Learning Disability and Autism Team Social Worker

Job profile for Learning Disability and Autism Team Social Worker

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Salary £35,412 - £46,142 (Pay award pending) Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Region Rotherham Job category/type Adult Social Work Date posted 21/08/2026 Job reference REQ
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Directorate:
Adult Care, Housing & Public Health

Permanent, Full time, 37 hours per week

This post is career graded and progression through the bands will require the post holder to deal with increasing levels of responsibility, complexity of work and degree of emotional demand appropriate to each band. A Band H Social Worker will be supported to undertake RMBC’s Adult ASYE programme.

If you are looking to make the move to Rotherham,subject to qualifying conditions, relocation supportof up to £8,000, may be available. Further information is available on our Adult Social Care recruitment site, see the link below.

Rotherham is on an exciting journey to transform its Adult Social Care service to ensure every adult is supported to maximise their independence and be safe, healthy and well. Our One Rotherham Values ensure we are committed to be Honest, Accountable, Respectful, Ambitious and Proud in everything that we do. Rotherham is an amazing place to live and work, with its historic Town Centre, country parks, woodlands, and nature reserves.

Rotherham is well connected to the other fine towns and cities in South Yorkshire both by road and by a comprehensive public transport network - including the UK’s first tram-train connecting Rotherham and Sheffield, pioneering cleaner, greener ways to travel.

The ethos of the Learning Disability and Autism team is to ensure that every person with a learning disability/autism has access to support, services and opportunities.

Across all of society we are seeing people’s aspirations and needs changing and becoming more diverse. The people of Rotherham with a learning disability/autism, have been telling people who commission and provide services that they want the same opportunities to achieve their dreams as anyone else. People want access to their local and wider community, employment opportunities, leisure time, friendships, and to travel as independently as possible around the borough.

In the Learning Disability and Autism team, we aim to support people to build on their strengths, achieve their outcomes, and be connected to their community. Our staff are exceptionally committed and are passionate about working in Rotherham, for the people of Rotherham.

As a learning disability/autism team, we have been transforming our LD/Autism services and as such have expanded the number of people, we are able to support. We cover the whole of the Borough and have bases both at our Riverside and Maltby offices.

We work with adults of all ages, from leaving the Transitions (Preparing for Adulthood) service to older adults who have a learning disability/autism and where a review of their needs is necessary. This could be due to their annual review or a change in their long- and short-term needs. We work holistically with professionals, families and carers and ensure that the person remains at the centre of all the support we aim to offer.

Every day is different, and the breadth of work spans across duty interventions, assessment and care management, safeguarding adults, and court of protection work. If you are looking for a role to make the best of your skills and experience this is role for you!

• Qualified (BA/MA/DIPSW) with valid Social Work England registration.
• Proven experience in adult social work, particularly supporting autistic adults and those with learning disabilities.
• Excellent knowledge of relevant legislation, including Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act, and safeguarding frameworks.
• Strong assessment, analytical, planning, and risk management skills.
• Confident communicator with…