Social Worker; Disabled Children's Team

Social Worker (Disabled Children’s Team)

Job Reference: HCC
624417

Salary Range: £40,643 - £51,827 pro-rata, per annum (actual salary £26,361 - £33,615 per annum) inclusive of Market Supplement of up to £6,750 pro-rata, per annum

Work Location: Dame Mary Fagan House, Basingstoke (Hybrid Working)

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 19 July 2026

Interview Date: w/c 27 July 2026

Join our Disabled Children’s Team as a Children’s Social Worker or Senior Social Worker and make a genuine difference in the lives of children and families across Hampshire.

You’ll join a stable, well-established team delivering high-quality statutory services across a broad range of work, including assessments, safeguarding, care planning, and support for looked‑after children. You’ll work in a team with strong multi‑agency collaboration and a culture that values professional curiosity, strengths‑based practice, and keeping the child’s voice at the centre of everything we do.

We’re proud to be part of a select group of local authorities recognised by Ofsted as Outstanding for the quality and impact of our children’s services.

• Build strong, meaningful relationships with children and families to enable positive change.
• Lead on assessments, care planning, and interventions that safeguard and promote wellbeing.
• Work collaboratively with multi‑agency partners to deliver effective, holistic support.
• Manage complex caseloads with autonomy, creativity, and a strong focus on outcomes.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and reflective practice.
• As a Senior Social Worker, provide mentoring and practice support to colleagues, role model high standards of social work, and contribute to reflective practice and service development.

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England. Please note this role is not open to Newly Qualified Social Workers.
• Experience working in a UK based statutory social work setting.
• Senior Social Workers will have significant post‑qualifying experience and be comfortable mentoring colleagues and role‑modeling best practice.
• Strong relationship building and communication skills, with the ability to engage families and build trust.
• Confident in assessing risk, analysing information, developing effective plans, and producing clear, high quality reports.
• Sound understanding of safeguarding, relevant legal frameworks, equality, and best value principles.
• Ability to manage complex caseloads and work effectively within multi‑agency settings.
• A creative, flexible, and forward thinking approach to practice.

Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Social Worker role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about.
Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.

• Outstanding support: Regular, reflective supervision and a culture that values your voice.
• Flexible working: Including a 9‑day fortnight and hybrid options to support work‑life balance.
• Career development: 5 personal development days per year and access to excellent learning opportunities through our DfE ‘Partner in Practice’ initiative.
• Back‑office support: Dedicated business support team to free up your time for frontline work.
• Relocation assistance: Up to £8,500 available for experienced UK‑based Social Workers relocating to Hampshire (subject to management approval).
• Wellbeing support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• Competitive benefits package: Generous annual leave, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information here.

Applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received, therefore the advert may close early.

Important: You must already have the right to work in the UK. We are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Please note: This role is not open to Newly Qualified Social Workers.

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