Total 185 job vacancies by West Sussex County Council

If you're a great communicator, love problem solving and have a passion for delivering excellent customer service, this is the perfect role for you!

Salary: £25,584 to £25,992 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full-time/Part Time (up to 37 hours per week) We're open to discussion regarding the amount of hours for this role. We would expect the successful candidate to work at least 30 hours per week.

Location: Power Place, 23 Terminus Rd, Chichester PO19 8UJ

Interview Date: Tuesday 10 December 2024

Our libraries deliver essential community-based support, promoting the benefits of reading for everyone, offering a quality, trusted information service, bridging digital inclusion through supporting safe access to online resources, and curating a programme of events and activities that meet the needs of targeted audiences.

The Opportunity

As an Administration Officer, you will play a vital role in delivering our customer-focused library service that genuinely makes a difference to our residents.

Based at our offices in Chichester, you will provide administrative support for the Library Service, ensuring efficient processes are undertaken centrally on behalf of all library teams.

On a day-to-day basis you can expect to complete tasks to include purchasing, mailbox management, post and logistics, data reporting and customer contact.

You will provide a customer focused and efficient administrative service, prioritising your daily tasks in accordance with team requirements and service objectives.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

About You

If you have excellent organisational skills, effective communication abilities and can deliver quality customer service - we want to hear from you!

To be successful in this role, you should have good IT skills including the use of office applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel.

You will have keen attention to detail, be comfortable working independently and be at ease in this fast-paced, agile environment with rapidly changing deadlines, workloads, and priorities.

A friendly and professional demeanour, along with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, will help you progress in our collaborative environment.

Rewards and Benefits

From flexible working (where possible) to access to our Employee Assistance Programme, we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role.

We think libraries are great places to work, where you can make a difference to local communities every day. Find out more about the variety that comes with working in a library and hear first-hand from some of our library staff here: Library Jobs - West Sussex

You will benefit from 25 days annual leave rising to 28 days after 5 years' service (pro rata for part time) plus the opportunity to buy additional leave, an excellent local government pension scheme as well as a range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers.

For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CPP01003.

Does this sound like the opportunity for you? Click apply below, upload your CV, and complete the application form, explaining how you meet the key skills in the attached job description and experience you can bring to the role. Please ensure all that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV.

Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

Struggling to apply? Book onto a Digital Support Session in a library near you to get help navigating our application form.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to right to work within the UK, satisfactory references, and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.

At West Sussex County Council, we are ambitious for our children and our workforce and are committed to improving our services for children and families in West Sussex. You will join us at a key time in our improvement journey, while we focus on delivering flawless family support and driving forward our 'Children First' improvement plan.

The Early Help Service is an integral part of the Children, Young People and Learning Directorate. We work with children, families, and young people to help ensure that every child is supported to achieve his or her potential.

Salary: £28,624 to £31,067 per annum
Working Pattern: Full-Time (37 hours)
Contract Length: Permanent
Location: Horsham area

Family Support Workers assess the needs of children, young people and families in order to access, coordinate and deliver the support they need to improve their outcomes and lived experience and prevent their difficulties becoming irreversible.

You'll deliver direct work and interventions around a range of issues to children, young people and their families that helps to keep children safe and supports and sustains positive change for them and their families.

You will need strong skills in partnership working, developing and maintaining effective partnerships with parents, families and partners, to achieve positive outcomes for children.

As a Family Support Worker, you might find yourself supporting families:

• At the front door into services where you will work in collaboration with families and partner agencies to assess risk and needs and ensure children, young people and families can access the most appropriate service at the earliest opportunity.
• By providing them with supported help, working with the whole family to assess the needs of each family member.
• By providing bespoke and wrap-around support for school communities in order to prevent difficulties escalating and requiring targeted support.

You'll need to be able to travel independently around the county, including to areas that may not be easily accessible by public transport and will require access to your own vehicle. There is a regular and intrinsic requirement to communicate in English with members of the public.

Experience and Skills

Key Skills:

• Works effectively with families in crisis, managing own and others' anxieties and working within the boundaries of the role.
• Manage casework effectively with children/young people and their families.
• Engage and work creatively in partnership with children/young people and their families, in order to effect positive and lasting change.
• Work in an empowering way with families, focusing on their collective strengths and resources.
• Reflect on own practice and to learn from experience.
• Analyse and interpret complex information and prioritise needs in order to make recommendations/decisions which will have a positive outcome.

Qualifications and/or experience:

• NVQ level 3 Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification, demonstrating that level of ability in working with children/young people and families.
• Significant experience of working with children/young people and their families in a crisis situation.
• Experience of working in a multi-agency context, demonstrating an awareness of differing roles and responsibilities.
• Knowledge of child and adolescent development and age-appropriate behaviour relevant to the Early Help service.
• Understanding of current childcare legislation and policy.
• Knowledge of Safeguarding policies and procedures.

Rewards and Benefits

For a full list of the benefits offered, you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05466.

