Practitioners working for the City of Wolverhampton Council’s Children’s Services said the authority promotes relationship working, which helps them to support children and families to achieve positive outcomes and to reach their full potential.
That’s according to the latest Social Work and Wider Workforce Health Checks, annual surveys which assess the health and wellbeing of social workers and other frontline practitioners within Children’s Services.
The surveys found that practitioners feel supported by learning and development opportunities and by good quality, regular supervision which helps them provide the right support to children, young people and families in the city, while also being able to focus on their own wellbeing.
A report due to go to Children’s Scrutiny Panel on Wednesday (21 May, 2025) also shows that, once again, the majority of staff across the service have a strong sense of pride in the job that they do – and would recommend the council as an employer to their friends and family.
Councillor Jacqui Coogan, the council’s Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education, said: “I would like to firstly recognise the fantastic work our staff in Children’s Services do for the children, young people, and families of our city.
“Our social workers and wider social care workforce are dedicated and passionate about making a real difference in the lives of the children, young people and families that they support, and this is evident in the results of these surveys.
“We have actions already in place to further support our social workers and wider workforce this coming year. However, we will continue to offer regular opportunities for staff to give their feedback on what is working well and also where we can improve as this is an ongoing open dialogue that does not have to wait for the next annual survey.”
The positive results follow on from the recent successful Adult Social Care health check which found that social workers and social care practitioners within Adult Social Care echo many of the sentiments of their Children’s Services colleagues, sharing a sense of pride in their jobs, recommending the council as an employer and feeling they receive the supervision and learning and development opportunities they need