Social Worker - Adult Assessment Team

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- Team is county-wide, base to be agreed with successful candidate

Team is county-wide, base to be agreed with successful candidate

Closing Date:

05/11/2026

Job Category:

Social Worker
- Adults

Organisation:

Cambridgeshire County Council

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 pay progression scheme to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills
• A
  Refer a Friend Scheme
  where if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, we’ll 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.

A rare opportunity has arisen for a qualified Social Worker to join our fast-paced and supportive Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Assessment team.

The Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) team undertakes social care assessments for individuals identified by reablement teams as having longer-term care and support needs. For this reason, the PEI assessment team is often the first team to undertake a social care assessment, and you are often the first social worker they have met. The team undertakes Care Act assessments, supports unpaid carers through strengths-based conversations and planning, and helps individuals access the right support at the earliest opportunity.

You will hold a case load and also support duty on a rotational basis screening referrals into our team and supporting team members with case discussions.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities

Interviews will be held during the week commencing 16 November 2026.

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Miranda Radford, Team Manager, at Miranda.

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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.

Completing assessments with adults who may need care and support.

Working with unpaid carers to understand their needs and undertake carers' conversations or assessments.

Developing care and support plans

Developing carer support plans

• Contributing to safeguarding referrals and identifying risks to vulnerable adults and often holding the initial making safeguarding personal conversation.
• Assessing and applying the principles of the Mental Capacity Act, including consideration of an individual's ability to make decisions and completing mental capacity assessments.
• Using a strengths-based approach, exploring personal networks, community resources and voluntary sector support before considering formal services.
• Undertaking their initial reviews before transferring to a long term team
• Working closely with colleagues in:
  • Adult Social Care
  • Health services
  • Prevention and Early Intervention services
• Ensuring people receive timely signposting to appropriate preventative and community…