Gloucestershire County Council

Gloucestershire County Council Children’s Service is proud to be a ‘Thank You’ Sponsor for this year’s Social Worker of the Year Awards, especially after what has been a uniquely challenging period for everyone in the sector.

It feels particularly important therefore to acknowledge, honour and applaud the extraordinary work of social workers everywhere in the country, and especially in our own county of Gloucestershire.

Our vision is “to give every child the best possible chance of a remarkable life, especially those children who are disadvantaged and vulnerable.” To support this mission the Council has invested around £42m over the past four years to improve and transform services to safeguard and promote the welfare of local children and young people.

We want to encourage new social workers to join us and stay with us and we regularly review our reward package to ensure it remains competitive. We offer excellent career development opportunities and our Social Work Academy is front and centre of our aim to establish a highly competent and confident workforce within a progressive learning culture.

We are proud of our social work practitioners and managers who have demonstrated great commitment during very challenging times and we remain dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable children, young people, and families.

Thank you – you are all award-worthy!