Adults Senior Social Worker - Community Team

Job description

Job responsibilities

Do you thrive on making a real difference in peoples lives? Are you curious, compassionate, and motivated to see opportunities where others might not? Do you enjoy building strong, trusting relationships and exploring new ways to support independence?

If so, wed love to welcome you to our team.

Were looking for an experienced and passionate Senior Social Worker to join our Adult Community Team in Huntingdon. Based at Scott House, youll be part of a warm, collaborative service that works hand-in-hand with health professionals, partners, families, and carers to achieve the very best outcomes for adults in our community.

Weve embraced flexible ways of working, giving our teams the freedom to work where they need to while staying connected and supported. Youll have the autonomy to make professional decisions, with the reassurance of ongoing guidance, encouragement, and opportunities to grow.

This is a role for someone who is brave in their approach, passionate about empowering individuals and families, and able to inspire others to promote independence and wellbeing.

Why Join Us?

Be part of a friendly, motivated team that genuinely enjoys working together and celebrating success

A supportive, development-focused service that values your strengths and helps you grow

Flexible working arrangements to support your wellbeing and work-life balance

Opportunities to showcase your expertise and thrive in a collaborative environment

A council committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Team Manager Julie Dalton on 01480 379473 or julie.dalton@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.

We usually meet candidates in person for interviews, but in special circumstances we can arrange a Microsoft Teams interview.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• 6 days of protected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development
• A relocation package of up to £8,000 (eligibility applies)
• A pay progression scheme to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills
• ARefer a Friend Schemewhere if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, well pay you an introduction fee of £350
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth

For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.

You will be leading practice and performance development through high-quality supervision and support, in line with Care Act principles

Taking the lead on highly complex cases, working creatively with partners to manage risk.

Providing leadership in managing essential team functions, including complex safeguarding situations.

Supporting a hybrid working model, balancing office-based reflection time with collaborative remote working.

Youre passionate about social work, a natural leader, and keen to share your knowledge and experience. Youll bring:

Social Work England registration

Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience

Ideally, Practice Educator status (or working towards it)

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work across agencies, providers, families, and carers

Flexibility to work from a variety of locations and travel independently

For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification.

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you dont meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please dont be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers

Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

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Desirable

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire County Council

Address

Huntingdon

PE29 3AD

Employer's website

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)