Social Worker – Children with Disabilities Team (Permanent)

Location: Medway Council, Chatham (Hybrid working available)

Salary: £39,823 – £43,435 (dependent on experience)

Market Supplement of £5,000

Annual Retention of £2,000

Contract: Permanent

Pro Social Partners are proud to be working in partnership with Medway Council to recruit a Social Worker to join their Children with Disabilities Team.

Medway combines a competitive core salary with a market supplement and an annual retention payment that together take the overall package beyond £50,000, within a service that has invested seriously in workforce stability and practice support.

The Role

- Manage a caseload of disabled children and their families, ensuring statutory responsibilities are met.
- Complete high-quality assessments that balance a child's needs, the risks involved and the support their family needs to keep going.
- Build purposeful and trusting relationships with children, young people and their parents and carers.
- Coordinate packages of short breaks, direct payments and specialist support alongside health and education partners.
- Prepare clear, analytical reports for reviews,



panels and court where required.

About You

You will be a committed and capable practitioner with:

- A recognised Social Work qualification and current Social Work England registration.
- Post-qualifying experience within Children's Social Care, ideally with disabled children.
- A strong understanding of the interface between social care, health and education.
- Confidence working with complexity, risk and multi-agency partners.
- A explicit commitment to relationship-based and strengths-led practice.

Why Medway Council?

- A package worth over £50,000 once the market supplement and retention payment are included.
- Serious ongoing investment in workforce stability and practice support.
- Supportive leadership and a strong culture of reflective supervision.
- Excellent training, development and career progression opportunities.
- Hybrid working arrangements and a genuine commitment to work-life balance.

Location: Chatham | Salary: £39823 - £43435 per year | Job type: Permanent | Posted: 07/09/2026

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📌 SOCIAL WORKER - CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES TEAM (Chatham-Kent)
🏢 Pro Social Partners
📍 Chatham-Kent