Support Worker

Our team at Ball Tree Croft (Adults Residential Service) focuses on providing the right balance of the individuality, needs, wishes and rights of each of our residents. We're looking for a Support Worker to join our team on a full-time basis.

Have a look Careers in adults' residential services, day opportunities and shared lives webpage to learn more about the difference you can make!

About The Job

Salary: £12.45 - £12.65 Enhancements: Weekend working - Time & a half, Bank Holidays - Double time & Night enhancement (8pm - 10pm shifts)
Working Pattern: Shifts on 4-week rotation (inclusive of evenings & weekends)

Contract Length: permanent - casual hours
Location: Ball Tree Croft, Worthing

About You

To become a Support Worker with us you will be:

• Passionate about supporting people to be the best they can be.
• Empowering people to live the life they choose.
• Supporting people to have the opportunities to learn and grow.
• A good listener, patient and treat all with respect, kindness and dignity.
• Ensure people have opportunity to be involved in/Co-produce every aspect of their care and support.
• Support people to maintain friendships/relationships important to them and to make new friendships/relationships.
• Support people to maintain their health.

If you would like to join our dynamic team, take a look at the attached job description.

About Ball Tree Croft

Ball Tree Croft is a registered residential care home providing person-centred care and support for up to 15 people over the age of 18 who have a learning disability. It has four bedrooms where people can have short breaks.

An important part of what we do is enabling and encouraging people to be independent and make choices about their day-to-day lives. From what colour they have on their bedroom wall, to riding a bike, going to work, or future planning within the service (their home), we always ensure people are supported to explore opportunities. For example, we now have People Ambassadors who represent the voice of the people using our service.

Key Skills: (These will be used as the shortlisting criteria please detail in your application how you can demonstrate these skills.)

• You can interpret information, such as service complaints, and redirect them to the appropriate person to provide quick and accurate resolution.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• You will show the ability to deal appropriately with expressive behaviour from the people we support and respond sensitively to their families and carers.
• Confident in building relationships with people from a wide variety of cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds.
• Enjoy working as part of a team completing shared tasks as required.

Qualifications and/ experience

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills, in order to record and document activities in the provider plans.
• Basic understanding of the needs of the people we support and their rights as an individual.
• Demonstrable successful experience of working as part of a team.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety practice, First Aid and Fire procedure, Manual Handling - Desirable
• NVQ 2/Diploma in Care or equivalent qualification - Desirable
• Previous experience of working in a care setting and with people who have a disability or are vulnerable - Desirable
• Previous experience of running group activities - Desirable

Reward and benefits

Our values and support for one another is intrinsic to everything we do and will be a key priority within the assessment for this post. We also offer the below benefits.

• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme.
• Eligible for the Blue Light Card.
• Maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave.
• Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring.
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres.
• A range of commuting and business travel discount and initiatives.

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

How to Apply

Upload your CV and complete the application explaining the key skills listed on the Job Description and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

The Opportunity

Salary: £46,731 - £49,746 per annum, inclusive of 2024/2025 pay award
Working Pattern: Full-time, 37 hours per week

Location: Your office base will be County Hall, Chichester and a typical week will combine homeworking with attendance at the office. This is led by the needs of the service.

As a high calibre finance professional, you'll be used to working with big numbers. Are you ready to use your financial acumen and professional finance business partnering skills to make a difference to the residents of West Sussex?

We're looking for a finance professional who is qualified, with experience to deliver a finance business partnering model, which includes a full range of high quality financial management and accountancy services to clients. You will be responsible for advising and influencing the service to make informed financial decisions, which will have a direct impact on service delivery.

The role will involve working with Adult Social Care budgets. The service is experiencing a period of unprecedented change, where people are living longer resulting in significant growth in demand for social care services. Since we want to make sure West Sussex is a great place to live, the County Council recognises this challenge and has an ambitious improvement programme. At the heart of this is an aim to promote independence by enabling people to stay healthier and live in their homes and communities for longer. Linking financial data with performance information, and with a naturally enquiring mind, you will play an essential role in supporting the service to build a sustainable model for delivering adult social care services.

If you are looking for a diverse and exciting role which offers the opportunity to build collaborative relationships with the service, develop your talent and support senior officers by offering constructive challenge, assurance, recommendations and innovative solutions to add value to their service, then we would like to hear from you.

What experience and skills are we looking for?

As well as being a finance professional with experience of delivering a finance business partnering model, you will also need to be a:

• Strategic thinker - someone who can think independently and beyond the surface of a task/ issue to provide a strategic view and added value to the service that you support.
• Relationship manager - someone with the ability to successfully manage key client relationships.
• Critical friend - someone with the ability to challenge, persuade, negotiate and influence the service that you support.

Working for us

As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide an great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits including:

• an excellent local government pension scheme, employers pension contribution at 19.70%
• generous holiday entitlement of 30days plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy additional leave
• a range of flexible working options, depending on your job role
• maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave
• volunteering opportunities
• training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• a range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see our Staff discounts page if you are a business looking to offer a discount)
• health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further information

The reference number for this role is CRS00881.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Laura Hardie at with the relevant reference number above. For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

To apply, upload your CV and complete the application explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role, with reference to above and ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 3 years referencing and a health check.

