Senior Social Worker – Community Team

Do you want to be part of a team where real change happens? Are you ambitious and looking to grow within the adult social care sector?

If the answer is yes, then this is an opportunity for you.

We are a busy generic social work team, offering support to people over the age of 18 with physical disabilities. Our team support a variety of social care duties and responsibilities in accordance with the Care Act 2014, and other relevant legislation. The Team support individuals to achieve their personal outcomes, work with unpaid carers as well as other statutory functions, such as adult safeguarding enquiries.

Our focus is on supporting people to remain living safe and well in their local communities and care home placements.

The role is varied on a day-to-day basis and allows for a high level of multi-agency working, creativity and autonomy. The work includes application for courts, Continuing Healthcare and adult safeguarding.

The team is currently working to a hybrid model, with part-remote and flexible options available in line with our service needs.

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Aleesha Lombardo on  or

Please note that interviews are planned for the 19 th and the 20 th of March.

We are looking for exceptional Social Workers to join us on our journey. For an informal discussion about our vacancies, contact Beth on  or e-mail welovesocialw

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 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.

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
• 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.

The role will require you to lead on practice and performance development through the provision of high quality supervision and support of staff in line with The Care Act principles.

You will take a lead on highly complex cases, working creatively in partnership with others to manage risk. You will also provide leadership, through managing essential functions of the team including complex safeguarding situations and supporting team members promote good practice.

You will be passionate about being a Social Worker,a great leader and someone who is keen to share your knowledge and experience with others. As such you will be a SWE registered Social Worker with a minimum of 4 years' experience and preferably a Practice Educator or working towards this. You will have a high level of interpersonal skills, undertaking multi-agency work with partner organisations, providers, individuals, families and carers.

You must:

• Be a qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration

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

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely,…