Adults Senior Social Worker – Living in Care Home Review Team, PE27 5JL

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 family.
• 6 days of protected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development.
• A 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 skills.
• Scalable retention payments of up to £8,852 over a 3 year period, starting after your first full year of employment, in specific teams.
• A 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 £350.
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth.

About the role

Do you enjoy making a difference to your local community? Are you a curious practitioner who wants to make a difference to the lives of the individuals who we support? Do you enjoy building lasting relationships? If the answer is yes, then we have an opportunity for you to join our Living in Care Home Review Team. We are looking for a Senior Social Worker to join on a full time, permanent basis.

We’ve embraced new ways of working so our social workers can work where they need to have the chance to be part of a collaborative team environment with strong working relationships with those we support, their representatives and partner agencies, to achieve the best possible outcomes. 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. 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 a Countywide Team responsible for adults living in residential and nursing homes on a permanent basis. As our name suggests we are responsible for undertaking social care reviews, but we also have responsibility for social care assessments, mental capacity assessments, safeguarding enquiries and Court of Protection/Legal work.

We value and respect Social Workers and are looking for an exceptional Senior Social Worker to join us on our journey. If you would like an informal chat about this role please contact Sandra Rayner, Living in Care Home Review Team Manager, on 07391 730883 or via e-mail. Alternatively, contact Beth at 01480 372425, email us, or visit our website for more information.

Interviews will be held face to face and are planned for the week commencing the 21st of April 2025. 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.

About you

Experience or a willingness to work with a variety of partner organisations is vital to working in this team and you’ll need to enjoy networking and influencing others to see things differently. You will be able to work autonomously and have the flexibility to manage your own workload in a way that allows you to work from home, an office base and the residential settings. Most of all, you put the individual at the heart of everything and you ensure their choices are being respected and supported.

To apply, you must:

• Be a qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration.
• Have the ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently.

For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description and Person Specification.

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes. We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.