The West Sussex approach puts the child first. We work with children, families, communities, our partners and schools in a restorative, strength-based way. Strong relationships are at the heart of what we do.

Operating within the Children, Young People and Learning Directorate, you will be expected to have a good understanding of how local, regional, and national education, health and social care markets operate and the ability to identify and manage opportunities and risk.

Please view the National House Projects Youtube page for further information around what a House Project is - The National House Project - YouTube

Salary: £35,235 - £37,938 per annum

Working Pattern: Full time (37 hours)

Contract Length: Permanent

Location: Countywide travel may be required - based at Bridge House Worthing (opportunity for hybrid)

As a House Project Facilitator, you will be providing direct support to approximately 12 young people we care for who are over the age of 16 who have been referred to the House Project.

The aim of project is to provide independence and support to young people. Over a period of around a year, the project members will develop their life skills, community skills and independence to live their lives, achieve their aspirations, be a good neighbour and manage a tenancy. Ongoing support will also be provided to young people who graduate from the House Project.

You'll need to be able to work tenaciously, flexibly and in an entirely solution-focused and empowering way. This will be a physically active role, and you'll be regularly involved in various group activities with young people. You will also need to be able to drive to various locations around the county.

Experience and Skills

Key Skills:

• Developed communication, interpersonal and influencing skills in a variety of contexts with young people.
• Ability to form positive relationships with young people which facilitate positive personal development.
• Ability to work collaboratively and to build effective relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to negotiate with external stakeholders and with the young person e.g. around housing options and housing provisions.
• Ability to work effectively on your own initiative, manage your own time and achieve challenging outcomes to tight deadlines.
• Good problem solving and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex information and plan accordingly.

Qualifications and experience:

• Relevant degree, or equivalent qualification or experience, demonstrating that level of applied knowledge in providing advice and support to young people.
• Have an understanding of the social, emotional, safeguarding and practical challenges facing the young people we care for and care leavers.
• An understanding of child development, the impact of trauma and experience of working with vulnerable young people to an agreed practice framework.
• Clear understanding of the legal framework for children and young people who are looked after.
• Clear understanding of safeguarding and ability to assess situations for and with young people, managing and referring on appropriately.
• Demonstrate previous successful experience of working with young people, who have faced difficult circumstances.

Rewards and Benefits

For a full list of the benefits, you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05460.

About The Job

Salary: £35,235 to £45,718 dependent on experience
Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract Length: Permanent
Location: East Surrey Hospital, Redhill

You will manage a complex caseload collaborating with people and family or friend carers, undertake strengths-based assessments and reviews, identifying eligible needs and personalised outcomes. You will be working within a supportive environment to apply your social work skills to develop and implement support plans, aimed at improving wellbeing and delivering outcomes, including utilising community assets, and ensuring that eligible needs are met. You will be supporting less experienced colleagues to apply learning to further develop their capability, and professional confidence. You will be supported with professional supervision and a workload that is appropriate to your level of professional development.

You will work effectively in partnership with other staff and voluntary agencies and have an excellent understanding of all the relevant health, voluntary and private services in the area. You will remain up-to-date and compliant with all relevant legislation and adhere to organisational procedures, policies, and codes of conduct as well as Social Work England professional standards to uphold a high-quality, seamless service.

Rewards and Benefits

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05360.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Deborah Clay (Team Manager, Adult Services and Health) at

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

To apply, upload your CV and cover letter explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to Social Work England registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.

For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page.

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

About The Job

Salary: £44,015 - £51,993 (inclusive of market supplement & crawley allowance)
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full time, hybrid working 37 hours per week
Location: Crawley

Join our Family Safeguarding East Team and you will be undertaking meaningful evidence-based interventions that contribute to improved levels of engagement and safeguarding with parents and children.

We are looking for a passionate, motivated, and resilient social worker who is excited by a different way of delivering support to children and families to enable lasting change. You will have specialist knowledge of social work practice and expertise to take the lead in complex situations, with the support of our fantastic small practice teams. You will work within a positive, nurturing environment where successes are celebrated and individuals within the team are supported to grow and develop.

Family Safeguarding is a whole family strengths-based approach to safeguarding children who may be in need of support or at risk of harm. We work with families with children aged 0-18years to help them identify and make real changes, so that they can stay together, and children can remain safely at home. Our teams are co-located multi-disciplinary teams that include specialist adult practitioners from domestic abuse (to support both victims and perpetrators), substance use/recovery and mental health services ensure that families are getting support at the right time.

For further information about us and about working in Children's Social Care at West Sussex County Council, please visit Careers in children's social work in West Sussex.

