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Job Description

London Borough of Hillingdon

Beresford Blake Thomas are please to announce that we are once again the preferred recruitment partner for the London Borough of Hillingdon. Due to high demand we are looking to recruit Qualified Social Workers with experience in:

Children and Families
Supported Housing
Children and Disabilities

To be successful, you will need a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience, coupled with a Degree in Social Work and be eligible for registration with The General Social Care Council (GSCC) in England.

Just 14 miles to the west of Central London and bounded by the home counties of Bucks, Herts and Surrey and the London Boroughs of Hounslow, Ealing and Harrow, Hillingdon’s population is around a quarter of a million people, with a fifth of the borough’s residents coming from ethnic minority groups. Our headquarters are at the Civic Centre in the High Street at Uxbridge.

The second largest of the London’s boroughs, Hillingdon includes countryside villages as well as more urbanised areas. The housing stock ranges from older properties to modern developments, while Council housing includes sheltered flats and bungalows for the elderly, with social housing increasingly provided by housing associations.

Hillingdon offers excellent educational facilities from pre-school upwards, with further and higher education available at Uxbridge College and at Brunel University – currently holding the best UK graduate recruitment record. Culturally, the arts are well-represented including theatres in Hayes and Ickenham. There are also no less than six sports centres and four 18-hole golf courses, including one of championship standard, while the lakes, woodland and nature reserves as well as a new country park ensure there is no shortage of greenery and open spaces.

Extremely well-connected, Hillingdon is at the hub of motorway connections for the M4 and M40, with M25, M1 and M3 within easy reach. Uxbridge itself is on both Metropolitan and Piccadilly underground lines giving direct links through to the West End and beyond, while the borough is also highly convenient for Heathrow airport.

The council offers a range of benefits, including good pay and conditions, family-friendly working policies, and flexible working arrangements available for most office positions. They also offer:

A 36 hour week for all full-time staff.
Generous holiday entitlement (minimum 23 days per annum, rising to 28 days after 5 years’ service. For more senior positions holiday entitlements can rise to a maximum of 36 days). Full monthly salary payable two weeks in advance (on the 15th of the month instead of at the end of the month).
Incremental salary progression scheme (except for craft employees).
A final salary pension scheme.
An interest-free season ticket loans for the purpose of travelling to and from work.
Sick pay scheme.
BUPA Group Scheme in operation (30% off personal medical insurance)
A 30% reduction on use of council owned fitness zones at Highgrove, Queensmead and Hayes Pool leisure facilities.
Training and development programme for all staff