London Social Work for Children aims to provide employment and professional development opportunities across London, to both practicing and prospective social workers.
The platform will allow you to explore:
- All the latest job vacancies listed
- Information on all aspects of the career opportunities children’s social work has to offer
- What makes London a great place to live and work
- The latest regional and national social work related news
Purpose
- Regional recruitment campaigns, working collaboratively to ensure current and perspective candidates are able to access the exciting career opportunities in the capital through a single site, no matter what stage in your career.
- Representing the London Social Work profession through the stories and examples of London’s existing workforce.
- Work in partnership regionally and nationally to develop resources for anyone working considering a career in social work or looking to develop their experience.
Milestones
2023/24: Development and Pilot Year
- LSWC was co-designed with London local authorities and launched as a regional proof of concept.
- Established a London-wide candidate audience, delivered its first regional recruitment campaigns and launched workforce insight and data reporting capabilities.
2024/25: First Subscription Year
- Transitioned to a fully subscribed model with participation from all 33 London boroughs.
- Enhanced the platform, launched the Agency to Permanent campaign and expanded support for borough recruitment activity.
2025/26: Consolidation and Automation
- Expanded practitioner-led content, campaigns and stakeholder engagement activity across London.
- Introduced AI-supported vacancy posting and began development of the automatic job scraper to improve quality and coverage.
2026/27: Comprehensive Coverage and Growth
- Deployed the automatic job scraper, delivering comprehensive coverage of eligible social work vacancies across London.
- Expanded the regional workforce offer through the launch of Jobs in Children’s Homes in partnership with South East colleagues.
Overall Impact
- Evolved from a pilot project into a London-wide workforce platform supporting all 33 boroughs.
- Built a substantial candidate audience, strengthened recruitment activity, amplified practitioner voices and improved vacancy promotion through innovation and automation.
What is ahead for 2026-27?
- Shift focus from platform development to communications, marketing and engagement, increasing awareness and use of LSWC across London.
- Expand video, case study and editorial content to strengthen practitioner voice, sector influence and audience reach.
- Increase borough engagement through events, outreach and targeted recruitment support, strengthening relationships and helping address workforce challenges.
- Support the sector through the Families First reforms with practitioner-led content, advocacy and workforce engagement.
- Embed the automatic job scraper as the primary route for promoting vacancies, improving efficiency and consistency across London boroughs.
- Deliver campaigns focused on Families First, Social Work Week 2027 and career progression to drive engagement with key workforce priorities.
- Mark three years of LSWC through an impact campaign showcasing progress across London’s children’s social care workforce and reinforcing LSWC’s sector leadership.
- Improve discoverability and borough engagement through AI search optimisation and a refreshed engagement model.
‘This is such a beautifully laid out and functional website, lots of fantastic resources for social work professionals and employers to use. It makes a great difference to London!’ – Suzanne Hudson, Senior Adviser – Workforce and Policy
“The site gives every LA their own space to promote opportunities and describe the area as a whole and the social care profile. The site also enables regional and ‘whole London’ profiling to support agile workforce development campaigns.” – Roisin Madden, Practice Leader, Croydon and Member of the Workforce Steering Group
“Really exciting for London and glad to be part of it!” – Ali Kelly, Strategic Resourcing Lead, Sutton
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