How We Support You

At West Sussex County Council we aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where you can achieve your full potential, gain a healthy work-life balance, and are rewarded for the work you do with clear pathways to achieve your future aspirations. A few examples of these include:

• Flexible and hybrid working options within your small practice teams, managed by a Team Manager and supported by Child & Family Workers as well as additional flexible administrative support from Coordinators embedded within the service.
• Regular group supervision and peer learning alongside specialist roles within the team to focus on the most vulnerable children.
• We pay your Social Worker England registration fee.
• Excellent learning and development provisions with 5 CPD and training days per year and access to Research in Practice and Community Care Inform.
• An excellent local government pension scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement of up to 29 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave)
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans.

• For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

About You

Just some of the skills and experience you will need include:

• Analyse and interpret complex information and data, being able to prioritise needs and devise plans for intervention and provision.
• Proactively work as a member of the team to make accurate assessments of needs and negotiate and implement effective outcomes.
• Develop strong relationships, working alongside carers, colleagues and external agencies to deliver an effective service.
• Communicate clearly and effectively in both written and oral format, including the ability to explain complicated information to a variety of people and use negotiation and persuasion skills to encourage others to adopt a course of action they may not wish to take.
• A recognised Social Work qualification e.g. Degree in Social Work, Post Graduate Certificate in Social Work, DipSW, CQSW or equivalent as recognised by the relevant professional body.
• Completion of relevant post qualifying training.
• Registration with the relevant professional registration body and maintaining registration with that body.
• Knowledge of theoretical Social Work concepts and practices, with demonstrable examples of dealing with a breadth of complex issues and situations, for example, attachment, impact of developmental trauma and child development, motivational interviewing, relational practice, solution-focussed interventions and systemic working. A good understanding of anti-oppressive, anti-discriminatory and anti-racist practice in social work.
• You will need to be able to travel independently around the county, including to areas that may not be easily accessible by public transport. Pool cars are available.

For a full list of key skills and experience please refer to the job description attached.

About Us

Here at West Sussex County Council, we are ambitious for our children and our workforce. We have made great improvements in our service for the children and families in West Sussex over 5 years. You will join us as at a key time on our continuous improvement journey; the service you would be joining has a stable workforce with manageable caseloads and a fully permanent management team. We are proud of the work we do and we are proud to be a support and inclusive employer.

That's why we need professionals, like you, who really want to be part of the positive change that is happening for children. Be part of an ambitious ongoing improvement plan and make a significant difference to children and families in West Sussex. There has never been a more rewarding time to join.

For further information about us and about working in Children's Social Care at West Sussex County Council, please visit Careers in children's social work in West Sussex.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05318.

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and complete our application form. In your application please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to Social Work England registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.

The Opportunity

Salary: NJC Grade 8 £31,586 to £34,314. per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: 37 hours per week (full time)

Location: Littlehampton, West Worthing or Crawley (plus Crawley Weighting Allowance of £561 per annum). Please register your interest for other locations across West Sussex.

Please note: You must be able to travel throughout the county including to locations that are not always accessible by public transport. There is a regular and intrinsic requirement to communicate in English with members of the public.

Closing date: 30 November 2024

Interview date: Please do not wait until the closing date to apply, as applications are reviewed each week and interviews are held on an ad hoc basis.

Are you looking for the next stage in your career?

Do you hold a Post Graduate Diploma in Education Mental Health?

Do you have experience working with children and young people in an education setting?

As an Education Mental Health Professional (EMHP), you will be based within our Mental Health Support Team (MHST), working alongside various mental health professionals.

You will work in education settings and in the community delivering a range of evidence informed interventions, under supervision. You will undertake mental health assessments (including risk assessments) and interventions based on the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) model.

You will work directly with children and young people of primary and secondary school age, and in some cases their parents and carers. You will support MHST work to develop and deliver whole school approaches to emotional wellbeing and mental health.

If you are interested in making a difference to children's lives whilst working in a supportive team with a role that offers variety and challenge, we would love to hear from you.

For more information on the Key Skills, Qualifications and/or Experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached. Please refer to the key skills in your cover letter.

Development Opportunities

Education Mental Health Practitioners make a real difference in supporting Mental Health in Children and Young People.

We have many development and progression opportunities within our Mental Health Support Team:

• Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner from £30,296 per annum,
• CBT qualified Mental Health Practitioner from £37,336 per annum,
• Senior Mental Health Practitioner from £45,441 per annum.

About Us

Our Mental Health Support Team is made up of over 60 professionals, and we are continuing to increase our services to support the growing needs of our communities in West Sussex.

You will be working within our Mental Health Support Team (MHST) on exciting new initiatives and an important strand of the Government's 2017 Green Paper 'Transforming Children and Young People's Mental Health Provision'.

We fulfil 3 core functions:

• Delivering evidence-based interventions in education settings (primary and secondary schools and colleges) for mild to moderate mental health issues.
• Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school or college approach.
• Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.

