Social Work Lead, Permanent

Social Work Lead – Permanent

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Social Work Lead
• Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 2nd Floor
• Salary: £46,731 – £49,764 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 09/03/2025
• Job Requisition Number: 10966
• This post is not open to job share

Are you a registered Social Worker, with experience in Adult Social Care, looking for your next career move? We would love to hear from you!

Subject to meeting qualifying conditions, we offer relocation of up to £8,000 to use towards the cost of relocating to Gloucestershire.

About the role:

We have a full time Social Work Lead position available in our Hospital Discharge and Assessment Team. To find out more about working in the Hospital Discharge and Assessment team, visit our “Meet the Teams” webpage .

As a Social Work Lead, you will manage and take a lead role in the professional development of Social Workers and other practitioners through supervision, mentoring and offering advice. You will be expected to promote a culture of professional curiosity, encouraging accountability and role modelling this in your own best practice. We look to our Social Work Leads to coordinate and manage section 42 enquiries and to guide practitioners through other complex, high risk situations. Applicants must be able to demonstrate their practice experience and knowledge of legislation and be focused on delivering positive outcomes for the people of Gloucestershire.

About you:

As Social Work Leads, 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. Find out more on our Gloucestershire County Council 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.

About us:

Enchanting Cotswold villages, picturesque countryside backdrops, and a never-ending selection of exciting days out, attractions and events; Gloucestershire really does have something for everyone. Gloucestershire is the perfect place to live and work with a great mix of rural and city locations. Find out more about living and working in Gloucestershire .

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.

We’re closer than you think:

We are an easy commute from many locations, view our commuting times map to see what we mean. However, we understand that commuting isn’t for everyone, so if you are in the process of relocating, why not email us to discuss opportunities further.

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!

Note to internal applicants : To ensure best practice, vacancies are to be applied for within the Success Factors internal career site. Should you require support in setting up your internal profile, please visit Success Factors for guidance. Should you experience any issues logging in, please email or call 01452 425888 for support.

Additional Information

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

Social Work Lead Job Profile

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.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 calendar days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

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. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

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.