Social Worker - Qualified and Unqualified

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

7/16/2025

Building Bridges is a well-established service, with a committed and successful team who work determinedly and skilfully with the aim of creating stability and enabling more children to live within their families.

Building Bridges is at the forefront of delivering the council’s ‘Building for Brilliance’ strategy including key priorities such as:

• Maintaining children aged 7+ within their families.
• Increasing placement stability within internal foster placements or kinship carers.
• Supporting reunifications for children living in residential care.
• Supporting 'Edge of Care' work across Children’s Services.
  
  

About You

We are looking for a Family Practitioner (Grade 8) OR a Social Worker (Grade 9) with experience in either or both Children’s and Adult’s Social Care. Building Bridges uses the following models - NVR (Non-Violent Resistance), PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy) and DDP (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy) and therefore experience in these ways of working would be advantageous although not essential.

In Southampton, there is a high level of complex issues across the city and this area of work has high levels of demand. The city’s families and young people therefore need a skilled and dedicated workforce within the Building Bridges Service; practitioners who are quick in finding solutions to complex difficulties, as well as those who are calm, containing and positive. We would like you to be that person who can give young people, families and colleagues hope and aspiration.

Are you this inspirational and motivational person? Are you an experienced Family Practitioner/Social Worker? If you are, why don’t you join the Southampton family?

The Southampton family are systemic and will train you in systemic practice. We are proud of our practice development offer – it is one of the best in the country. Like the best families we are supportive, restorative and flexible. We also like to have fun and enjoyment away from high pressured work environment and encourage a positive and healthy relationships in within the workforce.

What We Can Offer You

Salary: The salary band for the Unqualified Social Worker/ Family Practitioner is £36,124 - £39,513. The starting salary is £36,124 with annual progression through the salary bands.

Salary: The salary band for the Qualified Social Worker is £40,476 - £44,710 The starting salary is £40,476 with annual progression through the salary bands.

Here at SCC we have a range of different perks and benefits, a few examples can be found below.

• Excellent
• Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)
• Generous holiday 25–31 days, based on role and service
• Flexible working options (role-dependent)
• Family-friendly policies - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents
• Training and development, including coaching and mentoring
• Health and wellbeing support - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks
• Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant
• Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform
• Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres
• Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans
• Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer
  
  

Contact Details For Informal Discussion

For further information on our benefits package please visit:

For a further discussion please contact Steph Rhodes (Building Bridges Team Manager) -

Interview Information

Please note that interviews are scheduled for Wednesday 20th August 2025.

Email

Tel: 023 8083 4033

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