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We realise the value of looking after our staff, as the right people can have an enormous impact at a time when they are needed the most. This is why we are ambitious for our workforce. Wherever you are on your professional journey with us, you will never be short of opportunities.

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Lifelong learning

When you commit to join us, we commit to supporting you. We have a positive environment where ongoing learning and development and the sharing of best practice is encouraged.

As a valued member of the team, you will benefit from direct access to a wide range of fully-funded CPD opportunities, both on and off the island.

To facilitate this, we work closely with the Guernsey Institute for Training and have excellent links with the University of Middlesex and Robert Gordon University.

The Islands Safeguarding Children Partnership (ISCP) also run a wide range of children’s safeguarding courses. These include three mandatory courses covering Guernsey safeguarding & child protection policy, signs and indicators of abuse, referral pathways and protocols, the Care & Support Framework, information sharing protocols, and many more.

If you’re looking to progress into management, there are plenty of opportunities to do so. The Management Matrix Training programme has been carefully structured to help you step into management and develop leadership skills.

A supportive culture

Everyone across the service is motivated to make a difference to children and young people in the community.

We realise to make this difference, we must look after ourselves and one another, which is why we have a caring culture; one that promotes our core values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence (CARE).

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Everyone is expected to act with kindness and compassion.
Regular supervisions and appraisals with line managers are highly beneficial to our social workers.
Reflective practice, peer and psychological supervision feature heavily within all our teams.
Specialist coaching is provided to inspire and promote self-care skills for individuals and teams.
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Our Reparative Care training offer

Our Reparative Care Team deliver training across the service on child development, family dynamics, and developmental trauma. Below are just some of the training opportunities offered:

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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & Trauma. A seminar exploring the long-term physical and mental health effects of ACEs across a child’s lifespan.

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Attachment: The Wonder and Value of Connection. How experiences of relationships shape a child’s view, and how connections can aid recovery from traumas.

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Discovering the Child’s World. The workshop teaches how to develop a deeper understanding of children in care and how to best meet their needs.

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Life Story Work. An overview of the various forms of life story work, how practitioners can implement this important work into their day-to-day interactions with children.

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Letting the Future In and Harmful Sexual Behaviour. A one-hour overview of the sexual abuse programme provided by the Reparative Care Team.

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Parenting children who have experienced toxic shame. The importance of regulating shame to help a child build attachments and improve their sense of safety.

Hear from those who’ve made the move

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    I started working for Children & Family Services when I moved to Guernsey 20 years ago. I’ve since worked in multiple areas and am now part of the senior management team.​

    Lucy Cook, Service Manager, Care Services

Innovation in practice

Collaborative working is at the heart of what we do. Everyone within Health & Social Care works to the same CARE values, drawing on each other to approach challenges with creativity. Here are a few recent examples of innovation in practice.

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Trauma-informed occupational therapy

We recently implemented a service to support children, young people, parents, carers and schools using a trauma-informed approach.

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Managing harmful sexual behaviour

The Reparative Care Team have introduced a therapeutic intervention for children and young people displaying problematic sexual behaviour.

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New family support service to tackle safeguarding concerns

New service will deliver therapy to families where there are safeguarding concerns or a child is on the edge of care, promoting positive parenting.

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Supporting young people leaving care

Strong multi-agency work supports young people leaving care and older looked after children as they transition into adulthood.

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If you're looking for more time with children and families, a healthier work-life balance, high-quality training and career progression, in a great location, then please apply. Once we have your application, we’ll guide you through the process, and if you’re selected for an in-person interview, we’ll also pay your travelling costs.

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Explore non-social work jobs

The exceptionally broad nature of the States of Guernsey means that roles exist in almost any area you can think of. If you are moving with a partner who will need to find a new job, we encourage you to browse our current vacancies using the link below.

As with our children’s social work jobs, salaries are in line with the cost of living in Guernsey and there are plenty of opportunities to progress within each service sector.

Our vacancies span Business Support, Customer Services, Development Services, Education, Accountancy and Finance, Health and Social care, Justice and Public Safety, Marketing and Communications, Professional Services as well as Skilled Trades and Policy Research roles. We encourage you to have a browse using the link below.

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