In Salford, we are proud of our journey and the support that we give to our children, young people, families, carers and our practitioners. We want our children, young people and families to live happy and safe lives and reach their full potential. Our practice is rooted in the Family Partnership model, where we work alongside families who develop their own meaningful plans alongside our practitioners and multi-agency partners.

Our recent Ofsted inspection in November 2023 recognised our journey with an overall grading as ‘good’ with Outstanding features in our After Care service and Leadership. We’re proud that our offer to our children, families and our practitioners is strong across all areas which included our training, support, use of tools and resources and most importantly the impact we have with those we work with. If you want to find out more visit:

We are looking for social workers that want to spend their time building relationships with families and have a desire to develop their careers. We focus on teams having manageable workloads and our senior managers and leaders are visible and take the time to listen and engage with frontline employees. 

We have a strong culture of giving staff the time, freedom and support to explore new and better ways of working so we’re looking for individuals keen to use their creativity to deliver high quality outcomes. 

Our social workers tell us there is strong learning culture; we invest in training which is varied and responsive to practice challenges and there is a progression pathway that offers a range of opportunities which recognises that not everyone wants to progress into management. We are currently developing a mentorship programme for all those who want to progress in their careers and we are invested in what social workers need to keep learning.

• Up to 34 days holiday a year (plus bank holidays). 
• Competitive salary following pay and grading review in 2023.
• Free parking.
• Hybrid working giving flexibility for you to manage your diary and offer a better work/life balance.
• Recently refurbished office space with free parking on site. The majority of our teams are sat together.
• Rich in resources to help you with any child or family you work with. 
• Robust training offer and mentoring scheme.
• A comprehensive Wellbeing Offer 
• You will be supported to develop in your role and look at other opportunities we are focused on your career and aspirations.
• Regular, quality, reflective supervision from a consistent management and leadership team.

The majority of our advanced social workers and managers in Salford have progressed from earlier stages in their career in Salford with us. We want you to grow and develop alongside us.   We provide a clear and supportive pathway for career progression, allowing social workers to advance quickly with holistic support, guidance, and effective management. 

Our structured progression takes social workers from the ASYE level starting at £33,945 moving into Level 2 where you could earn up to £39,186, into Level 3 up to £43,421 and up to £50, 512 for Advanced Social Workers.

We wanted to know why our workforce stay with us. In January 2024, 63 of our social workers told us what its like to work in Childrens Services in Salford. 

Our respondents were asked –‘What things make you feel motivated to stay in Salford to do social work?’. The highest proportion of respondents told us:

“I like my manager or team” “I am happy with my role and job” “I like the learning opportunities” 

Watch this short video clip to hear from our employees have to say about development opportunities here in Salford: