I enjoy working as an LCPP in Wolverhampton because I enjoy being able to guide and support others. I have found the Multi-Agency Child Protection team incredibly supportive and there is not a day that goes by that I don’t feel motivated by the team and committed to do the best for the families I work for, but also for the team and other workers too. I feel privileged to be part of a new and exciting team in Wolverhampton and pave the way for a new way of social work.

I have worked for Wolverhampton since I was a student in 2018, and I have found that Wolverhampton is a local authority that want to see its employees thrive. There are fantastic opportunities for progression and advancing in your career, and on top of that managers and senior managers take time to get to know social workers and are able to recognise you by name which I have always found touching and shows that in Wolverhampton, you are more than just a number!

Working in Wolverhampton as a Social Worker and an Advanced Practitioner is a privilege. High standards of professional development opportunities enable Social Workers to strive for the best outcomes possible for children, young people and their families.

The Restorative Practice model can be found throughout social care in Wolverhampton and provides a firm foundation for staff to empower the people that they work with. Strong multi-agency links throughout the Local Authority in education, health and support organisations give rise to truly holistic social work. This means that families are able to receive multifaceted care if that is required.

Working with a range of teams across children's social care in Wolverhampton allows me to experience best practice every day. Staff genuinely care about making a difference here, and a range of learning experiences means that this practice can be effectively shared with others.

Having recently completed my Assessed and Supported Year in Employment within a safeguarding locality team, I am highly appreciative of the comprehensive support provided by the City of Wolverhampton Council to Newly Qualified Social Workers. The Authority offers consistent supervision, promotes reflective practice, and provides a dedicated Advanced Practitioner to deliver guidance and one-to-one support. Additionally, a comprehensive training program is available throughout the year, allowing for regular discussions to identify personal learning goals. This framework has enabled me to develop targeted skills and deepen my knowledge in areas I sought to strengthen, ultimately fostering my professional growth and confidence in support children and their families.

I am a social worker based in the family finding team, within Adoption@Heart, the Regional Adoption Agency. I am immensely proud to work in the family finding team, among colleagues who are caring, supportive, have a wealth of experience and are absolutely dedicated to the tasks involved with identifying and progressing matches of children with adoptive families. Our service offers a warm welcome to new staff members and students who come to join us and, on many occasions, students have returned to work for our service post-qualification. Being an employee of Wolverhampton City Council has been a positive experience, there is a strong sense of striving for excellence, and learning opportunities are well publicised. I have been most impressed with the calibre of speakers at employee briefings and events, whose stories and insights have been very thought provoking and inspiring.

I started my social work career in the City of Wolverhampton Council as a Newly Qualified Social Worker in a Family Help team. I feel lucky to work in Wolverhampton, as I have been supported to develop my practice at every step from my colleagues, senior social workers and manager within my team, alongside continued support from the senior management team.

Wolverhampton has a fantastic learning environment and there is a wide variety of development and training options available. Throughout the four years I have worked for Wolverhampton, I have had the opportunity to complete the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment, Parent Assess Specialist Training and my Practice Educator Level 1 course. Wolverhampton truly invest in their employees.

I feel proud of the support offered to children, young people and their families within Wolverhampton, as young people’s voices are truly heard and considered when informing ongoing care planning.

I thoroughly enjoy working for Wolverhampton Children services. Everyone in the council is helpful and thrives to ensure that the children, young people and their families have the best outcomes. Wolverhampton MASH24 provides a unique opportunity for social workers to cover daytime MASH and Out of hours Emergency duty tasks. Therefore, provides versatility and an opportunity to learn and to transfer your knowledge and skills as you work with both adults and children during the Out of hours.

The support from my manager and senior managers in the council is great and makes working within MASH24 manageable and rewarding. They have created a culture of positive working relationships with social workers in the team and other partner agencies within the MASH. You get the genuine experience of multiagency working within MASH24.

The culture of career progression within the council has granted me the opportunity to develop my career, through secondment as a consultant social worker for the Frontline Approach to Social Work Programme.

