About the Team
We are looking for passionate and proactive Social Workers to join our West Essex Neighbourhood teams. Opportunities are currently available in the Harlow North and South Neighbourhood team and the Epping Forest North Neighbourhood team. The teams form part of a Neighbourhood approach, linking closely with our partners in health, housing and voluntary sector. Relationships, partnership working and community connections are at the heart of everything we do. Working with people aged 18, relationships with partner agencies and the local community to provide a supportive framework, Our Social Worker roles involve travelling around Essex. A driving licence and car – or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means – is essential.
Why Join Us?
In June 2025, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our Adult Social Care services as “Good” with a score of 73%. The local authority had a good structure and processes in place to enable people to be supported successfully, and support people to remain independent and live healthy lives. The workforce was passionate about supporting people to achieve these outcomes and the local authority had good knowledge of their area, the people living there and the demographics. You can read the full report on the CQC website here.
Our teams are busy but warm, friendly and supportive. Our fabulous team managers will help you manage your workload and develop your practice. We take your career just as seriously as you do, and we have a continuing professional development offer that’s second to none. We welcome diversity because it makes us grow and we’re determined to become a fully inclusive and an anti‑racist organisation.
Benefits
- Ongoing opportunities for continuing professional development
- Flexible working options
- Employee wellbeing and counselling
- Lease Car scheme
- Life assurance of three times annual salary
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Volunteering leave 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising with service
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – access to free and confidential information, support, and guidance from a team of highly qualified professionals
- Employee Networks – communities to support you, connect you and help influence change at ECC
- Payment of your Social Work England registration fees
- Support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs
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Responsibilities
The role will involve undertaking a wide range of duties under the Care Act 2014, from assessment, reviews, mental capacity assessments and adult safeguarding. The role offers hybrid working, with an expectation to be office based at Goodman House in Harlow around 2 to 3 days per week depending on business need for collaborative team working and training.
EEO and Code of Conduct
Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. We are also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.
At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles, including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.
Other Information
As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained.
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About You
If you share our vision, enjoy meeting people and hearing their stories you might be interested to find out more about what we do. If you’re also a Social Worker and registered with Social Work England with that winning combination of creative thought, reliability and practical ability to get things done, we’d really love to hear from you! You’ll have a broad understanding of our statutory responsibilities and a commitment to meeting these in a person‑centred way. You may have experience of chairing meetings, and you’ll have an ability to develop strong
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