For more information, please visit our Instagram WS Thoughtfull page and our WSCC Services for Education website.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Is self-motivated and an effective team player.
• Demonstrates integrity, openness, and an awareness of others.
• Has excellent time management, organisational, and communication and interpersonal skills.
• Has a good knowledge of the education system and of evidenced based Mental Health interventions and a passion for bringing the two together.

You will need to be able to demonstrate personal resilience as some cases may be sensitive, traumatic, or potentially emotionally distressing. You will need to be able to travel independently to carry out assessments, and there will be periodic physical requirements to this role.

Key Skills:

• Ability to carry out low-intensity, CBT-informed 1:1 therapeutic mental health assessments and interventions with children and young people, and/or their families, in line with EMHP training.
• Ability to work flexibly with a range of professionals and other adults including teachers, parents / carers, social workers, and other mental health professionals in the best interests of the child or young person, communicating complicated or sensitive information effectively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly build effective therapeutic rapport with a child, young person and / or their parents.
• Ability to effectively manage an allocated caseload.
• Ability to positively make use of clinical and peer group support supervision.
• Ability to complete and maintain data recording and paperwork appropriate to the work undertaken. Ability to assess risk and to record and communicate it appropriately and take necessary actions.

Benefits

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance, and are rewarded for the work they do.

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05396. We are also recruiting to Mental Health Practitioners under CAFHE05394.

For an informal conversation or further information regarding the role, please contact Fran Ruocco (Northern Team Manager, Thought-Full) at

Please contact thought- for more information.

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter (or please visit https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/job-search).

In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, five years referencing and an occupational health check.

Equity, inclusion, and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.

The Opportunity

Salary: NJC Grade 10 £38,626 to £41,511 per annum. Pro rata for 18.5 hours £19,313 to £20,755 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: 37 hours per week (full-time) and 18.5 hours per week (part-time)

Location: You can work from one of the following locations: Horsham, Chichester, and Crawley (plus Crawley Weighting Allowance of £561 per annum)

Please note: You must be able to travel throughout the county including to locations that are not always accessible by public transport. There is a regular and intrinsic requirement to communicate in English with members of the public.

Closing date: 30 November 2024

Interview date: Please do not wait until the closing date to apply, as applications are reviewed each week and interviews are offered on an ad hoc basis.

Do you have experience of working with people with mental health difficulties?

Have you trained in low or high intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?

We have exciting opportunities to be part of West Sussex County Council's Mental Health Support Team; we are expanding our Mental Health services to meet the growing needs of our community.

As a Mental Health Practitioner, you will hold cases of children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems within schools, being responsible for developing packages of care for them.

You will deliver a variety of evidence-based interventions against a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) model, working collaboratively with children, young people, their families, schools, and other mental health professionals.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Providing advice to schools and families, and liaising with external specialist services, to get the right support for children and young people.
• Keep clear records, case files, assessments, and data.
• Work in line with safeguarding protocols and follow the Local Safeguarding Board guidance.
• Attend and participate in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings relating to the people you are supporting.

You will need to be able to demonstrate personal resilience as some cases may be sensitive, traumatic, or potentially emotionally distressing.

For more information on the Key Skills, Qualifications and/or Experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached. Please refer to the key skills in your cover letter.

About Us

Our Mental Health Support Team is made up of over 60 professionals, and we are continuing to increase our service to support the growing needs of our communities.

We currently have opportunities for Mental Health Practitioners to make a real difference in supporting Mental Health in Children. You will be working within our Mental Health Support Team (MHST) on exciting new initiatives and an important strand of the Government's 2017 Green Paper 'Transforming Children and Young People's Mental Health Provision'.

We fulfil 3 core functions:

• Delivering evidence-based interventions in education settings (primary and secondary schools and colleges) for mild to moderate mental health issues.
• Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school or college approach.
• Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.

For more information, please visit our Instagram WS Thoughtfull page and our WSCC Services for Education website.

About You

We are looking for someone who has carried out Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and has experience of low or high-intensity CBT mental health assessments.

You will need to be able to travel independently to carry out assessments, and there will be periodic physical requirements to the role.

If you are interested in making a difference and working in a friendly and supportive team with a role that offers variety and challenge, then this could be the role for you.

Key Skills:

1. Ability to carry out low-intensity, CBT-informed 1:1 therapeutic mental health assessments and interventions with children and young people, and/or their families.
2. Ability to carry out initial (mental health) assessments which will include thorough assessments of risk and safeguarding or where there may be additional complexities.
3. Ability to work flexibly with a range of professionals and other adults including teachers, parents/carers, social workers, and other mental health professionals in the best interests of the child or young person, communicating complicated or sensitive information effectively.
4. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly build effective therapeutic rapport with a child, young person and / or their parents.
5. Ability to effectively manage an allocated caseload including assessing, recording, and communicating risk appropriately and taking necessary actions.
6. Ability to positively make use of clinical and peer group support supervision.
7. Ability to complete and maintain data recording and paperwork appropriate to the work undertaken.

Benefits

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance, and are rewarded for the work they do.