Working with children, young people and families in Wolverhampton is fulfilling. I encourage those who are looking for new social work opportunities to join Wolverhampton Children’s services.

I am a manager working in the East Adults Locality Team for the City of Wolverhampton Council. I enjoy working in the team as it has a good mix of workers with varied skills, experience and knowledge working in different roles. This assists in providing a positive service to the people we work with in the East locality of Wolverhampton. The team consists of Social Workers, Social Care Workers, Community Care Assessors, Best Interest Assessors, Approved Mental Health Professionals, Practice Educators and a Welfare Rights Officer. We work in line with the 3 conversations model in Wolverhampton to provide a personalised and strength-based focus way of working with the people in our communities.

I have found working for the council in Wolverhampton for the past eight years has been a positive experience for me and has led to career development from a Social Worker to a manager during this time. The training and learning opportunities within the council is comprehensive and accessible. Staff benefits for employees is also promoted to support the council’s staff health and well-being. I am proud to work for the City of Wolverhampton Council and would recommend the council to anyone considering a move to a forward thinking and positive local authority.

“I enjoy empowering people to live a fulfilling life, promoting their independence and wellbeing”.

I have worked in the Adult West Locality Team since 2015 and thoroughly enjoy it, it is a friendly and supportive team, where colleagues will go out of their way to support each other. We are a diverse team from various cultures and backgrounds. This diversity allows us to gain a deeper understanding of the people we work with. There is a lot of informal support within the team and regular 1-1 supervision. We have a manageable workload, and our managers are very supportive and approachable. Teamwork/peer reflection is crucial for peer support, especially when dealing with challenging/ complex situations. It enables us to explore and address difficulties from various perspectives, fostering a more holistic and collaborative approach to problem-solving.

I also appreciate the benefits of working for the City of Wolverhampton Council (CWC) as there is a lot of support available to promote and maintain good health and wellbeing such as Employment support. Mental health first aiders, a Wellbeing online support platform, menopause awareness and well as many more.

There are a lot of development/ training opportunities - CWC has a wide range of training opportunities including professional development opportunities in partnership with the University of Wolverhampton i.e the best interest assessor award, practice educator, and approved mental health practitioner training. There have also been secondment opportunities for social workers who want to explore varies pathways of development.

I enjoy working using the three conversations model which had brought us back to the foundations of social work, connecting with people and focusing on people’s strengths and what is important to the person.

I am part of a team working with people, their families, health partners, law enforcement and others around them recover from their mental illness which I find both challenging and very rewarding. Consistent with social work law, Personalisation, Participation, Empowerment and Advocacy are central to what we do in the mental health team, keeping us abreast with theory legislation and case law. I am proud to be part of a team that makes a huge impact supporting people in their recovery journey by harnessing their strengths and being mindful of unhelpful language.

Since joining the team, I have never felt alone as office space is available for peer reflection, strategising and brainstorming. The level of experience and specialism in the team is second to none. Apart from formal supervision, we find the Teams chats with colleagues a safe place to seek advice, peer reflect, and peer supervise each other. City of Wolverhampton Council is a very supportive employer in terms of staff development. Since joining in 2020 as a Newly Qualified Social Worker in a children in care team, the Local Authority has been very supportive of me changing roles by joining an adults’ locality team, before becoming a mental health social worker, with an opportunity to progress and specialise.

I joined City of Wolverhampton Council Adult Social Care (ASC) 12 years ago as a Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW) and have been supported through various roles rising to my current role as Service Manager. City of Wolverhampton Council ASC has supportive management who provided me with opportunities for growth and development through structured learning programmes to best equip me for the various roles I have had within ASC. I have been able to complete several continuous development and post graduate courses supported by the council.

My experience of being part of City of Wolverhampton Council ASC has been that of inclusiveness, recognition and great support to ensure positive outcomes for the people we support even in challenging and ever-changing environment Social Work operates in.

The City of Wolverhampton Council ASC has been an excellent place for me to realise my desire to make a difference in people's lives while also achieving personal and professional growth. I highly recommend City of Wolverhampton Council Adult Social Care as workplace of choice to anyone.