Principal Social Worker

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About The Role

The Care Home Review Team is looking for a dynamic Principal Social Worker to help lead our vibrant and supportive team. The role of the team is to provide adult social care assessment and support services to people who are living in a Residential or Nursing Home. Our team is made up of social workers, senior assessment and enablement workers, and assessment and enablement workers.

Responsibilities

• Managing the duty rota, screening safeguarding referrals, and supporting duty staff.
• Overseeing referral allocations, prioritising risk and ensuring timely responses.
• Providing frontline supervision to assessment staff, including induction, performance management, and case discussions.
• Making key decisions around Care Act eligibility and support planning.
• Auditing casework to maintain high standards and support continuous improvement.

About You

You’ll be a vital part of our leadership team, contributing to the wellbeing of staff and the overall performance of the service. You’ll be line managed by our experienced Team Manager and work alongside a well-established management group.

Benefits

• A competitive salary
• A pension scheme, including state and council contributions, providing life cover and ill-health protection.
• Lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council.
• Generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work‑life balance.
• Employee Assistance Programme, employee benefits scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, and active employee network groups.

About Us

• Customer‑focused
• Respectful
• Efficient
• Supportive
• Trustworthy

Key Commitments

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. North Northamptonshire Council re‑signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 highlighting our pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now working towards achieving Gold status.

Seniority Level

Director

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Other

Industries

Government Administration