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05394. We are also recruiting to Education Mental Health Practitioners under CAFHE05396.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Fran Ruocco (Northern Team Manager, Thought-Full) at

Please contact thought- for more information.

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter (or visit https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/jobs-at-wscc ).

In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, five years referencing and an occupational health check.

Equity, inclusion, and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.

The Opportunity

Salary: £43,454 to £55,984 (includes 12.5% market rate supplement)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week with hybrid and flexible working
Location: Based at County Hall North, Horsham

Are you passionate about achieving positive outcomes for children and young people? Are you an experienced and resilient Social Worker looking for a supportive and cohesive team? Then this is the role for you…

Our dedicated Children We Care For service have a passion for making a difference to our looked after children, alongside an interest and experience of the adoption process. Working with children remaining in long term care where it is not safe for them to return home, children who may be placed for adoption and children leaving care. With a focus on outcomes-based care planning for children, including access to an in-house therapeutic assessment and intervention team, you will enjoy working with young children and/or teenagers to support them to achieve and plan to build their lives as young adults ready to leave care and live independently.

As an experienced Social Worker within the Children We Care For team, you will be working to deliver first class support to vulnerable children and young people. We are looking for emotionally intelligent, organised, resilient individuals who can evidence the value they could add to our team. You will be able to build positive working relationships with children and young people, professionals, partner agencies and carers as well as respectfully challenge when appropriate. You will have an excellent understanding of the statutory requirements relating to children looked after and keeping children safe.

You will be expected to demonstrate relevant Social Work theory and practice, detailed organisational knowledge relating to a professional Social Work service working with complex issues. You will be expected to confidently chair a range of meetings. There is a regular and intrinsic requirement to communicate in English with members of the public.

About Us

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where you can achieve your full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work you do.

We offer small practice teams of Social Workers managed by a Team Manager and supported by Child & Family Workers as well as additional flexible administrative support from Coordinators embedded within the service.

We provide regular group supervision and peer learning alongside specialist roles within the team to focus on the most vulnerable children. As a Social Worker, you'll have a minimum of 5 CPD and training days per year with access to excellent learning and development provisions such as Research in Practice and Community Care Inform, Social Work England fees paid and annual leave up to 29 days, as well as the option to buy up to 3 additional days.

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee, please visit our Rewards and Benefits page.

About You

Some of the key skills and experience required for this role include:

• Analysis and interpretation of complex information and data to enable prioritisation and support in planning next steps.
• Work as part of a team and partnership with key stakeholders to assess needs and implement outcomes.
• Communicate effectively to all audiences, both written and orally and negotiated and persuade where necessary.
• recognised Social Work qualification e.g. Degree in Social Work, Post Graduate Certificate in Social Work, DipSW, CQSW or equivalent as recognised by the relevant professional body.
• Completed relevant post qualifying training, have evidence of at least one year's experience post qualification and be registered with the relevant professional body.
• Knowledge of Social Work theory and practice, with demonstrable examples of working with a breadth of complex situations, for example, attachment, impact of developmental trauma and child development, motivational interviewing, relational practice, solution-focussed interventions and systemic working. A good understanding of anti-oppressive, anti-discriminatory and anti-racist practice in social work.
• You will need to be able to travel independently around the country, including to areas that may not be easily accessible by public transport. Pool cars and pool bikes are available.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05413.

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to Social Work England registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.

Salary: NJC Grade 9 £35,235 to Grade 11 £45,718

Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract Length: Permanent
Location: Chichester

As a Social Worker within a busy community team, your role will involve working with young people and / or adults from 16 years and upwards (depending on which team you are part of) with lifelong disabilities, including physical and learning disability and autism.

You will be responsible for achieving positive change and improved outcomes for young people. You will have a varied, complex caseload, and provide an accountable social care service to those people who access or need the service.
You will be undertaking high quality assessments and reviews including mental capacity act assessments, responding to safeguarding enquiries, and working as part of a team. You will be expected to work within organisational, policy and legislative requirements. You will have the opportunity to apply your social work skills, experience and values to the work that you do in supporting young people, their support networks and your team.

Qualifications and/or experience:

* Degree in relevant professional or equivalent qualification e.g. Certificate of Qualification in Social Work or Diploma in Social Work.
* Completion of relevant post-qualifying training.
* Registration with the relevant professional registration body and responsibility for maintaining registration with that body.
* Advanced theoretical, practical and procedural knowledge of social work. Good, up-to-date working knowledge of legislation relevant to the specialist area of the post e.g. The Care Act and the Mental Capacity Act.
* Good understanding of the necessity of working with partnership agencies including health, housing, learning, statutory, voluntary and independent sector.
* Experience of forming effective working relationships within a multi-agency/ multidisciplinary setting.
* Valid, full driving licence.
* Experience of working in partnership with those who access or need the service and maintaining a focus on the needs of the individual whilst handling conflict and disagreement.
* Experience of effectively coaching and supervising others, acting as practice
role model and promoting exemplary practice.
* Experience of managing levels of risk within a complex caseload.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05420.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Paul Rogers ( Team Manager LLS Western ) at

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

To apply, upload your CV and cover letter explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to Social Work England registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page.

