Social Worker, Community Health

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title:
  
  Social Worker
• Job Location:
  
  Shire Hall, Gloucester
• Salary: £37,280 - £40,777 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type:
  Permanent
• Closing Date: 07/01/2026
• Job Requisition Number: 11055
• This post is not open to job share

Are you an experienced Social Worker? Then we would love to hear from you!

We have full time Social Worker opportunities in our Gloucester Locality Team based in the heart of the city of Gloucester, with great access routes to the M5. We offer a mix of office, community and home working and have free staff parking when working in the office.

About the role:

Our vision for the people we work with is for them to lead full and active lives where they are supported to be independent as far as they can be. We want people to have choice and control over the services and support they receive and have access to services that use resources creatively. To help us to achieve our vision we focus on making Adult Social Care a place where people want to work and feel supported to deliver quality practice so they can focus on people first.

See how we #makethedifference in transforming lives and reinvigorating social work in the county by reading our Community Care Editorial.

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

To find out more about our Gloucester Locality Team, please visit our "Meet the Teams" webpage or if you want to learn more about the team, please email to arrange an informal discussion with the Team Manager.

About you:

As well as your experience as a frontline social worker, you will need:

• Social Work qualification
• Social Work England registration
• To have passed your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE – applicable since 2012) or have an equivalent qualification or 2+ years post qualifying statutory experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• A clean and valid driving licence (exceptions under the Equality Act may apply)

Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about. Read more about our values on our website.

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.

We Offer:

Our people do all they can to make the difference to local communities in Gloucestershire. And that’s exactly what we aim to do for our people. Here are some of the ways we aim to achieve this:

• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part time employees)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free staff parking
• Regular formal and informal support
• Safe, supportive and positive working environment
• Training and development opportunities
• Family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family
• 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

We’re closer than you think:

We are an easy commute from many locations, view our commuting times map to see what we mean.

Applying:

Please write your application with consideration for the criteria in the

Job Description . This should include examples of why you should be considered and the experience , skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

To start your journey with us, click ‘Apply’ today!

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:

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Adults Social Worker - Job Profile

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