Thank you for taking an interest in working in children’s services in Ealing. As you will see, it is an exciting time to be part of our organisation.

Our council plan sets out our vision and strategy for the next four years and our ‘promises’ to focus on the priorities of our residents, businesses, and other stakeholders. It is our high-level strategic response to the opportunities and challenges facing us now and in the future.

It is about what we want the borough to look like in the future, how we need to work to deliver that vision, and making the very best use of our resources.

Our well-embedded Brighter Futures practice model is about developing relationships and intervention strategies for vulnerable children and young people both in and out of care.

We want to ensure that all of our children and young people, of all backgrounds, are given the best possible start in life. Our Early Help offer aims to help children, young people and families at the earliest opportunity. 

Ealing is a place where children and young people thrive. We want all our children and young people with additional needs or SEND and those attending Alternative Provision to be included and valued so that they can lead happy and fulfilling lives.

Our Youth Justice Service is committed to helping all children to achieve the best possible outcomes in life through actively promoting their inclusion, equality and rich diversity.

Ealing aspires to be a great place to practise social work and to make a positive difference to the lives of children, young people and their families and adults who need our care and support.

We recognise that to recruit and retain the very best social workers and social care practitioners, we need to bring together all our learning and development opportunities into one place. That’s why we have launched the Ealing Social Care Academy. The academy will help our team connect, collaborate, and engage creatively with internal and external partners and service users.

If you are passionate working in children’s services and want to make a real difference in young lives in Ealing, join us.

Robert South, Ealing Council’s strategic director of children’s services