About Us

West Sussex County Council is a diverse organisation that provides services to more than 850,000 residents every day. As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.

About The Job

Salary: £28,264 - £30,060 per annum
Contract Type: Fixed Term 5 month contract
Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours, flexible working to be discussed at interview. Minimum of one day in the office.
Location: Bridge House, Durrington

An exciting opportunity has come up to join our Combined Placement Sourcing Team (CPST) as part of the health and social care system to ensure people who require supported discharge from hospital have access to the appropriate services working alongside lifelong services. Check out our Combined Placement and Sourcing Team (Adult Services) campaign page for more information.

Care and Support Broker roles are mainly office based with occasional travel and work during standard office working hours on weekdays between 9am and 5pm. You may have a background in health or social care already or you might have really good transferable skills from other sectors.

We are looking for someone to join our dedicated team, providing support to our customers to access appropriate care and support services. We are looking for someone with strong communication skills to work in partnership with a range of different services and customers to support teams in navigating changing demands and ensure the best support is provided.

As a representative for CPST we provide support across health and social care, and plan and source support for people being discharged from hospital and those with assessed social care needs.

*Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please can you therefore discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for this position.

Experience and Skills

Key Skills (please cover within your application as these are the short listing criteria):
1. Able to support the planning and arranging of customer focused and strengths-based services for people with care and support needs
2. Able to accurately relay information to service providers and health and social care colleagues to enable appropriate services to be sourced quickly
3. Able to organise / prioritise work, work independently, and work under pressure and to tight deadlines
4. Able to interpret intelligence received to determine risks and communicate safeguarding and service quality issues through the relevant channels
5. Excellent written, verbal, influencing and negotiation skills
6. Sound and accurate IT and keyboard skills

Qualifications and/or experience:
* NVQ level 3 in a relevant subject, or equivalent qualification or experience
* GCSE English and Maths, or equivalent qualification or experience operating at this level of literacy and numeracy
* Good up-to-date working knowledge of legislations and organisational policies relevant to the specialist area of the post e.g. Care Act (2014), Hospital Discharge Guidance 2020, Mental Health Act (1983) etc
* Experience of monitoring data and information including financial material and using a range of IT and data systems
* Good understanding of office systems and practices related to carrying out a health or social care role
* Experience of influencing and negotiating with individuals, stakeholders and service providers- Desirable

Rewards and Benefits

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05452.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.

For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page.

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

Want to make a difference?

Adult Social Care is committed to making a difference to the people of West Sussex. You can help us to that. We are looking for people who get things done. An experienced and exceptional Commissioning Manager who can lead on projects alongside external service providers and internal teams to develop key areas of our business. This post will have a specific focus on managing commissioning projects to improve services for vulnerable older people who have Care Act eligible care and support needs.

About you

You will be a highly motivated person with well developed analytic, literacy, numeracy, problem solving and project management skills which enable you to produce technical reports which make evidence-based recommendations. You will have a strong understanding of the important role that Adult Social Care can play in people's lives and a commitment to making the customer experience better. You will know how to work collaboratively with people across a large, complex organisation, using developed communication, organisational, interpersonal and persuasion skills to build consensus for change and to successfully embed new ways of working. You will have the ability to use qualitative and quantitative evidence-based solutions and keep the customer at the centre of everything you do. You will have experience or an excellent understanding of working in a public sector environment. You will have a relevant post graduate professional qualification or equivalent experience which demonstrates that level of applied knowledge and understanding to deliver the role.

Experience and Skills

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Strong project management experience
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to analyse data effectively
• Experience in Commissioning in adults social care setting (or relevant setting)
• Demonstrable success in leading and managing a team
• Have the ability to use qualitative and quantitative evidence-based solutions
• Experience or an excellent understanding of working in a public sector environment.
• A degree or equivalent qualification or experience which demonstrates that level of applied knowledge and understanding to deliver the role.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please read through the full Job Description.

About Us

The Older People's Commissioning Team, part of West Sussex County Council's Adults Social Care Department, works with a range of resident representatives, service providers and internal teams to commission services that support older people with care needs to live the lives they want to lead. In this role, you will be an important part of the work, ensuring that services and solutions are available to people across the county to meet the care and support needs of our residents.

Take a look at our Commissioning campaign page for further information on the work of the commissioning teams - https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/campaigns/careers-in-the-adults-commissioning-service/

Team members are genuinely valued, respected and there is an emphasis on work life balance. Hybrid working helps us deliver a great service and we enjoy the flexibility this provides. For this role, hybrid working currently means the team work together in the office at County Hall Chichester on Wednesdays, with remote working for the rest of the week generally.

West Sussex values and nurtures talent, and we're committed to helping you fulfil your potential. You will be offered a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We strive to improve our ways of working, so putting your ideas forward, however big or small, will be fully encouraged by colleagues and our experienced leadership team.

