Social Worker – Adult Social Care – 0262

Are you an experienced Social Worker with a passion for supporting autistic adults and adults with ADHD to achieve positive outcomes and greater independence?

Devon County Council’s Countywide Autism and ADHD Team is looking for an experienced and motivated Social Worker to join our specialist Adult Social Care service. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a unique countywide team, supporting adults whose neurodivergence can significantly impact their daily lives, wellbeing, relationships, and access to services.

As an experienced social work team, we provide expert assessment, intervention, and support to adults across Devon. We work closely with health colleagues, housing providers, community organisations, advocacy services, care providers, and other professional disciplines to ensure people receive the right support at the right time.

• Undertaking Care Act assessments and reviews.
• Use a strengths-based, person-centred approach to support adults to maximise independence and choice.
• Complete complex assessments using a range of health and social care tools, including Care Act assessments and contributions to CHC processes.
• Apply the Mental Capacity Act, including the two stage test and Best Interest decision-making.
• Identify and promote enablement and reablement opportunities.
• Work collaboratively with health partners, voluntary sector organisations and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Undertake work relating to the Court of Protection, including making applications for authorisation of deprivations of liberty in the community where required.
• Maintain accurate, timely and reflective case records, including overseeing the duty inbox/function
• Mentor students, NQSWs and less experienced colleagues, supporting their development and modelling best practice.
• Contribute to service development and continuous improvement

• Recognised Social Work qualification and Social Work England registration.
• Significant post-qualifying experience within Adult Social Care.
• Excellent knowledge of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and safeguarding legislation.
• Strong assessment, analytical and decision-making skills.
• Experience of working with complexity, risk and multi-agency partnerships.
• Commitment to strengths-based and person-centred practice.

• Experience supporting autistic adults and/or adults with ADHD.
• Knowledge of neurodiversity-affirming approaches.

We have implemented the first phase of a new Social Worker Career Pathway within our Adults Services, with our vacancies available at the Social Worker (Grade

F) or Experienced Social Worker (Grade G) levels. Our Social Worker and Experienced Social Worker roles align with the national Professional Capability Framework (PCF) for Social Workers, which provides a robust structure for all local authorities to use as a way of standardising professional capabilities and provides a clear career pathway. This is a fantastic opportunity to provide you with an achievable, clear pathway for your career;

to enable you as a practitioner to reflect and identify your own practice and development on the PCF pathway. If successful in being shortlisted for interview, your experience, skills and knowledge, will be assessed against the PCF domains and if found appointable, this will determine your appointment to either the Social Worker (Grade

F) or Experienced Social Worker level (Grade G). With on-going learning and support from your line manager, those appointed as a Social Worker will be able to evidence incremental learning and submit an application in due course for progression to the Experienced Social Worker (Grade G) via a portfolio of supporting evidence against the PCF framework.

• We are committed to your continuous professional development, doing all we can to help you to get the most from your career. You will receive excellent support and supervision, with regular opportunities to discuss and reflect on your practice, both with your line manager and peers.
• We offer 26 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays,…