• Ability and knowledge to plan a varied menu.
• Knowledge of health and safety procedures including being able to demonstrate an understanding of COSHH implications for materials/supplies.
• Ability to understand safe and correct food hygiene/handling procedures with a demonstrable knowledge of HACCP system.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of infection control principles (including hazard compliance).

if you’re unsure whether your experience or skills are suitable, please get in touch with suzanne.clarke@staffordshire.gov.uk

If you are on social media - check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/staffordshirelearningdisability

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Silver Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme