Senior Social Worker in Gloucester

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job located in Gloucester.

Salary: £41,771 - £47,181 per annum pro rata

Hours per Week: 22.2 (3 days per week)

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 09/08/2026

Are you a Social Worker passionate about working with people to promote independence, dedicated to making a difference and looking for your next career move? We would love to hear from you!

About The Role

We have a part time (22.2 hours) Senior Social Worker position available in our Gloucester Locality Team. The team has a supportive and engaged management structure including an Integrated Social Care Manager, Deputy Social Care Managers, Social Work Leads, Social Care Leads, Senior Social Workers, Social Workers, Social Care Practitioners and an administration team.

The Senior Social Worker role could be the perfect next step of your career; with this role offering you more challenge and complexity, without the added management responsibility. We look to our Senior Social Workers to provide expert social work practice in complex situations, assessing and managing higher levels of risk. You will work closely with a range of professionals and more senior managers to ensure a balance of support and independence is achieved, through offering expert evidence based opinion.

About You

As a Senior Social Worker, we understand the work you do on a daily basis and provide the support you need to make a difference to the people of Gloucestershire. To join us, you must:

• Have a social work qualification and be SWE registered
• Have completed your ASYE programme and have at least 2 years post completion service
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
• Have the passion to promote people’s strengths and the ability to make a difference in a safe working approach to social work practice
• Have up to date knowledge of legislation and demonstrable experience of providing credible approaches to practice
• Be able to prioritise, using a risk based approach

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. 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.

About Us

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Gloucester team. You can be confident of becoming part of a welcoming, passionate, innovative, and highly supportive team. Gloucestershire really does have something for everyone, with enchanting Cotswold villages, picturesque countryside backdrops, and a never-ending selection of exciting days out, attractions and events.

You’ll be entitled to our full benefits package, including:

• Regular formal and informal support
• Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays, pro rata for part time hours
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free staff parking
• Access to training and workshops so you can develop your skills
• Clear career progression pathways, to support you in progressing professionally and personally
• 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
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)

We’re Closer Than You Think

We are an easy commute from many locations. However, we understand that commuting isn’t for everyone, so if you are in the process of relocating, we offer relocation of up to £8,000 to use towards the cost of relocating to Gloucestershire.

Applying

Please write your application with consideration for the criteria in the Job Profile. This should include examples of why you should be considered and the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

This position is subject to an enhanced Adults DBS with Barred List check. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applications from any Gloucestershire County Council's employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.