Social Care Worker - Mental Health Team - WMF

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity, for a passionate, enthusiastic person to come and join our dedicated and driven team, during an interesting and ambitious programme of change within Adults Social Care, to help us develop and deliver our goals for the future.

We want you to become an integral part of the implementation phase of our mental health Service across Westmorland and Furness, supporting people aged 18 who are living in the community and have been identified as having longer term care and support needs.

As a social care worker within the mental health team you will work within the team undertaking strengths-based assessments and delivering appropriate person-centred support and outcomes for people in Westmorland and Furness, who have care and support needs. Consistently working in a way that promotes independence and enables individuals/groups to maximise their strengths.

We are looking for a compassionate and motivated individual with experience or awareness of social care, healthcare, or the voluntary sector. You should be empathic and have strong communication skills to collaborate with customers, carers, and stakeholders. A proactive approach to risk management, and health and safety is essential, along with the ability to plan workloads, meet deadlines, and use IT effectively.

Most importantly, you should be committed to promoting independence, influencing positive change, and ensuring high-quality, strengths based care.

Working at Westmorland and Furness Council you will receive a variety of benefits, including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and other various perks and discounts schemes. For more information about life at Westmorland and Furness Council and what we can offer you, please visit our Careers site. Our benefits | Careers ()

For further information about this role, such as responsibilities and essential criteria please view the below attachments:

• Post Specification
• Role Profile

If you have any queries about this role or would like an informal chat about this opportunity, then please contact Jodi Bowyer (Team manager)  Jodi.bowyer@

Closing date: 22nd February 2026

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.