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ABOUT US

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to transform the lives of vulnerable children by recruiting and developing outstanding individuals to be leaders in social work and broader society. We want to see a country where children’s life chances are not determined by social or family circumstance and we know that social work is at the forefront of the effort to realise this.

The Frontline programme that qualifies social workers comprises an intensive Summer Institute, two years in a local authority frontline social work team, and leadership development throughout. Participants are placed in units of four in local authorities and are led by Consultant Social Workers (CSWs) in child protection teams. The first cohort of over 100 participants started the programme in July 2014 working in Greater London and Greater Manchester. We are now in our fifth year of running the programme, and 450 participants will start this summer, working across London and the South East, North West, North East and the Midlands.

 

Our Firstline programme develops the leadership skills of first line social work managers. The first cohort of 37 Firstline Leaders began the programme in autumn 2015, and by 2020 a further six cohorts will have completed the programme.

 

The Frontline Fellowship – which includes all individuals that complete extended leadership development programmes with Frontline – is a movement network that supports our participants to lead change in social work and broader society of outstanding individuals who are applying themselves to address social disadvantage in different ways.

 

Frontline is a social work charity. We have an entrepreneurial approach, where constructive challenge is positively welcomed and a culture of feedback is actively promoted. Through strong pro-bono partnerships, Frontline is able to access excellent development opportunities for its employees. This includes training, mentoring and coaching from experts from the world of social work, charities, private sector and beyond.

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OUR VALUES

BE BRAVE

Be prepared to challenge and don’t always reach for the easy answer


SHOW RESPECT

Recognise and value the contributions of others


PIONEER

Generate new ideas and make ripples or waves by sharing successes and setbacks


STAY CURIOUS

Be continually reflective and open to adapting how we work


WHAT MATTERS IS WHAT WORKS

Be practical, flexible and outcome-focussed

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WORK ENVIRONMENT

The Frontline team are friendly, hard-working and driven to improve the lives of vulnerable children and families. We have made a strong commitment to create and maintain a culture of Freedom and Responsibility and all staff have signed up to taking an active personal role in establishing the culture.

 

We are based in a new, purpose built office which we have designed specifically to accommodate people’s different working styles with private pods, numerous meeting rooms, standing desks, quiet zones and a large kitchen and lunch eating area – food is important to us at Frontline.

OUR BENEFITS

Frontline are committed to the professional development and well-being of all staff. Frontline offers a number of core benefits to all employees:

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  • Flexible working: Frontline offers a ‘core hours’ policy requiring staff to be in the office between 10:00 and 16:30, with flexibility on working hours around this;

  • Pension: Frontline offers a competitive pension employer contribution with Aviva.

  • Annual Leave: 25 days per year (in addition to bank holidays) rising by 1 day per year after 2 years of service up to a maximum of 30 days. In addition, we give all staff extra day(s) at Christmas as the office typically closes from 25 December to 2 January;

  • Buy or Sell Holiday: Buy or sell up to five days’ annual leave a year

  • Travel: Frontline offers an interest free loan for season ticket or bicycle;

  • Training and Development: Frontline endeavours to offer coaching and mentoring to all staff where required to support development needs;

  • Cycle to work scheme: Frontline provides a tax efficient way to obtain a bicycle;

  • Volunteering days: All Frontline employees can take between 1 and 3 additional days to volunteer in a mission-aligned charity, depending on length of service;

  • Employee Assistance programme: The EAP is a free, confidential service that offers expert advice, information and counselling for all Frontline employees on a wide range of

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