Transition Social Worker/Co-ordinator in Middlesbrough

We have an exciting role on offer within our Adult Social Care and Health service as a Transition Social Worker/Co-ordinator. Make a difference at one of the most important moments in a young person’s life. Middlesbrough Council is looking for an experienced and passionate Transition Social Worker / Co-ordinator to join our Adult Social Care Quality & Practice Team.

Whether you are new to social care or an experienced practitioner, The Adult Social Care Academy will support you through your induction, giving you the best possible start in your career. You’ll benefit from paid learning time, high quality training, clear career pathways, and wellbeing support designed to help you thrive. Together, we build confidence, grow skills, and make a real difference — by learning together, we achieve together.

This is a pivotal role supporting young people as they move from Children’s Services into Adult Social Care, ensuring their transition into adulthood is timely, coordinated and centred on what matters most to them. Working closely with the Practice Lead and Principal Social Worker, you’ll help drive high-quality, strengths-based practice across systems and partners, improving outcomes for young people and their families.

This is a non-case-holding role with an emphasis on quality assurance, coordination, system leadership and direct work alongside practitioners, particularly where eligibility, capacity or pathways are complex or unclear.

• Act as a key link between Children’s Services, Adult Social Care, Education, Housing, Commissioning, Finance and Health partners.
• Identify young people who need transition planning and ensure no one is missed.
• Support and assure high-quality transition assessments and planning.
• Champion co-production, ensuring young people’s voices shape decisions and services.
• Lead on transitions audits, training and service development.
• Promote best practice in transitional safeguarding and preparing for adulthood principles.

• Supporting Children’s Social Workers with assessments, planning and eligibility where adult pathways are unclear.
• Working directly with young people and families to build confidence, understanding and long-term aspirations.
• Coordinating multi-agency transition meetings, including SEND and academic transition forums and working with commissioning, housing and providers to plan future care, placements and accommodation.
• Delivering training and guidance to practitioners and partners contributing to quality assurance, service improvement and policy development across transitions.
• Ensuring safeguarding risks are identified, shared and managed appropriately.

If this is you, this may be the opportunity you are looking for! If you would like to talk through this opportunity further, please contact Karen Grainger at Karen_Grainger@middlesbrough.gov.uk.

Please note Middlesbrough Council do not currently offer sponsorships. The above post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We expect our experienced Social Workers to hold BIA (Grade K and L), Practice Educator or AMHP (Grade L) qualifications as outlined in our progression criteria. If you do not currently hold the relevant qualification, we welcome your application and will expect a commitment to undertaking the appropriate training upon commencing employment, with full support provided.

We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.

We believe in rewarding our people for their hard work by offering an attractive benefits package including generous annual leave, employee discounts and that all important pension, there’s something to benefit everyone!

• Electric Car Scheme
• Generous Annual Leave
• Pension Scheme
• Flexible/Hybrid Working
• Health & Well-being Benefits
• Discounts on gym memberships, retailers and more