Payments Eligible for Children’s Social Care & Support Roles
Recruitment Payment
The Qualified Social Work roles attract a *£2,500 recruitment payment. This is processed with your first salary payment and is subject to tax and national insurance deductions.
Retention Payment
The Qualified Social Work posts attract a *£2,500 retention payment pro rata. This payment is made in April every year and subject to a satisfactory performance feedback. This payment will be pro-rata if you commence part way through the qualifying period (1 April-31 March). *Subject to deductions.
The Recruitment and Retention Payment also applies to other registered social workers in Safeguarding Quality & Reviews Services, Disability Services – (Children’s Social Workers)
Market Supplement
| Position Name | Grade | Spinal Point | Market Supplement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consultant Social Worker | PO5 | 38 39 40 41 | £1,900 |
| Family Group Conference Coordinator | SO2 | 28* (See below) | £650 |
| Youth Offending Service, Senior Practitioner | PO4 | 38* (See below) | £900 |
| Senior Social Worker | PO4 | 38* (See below) | Year 1 – £900 Year 2 – £1,900 |
| Team Manager | PO7 | 47* (See below) | Year 1 – £1,000 Year 2 – £2,000 |
*Consultant Social Workers receive the market supplement at each spinal column point. The other roles receive it after they have been at the top of the grade for a year and/or when they would be eligible for a further increment above the top of the scale.
Benefits of Working For Us
There are a range of benefits available to employees including:
Pay and Conditions:
- flexible working (including “condensed hours”, flexi-time, part and term-time working)
- up to 32 days annual leave
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- support for employees with caring responsibilities
- support for employees who are members of the armed forces reserves or adult cadet volunteers
- workplace adjustments for employees with a disability or long-term medical conditions
Health and Wellbeing:
- employee assistance programme
- health and wellbeing support (including health checks, mental health and “revitalised” programme)
- individual health risk assessments as appropriate
- Occupational Health
Employee Support Networking Groups:
- EASE (Disability)
- Graduates and trainees
- LGBT+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender)
- Maternity
- Menopause
- STARE (Standing Against Racism and Exclusion)
- Womens’
- Trade unions
Learning and Development:
- appraisals
- learning and development opportunities
- mentoring
Employee Benefits:
- credit union membership
- cycle purchase scheme
- discounted gym membership
- retail, holiday and travel discounts with our Wider Wallet scheme
- season ticket and travel loans
