1 Upcoming pay structure
Recognising the improvement journey we are on in West Sussex, our exciting new and fair pay structure will go live from 1 July 2021. These new arrangements will include an extended career progression scheme.
Child and Family Worker (Grade 7) - £23,080 - £25,481
Accountability summary
Under supervision:
- manage a caseload assessing needs, risks and options, considering legal and other requirements
- provide interventions and monitor/evaluate progress
- work directly with families
- maintain accurate records of all work undertaken and produce case reports and correspondence for a variety of audiences
- report any allegation of, or suspicions of, abuse or potential abuse of a vulnerable person to an immediate manager or supervisor.
Newly Qualified Social Worker (Grade 9) - £33,274*
Accountability summary
- Manage caseloads with independence, seeking support where required to meet workload deadlines.
- Report any allegation or suspicions of abuse or potential abuse of a vulnerable person to an immediate manager or supervisor.
Social Worker (Grade 10) - £37,024 - £40,213*
Accountability summary
- Acting autonomously, apply expert and effective practice in complex situations, assessing and managing risk.
- Report any allegation or suspicions of abuse or potential abuse of a vulnerable person to an immediate manager or supervisor.
Social Worker (Grade 11) - £41,538 - £44,865*
Accountability summary
- Practice expertly in complex situations, managing higher levels of risk, balancing support and control.
- Mentor newly qualified social workers and supervising the work of support and non-qualified staff.
- Act on any allegation or suspicions of abuse or potential abuse of a vulnerable person.
Senior Social Worker (Grade 12) - £45,986 - £49,339*
(Previously known as Advanced Practitioner.)
Accountability summary
- Practice skill at highest level as responsible for highly complex caseload.
- Contribute to developing high standards of practice.
- Lead development of specific areas of professional practice across the county.
- Provide mentoring, training, coaching and supervision to social workers and support staff to improve practice and outcomes
Team Manager (Hay A) - £52,086 - £55,798**
(Previously known as Practice Manager.)
Accountability summary
- Manage a team, including the performance management and professional development of those staff.
- Enable and challenge others to develop their knowledge base and make knowledge-informed judgments, including decision-making about risk.
- Model and use critical reflective skills in management, practice or organisational supervision to enhance practice.
Service Manager (Hay C) - £55,959 - £59,222
(Previously known as Group Manager.)
Accountability summary
- Contribute to the formulation and implementation of policies, processes and guidance, considering views of stakeholders, and gaining appropriate ownership and approvals.
- Contribute to service improvements and develop effective relationships with managers or partners across the wider directorate, other parts of the organisation and external organisations.
- Manage a budget and contribute to decisions on high level spending.
- Manage service delivery or specific reviews, projects and programmes on service/directorate provision through the use of effectively managed resources.
Head of Service (Hay E) - £65,460 - £69,964
(Previously known as Service Lead.)
Accountability summary
- Manage the integration and co-ordination of related services, ensuring delivery of an effective service and being accountable for the overall achievements, meeting directorate and corporate objectives.
- Develop a range of policies and plans and approving a significant range of formulated policies and business strategies.
- Take the professional lead on assigned technical areas of specialism, determining, evaluating and managing performance standards to meet defined performance indicators and achieve corporate objectives.
- Direct responsibility for a budget.
- Contribute to decision making on projects or other externalised expenditure.
- Communicate complex specialist information to a range of audiences effectively, including outside of the organisation, in a highly proficient, professional manner.
- Advise senior leaders on updates and implications to changes in specialist area.
* Includes annual market supplement of 12.5%
** Includes annual market supplement of 10%
2 Current pay scales
Our current pay arrangements up until 30 June 2021 are as follows:
- Child and Family Worker (Grade 7) - £23,080 - £25,481
- Newly Qualified Social Worker (Grade 9) - £30,411*
- Social Worker (Grade 9) - £30,411 - £33,838*
- Social Worker (Grade 10) - £34,391 - £38,583*
- Social Worker (Grade 11) - £39,876 - £44,146*
- Advanced Practitioner (Grade 12) - £40,876 - £43,857
- Practice Manager (Hay A) - £47,351 - £50,725
- Group Manager (Hay B) - £51,764 - £54,823
- Service Lead (Hay E) - £65,460 - £69,964
* Includes annual market supplement
3 Benefits
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These include:
- annual leave of between 26-29 days
- flexible working opportunities
- excellent opportunities for learning and development
- access to research communities, including Research in Practice
- Social Work England fees paid for all social workers earning up to Grade 11
- an excellent local government pension scheme, staff discounts and support for you and your family
- career breaks
- career progression
- a brilliant place to live and work
- a diverse and inclusive workforce
- an Employee Assistance Programme offering 24/7 support for a range of things, including mental wellbeing.
The support is second to none!