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Adults Senior Social Worker – City and South Community Team

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Full time

Cambridgeshire County Council

(Annual) £45,588 – £48,696 (pro-rata)

03/11/2025

Do you enjoy making a difference to your local community? Are you curious and you spot things that others might not, see? Do you enjoy building relationships? Do you like to explore possibilities? If the answer is yes, then this is an opportunity for you. We are looking for a Senior Social Worker in our Adults City and South Community Team. The team are based at Fawcett House in Trumpington.We’ve embraced new ways of working so our social work teams can work where they need to and have the chance to be part of a collaborative team environment with strong working relationships with health professionals and partners to achieve better outcomes for the adults we support. We are looking for someone who is brave in their approach, with a passion for empowering and enabling people and families and who can inspire others to promote and develop independence. We’ll give you the scope to take your own decisions based on your professional judgement and provide ongoing support and challenge to encourage your development. We are a supportive service, we are passionate about development, we embrace flexible working, and facilitate opportunities for our workforce to showcase their strengths and thrive.For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Bethany Church 07824569298 or Claire Law on 01223699892.Please note that interviews are planned for the week beginning the 17th of November. We’ve changed a lot but one thing’s for sure, we still love Social Workers. Join us and be part of an authority that has accepted the challenge to constantly improve. We are looking for exceptional Social Workers to join us on our journey. For an informal discussion about our vacancies, contact Beth on 01480 372 425 or e-mail welovesocialworkers@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.We know that your time is precious, so our interviews are generally held virtually, by Microsoft Teams, to provide the most flexible recruitment process. We may include a virtual assessment as part of this, but we’ll give you all of the relevant information ahead of time.Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.The role is currently based at Fawcett House, Cambridge. However, please note that as part of the Council’s ongoing Asset Review, the office base may change during 2026. Teams currently located at Fawcett House may be relocated to an alternative site within the County, which in most cases will be in close proximity to the current location. What will you be doing? The role will require you to lead on practice and performance development through the provision of high quality supervision and support of staff in line with The Care Act principles. You will take a lead on highly complex cases, working creatively in partnership with others to manage risk. You will also provide leadership, through managing essential functions of the team including complex safeguarding situations.Our Community Teams are currently working to a hybrid model, with part-remote and flexible options available in line with our service needs. Once fully trained, our Social Workers will work from the office up to three days each week. This gives our Social Workers a quiet space and plenty of time for reflection whilst still balancing collaborative working and peer support. It has also increased our Social Workers autonomy and has had a positive impact on wellbeing and work-life balance. About you You will be passionate about being a Social Worker, a great leader and someone who is keen to share your knowledge and experience with others. As such you will be a SWE registered Social Worker with a minimum of 2 years’ experience and preferably a Practice Educator or working towards this. You will have a high level of interpersonal skills, undertaking multi-agency work with partner organisations, providers, individuals, families and carers.You must:Be a qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registrationHave the ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independentlyFor a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description and Person Specification. Our benefits We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family6 days of protected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional DevelopmentA relocation package of up to £8,000 (eligibility applies)A pay progression scheme to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skillsScalable retention payments of up to £8,852 over a 3 year period, starting after your first full year of employment, in specific teamsA Refer a Friend Scheme where if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, we’ll pay you an introduction fee of £350Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growthFor more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.

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