Social Worker, Family Advocacy & Support Services

Overview

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Various

Salary: £32,070 - £34,359 for Newly Qualified Social Workers, £35,451 to £39,165 for Level 2 Social Workers, £39,939 to £42,699 per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending) plus £3,300 market premia payment for Level 3 Social Workers

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 9th July 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC

Are you passionate about safeguarding?

Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced team?

Are you innovative and seek to continually improve the services you deliver?

The purpose of the Safeguarding Adult Team is to ensure that there is a consistent and timely approach to applying safeguarding thresholds, identifying and addressing immediate risk and establishing the outcomes of the person involved, in line with Making Safeguarding Personal principles. The focus is on making safeguarding personal and therefore the service user remains at the centre of the enquiry.

• You will provide short term intervention (usually 3 working days) during which time you will aim to make enquiries to enable you to:
• Apply safeguarding thresholds
• Identify and take steps to address any immediate risk
• Meet or discuss with the person involved to establish what their outcomes are in relation to the safeguarding enquiry. Where there are any doubts about the person’s capacity to consent to the enquiry and advise of their outcomes, a mental capacity assessment and if necessary best interest decision in relation to this will be undertaken.
• Establish who is involved with the person’s care and who needs to be involved in the enquiry.
• Hold a strategy meeting or discussion

We are looking for:

• Newly Qualified Social Workers: £31,074 to £33,294
• Level 2 Social Worker: £34,350 to £37,950
• Level 3 Social Worker: £38,700 to £41,373 plus market supplement of £3,300 (£42,000 to £44,673)

Our teams are friendly and supportive, with regular supervision and our employees have manageable workloads. The teams hold weekly Group Supervision Meetings, to promote the best possible outcomes for the people we work with across Leicestershire. We provide a comprehensive induction package with ongoing access to bespoke learning and development opportunities. This includes tailored continuous professional development sessions and access to academic research and practice expertise to develop skills, experience and inform our employee’s practice.

We have an excellent Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) programme for all Newly Qualified Social Workers that join us, with protected caseloads, dedicated Practice Mentor Assessor, network meetings with other NQSWs. At Leicestershire we are passionate about supporting you in your social worker career and we can provide opportunities to develop your career with us.

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About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• Be a qualified Social Worker and registered with Social Work England.
• Have knowledge of social work methodologies, social care policies such as person-centred approaches and asset based social work, and relevant legislation including The Care Act, Mental Health Act, and Mental Capacity Act.
• Have experience of effective assessment and risk management delivery, and multi-agency/multidisciplinary working and/or hospital discharge processes.
• Have experience of partnership working with adults to identify and meet need with creative and pragmatic solutions.
• Be a confident communicator who is skilled in diplomacy, persuasion, assertive and conflict management and able to build effective working relationships.
• Be able to work proactively individually but also as a team member.
• Have good prioritisation and time management skills and have a valid UK driving licence or access to a vehicle

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which…