Where 100 ways to make a difference become one.
Social care is made up of hundreds of daily moments - decisions, conversations, actions - All rooted in care, connection and purpose.
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At South Gloucestershire Council, these moments take many forms, but they all lead to one place: the child. Their voice, their needs, their future. Every visit, every plan, every challenge is shaped by one belief: every child’s voice matters. That’s where the difference begins. That’s where 100 ways become one.
At South Gloucestershire Council, these moments take many forms, but they all lead to one place: the child. Their voice, their needs, their future. Every visit, every plan, every challenge is shaped by one belief: every child’s voice matters. That’s where the difference begins. That’s where 100 ways become one.
What is children’s social care?
What is children’s social care?
Sometimes, a child, young person or their family needs extra support to stay well and safe. That’s when children’s social care steps in – when that support becomes essential.
Families might need a helping hand at different points in their lives. Our services are designed to offer the right support at the right level and time, always with respect, fairness and a strong sense of partnership.
We work with children who:
- Need help maintaining their health or development
- Live with a disability
- Require protection
- Are fostered, adopted or in residential care
Our dedicated social care professionals, like our social workers, carry out assessments and provide advice, guidance and services.
This might include:
- Assessing a child’s, young person’s and family’s needs
- Providing immediate, practical help
- Signposting to other relevant organizations
- Coordinating with other professionals to ensure the right support is in place
Meet our teams
Behind our services is a diverse and dedicated network of teams, each playing a crucial role in a child’s journey:
0-25 Disabilities Services
Supporting children and young adults with disabilities, ensuring they have what they need to thrive.
Access and Response
Often the first point of contact, this team handles initial chats, assessments and provides urgent support when it’s needed.
Corporate Parenting
This team is all about supporting children in care, care leavers, fostering and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC), helping them build bright futures.
Social Care Locality Teams
Based right in your community, these teams offer long-term, relationship-focused support.
Preventative Services
Our Preventative Services team works with families facing complex challenges – offering practical, hands-on support from pre-birth right through to 18.
What’s it like to work here?
Real stories from our social workers show how varied, supportive and meaningful this work truly is.
"The training and support you receive here is fantastic, the council wants you to develop as best as you can. It's very supportive and a great organisation to be part of. I feel very fortunate to be able to do this work, the connections that you make with people are really purposeful and I find the work inspiring."
RichSenior Social Worker
"The support I've had in my career has been amazing, it's helped me become the social worker I am today. When you see those children being protected and receiving the right care, that's when you get to say, yes, I've made a difference in the family's lives."
MichellSocial Worker
"I love what I do. I was supported to get my degree in social care, which was a way of progressing in my career and getting a degree without becoming a full-time student. It weas the perfect way to continue working and earning a salary whilst being able to train. That made me realise South Gloucestershire Council was the right place for me."
JodieSocial Worker
Your difference starts here
Whether you’re newly qualified or looking to grow your social care career, there’s a place for you here – where every moment counts and every child is even more important.
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