About the Job

Salary: £53,350 - £57,005 per annum
Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours
Contract Length: Permanent
Location: County Hall, Chichester - Hybrid Working with required travel across the county*
Closing Date: 1st December
Interview Dates: Week commencing 9th December

We are looking for an experienced Commissioning Manager who is passionate about making a difference and skilled at leading people and change. The successful applicant will support the development of proposals and business cases for transformation, support procurements, monitor and manage large budgets, performance and risk, adapting to ensure effective delivery of strategy and plans, commencing with the Care Homes Framework.

Our Commissioning Managers work collaboratively with people across a large, complex organisation, using developed communication, organisational, interpersonal and persuasion skills to build consensus for change and to successfully embed new ways of working. As such it is imperative to have strong networking and relationship management skills.

We strongly encourage you to have an informal chat with Angela Yphantides on before applying, especially if you have experience in other areas of commissioning and you aren't sure whether to apply.

Take a look at our Commissioning campaign page for further information on the work of the commissioning teams - https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/campaigns/careers-in-the-adults-commissioning-service/

* Please note that you will need to be able to travel independently around the county, including to areas that may not be easily accessible by public transport. Council pool cars and pool bikes are available.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

Salary: £37,336 to £44,428 depending on experience
Working Pattern: Full time
Contract Length: Permanent
Location: Bognor Regis

In this challenging, but rewarding role, you will be required to act as allocated social worker responsible for delivering a statutory social work service to those people who access or need specialist mental health services, to include assessment, planning, implementing and review. This includes being responsible for leading on specialist areas of service delivery, ensuring that key developments are communicated to colleagues and that business change is successfully implemented.

You will work as part of a geographically based specialist mental health social work team, providing a service to people who are aged 65 years and over, with occasional contact with people under the age of 65 years where they have a diagnosis of dementia.

You will manage a caseload, collaborating with people and family or friend carers, undertake strengths-based assessments and reviews, identifying eligible needs and personalised outcomes. You will be working within a supportive environment to apply your social work skills to develop and implement support plans aimed at improving wellbeing and delivering outcomes, including utilising community assets, and ensuring that eligible needs are met.

Please refer to the attached job description for Key Skill information and Qualification / Experience requirements for this role.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05435.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Hiring Manager (Team Manager) at

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

To apply, upload your CV and cover letter explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to Social Work England registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page.

The Opportunity

Salary: Hay B £56,713 to £59,946 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: 37 hours per week, full time

Location: Countywide - your base location can be from Chichester, Worthing, Horsham, or Bognor. You will need to travel across the county to locations that are not always accessible by public transport.

Closing date: 12 November 2024

Interview date: 18 November 2024 at County Hall, Chichester

Are you experienced in safeguarding children?

Do you have a passion for leading others?

West Sussex County Council (WSCC) are looking for a Business Manager for West Sussex Safeguarding Children's Partnership.

The vision for the West Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSSCP) is to develop "an assured Safeguarding Partnership, which collectively engages with children and their families, enabling them to thrive."

We're looking for a dynamic and experienced manager to provide strategic level to support our partners, being instrumental in managing how each partner agency safeguards and promotes the welfare of children. You will lead three partners: Sussex Police, NHS Sussex, and West Sussex Children's Services.

You will provide on-going support to statutory partners and the Independent Scrutineer, with wider multi-agency impact, and will manage the Partnership Business Team. This high-profile role is essential in improving safeguarding arrangements and front-line inter-agency practice.

You will be pragmatic in your problem-solving decisions, make judgements based on analysis and principles, and tackle varyingly difficult situations of a technical, professional, or people related nature.

We need someone who is passionate about safeguarding children by providing a clear county wide understanding of best practice and experienced in working with partner agencies at a strategic level. You will be self-motivated and experienced in management or leadership, with the confidence to manage, oversee and advise on safeguarding with detailed understanding of statutory and relevant guidance, knowledge of policies and procedures and the ability to provide specialist advice and information to others.

For more information on the Key Skills, Qualifications and/or Experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached. Please refer to the key skills in your cover letter.

About Us

The West Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSSCP), hosted by West Sussex County Council, is the key statutory mechanism for agreeing how the relevant organisations in each local area will co-operate to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and ensuring the effectiveness of what they do.

Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 statutory guidance sets out expectations about how we, as a safeguarding children partnership, provide help, support, and protection for children and their families.

The business team within West Sussex Safeguarding Partnership is agile and dynamic and drives forward the safeguarding priorities for the children of West Sussex. This team is fast paced, motivated and passionate about delivering their service. A key role for the business manager is to engage with partner agencies such as the Police, Health and Districts and Boroughs to ensure the best possible outcomes with sustainable positive change.

For further information about us and about working in Children's Social Care at West Sussex County Council, please visit the West Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership website to find out more.

Benefits

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance, and are rewarded for the work they do.

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05431.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact our Embedded Coordinator Safeguarding team at

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter.

In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, five years referencing and an occupational health check.

Equity, inclusion, and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.