Senior Social Worker

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This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title:
  
  Senior Social Worker
• Job Location:
  
  Gloucester
• Contract Type:
  Permanent
• Closing Date: 09/08/2026
• Job Requisition Number: 14536
• This post is not open to job share

Are you a Social Worker passionate about working with people to promote independence, dedicated to making a difference and looking for your next career move?

We would love to hear from you!

About the role:

We have a part time (22.2 hours) Senior Social Worker position available in our Gloucester Locality Team. The team has a supportive and engaged management structure including an Integrated Social Care Manager, Deputy Social Care Managers, Social Work Leads, Social Care Leads, Senior Social Workers, Social Workers, Social Care Practitioners and an administration team.

The Senior Social Worker role could be the perfect next step of your career; with this role offering you more challenge and complexity, without the added management responsibility. We look to our Senior Social Workers to provide expert social work practice in complex situations, assessing and managing higher levels of risk. You will work closely with a range of professionals and more senior managers to ensure a balance of support and independence is achieved, through offering expert evidence based opinion.

As a Senior Social Worker, we understand the work you do on a daily basis and provide the support you need to make a difference to the people of Gloucestershire. To join us, you must:

• Have a social work qualification and be SWE
  * registered
• Have completed your ASYE
  * programme and have at least 2 years post completion service
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
• Have the passion to promote people’s strengths and the ability to make a difference in a safe working approach to social work practice
• Have up to date knowledge of legislation and demonstrable experience of providing credible approaches to practice.
• Be able to prioritise, using a risk based approach

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If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role.

About us:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Gloucester team. You can be confident of becoming part of a welcoming, passionate, innovative, and highly supportive team.

Enchanting Cotswold villages, picturesque countryside backdrops, and a never-ending selection of exciting days out, attractions and events;
Gloucestershire really does have something for everyone.

Gloucestershire is the perfect place to live and work with a great mix of rural and city locations.

Find out more about living and working in Gloucestershire .

You’ll be entitled to our full benefits package, including:

• Regular formal and informal support
• Safe,supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays, pro rata for part time hours
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free staff parking
• Access to training and workshops so you can develop your skills
• Clear career progression pathways, to support you in progressing professionally and personally
• Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)

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