Senior Social Worker – Adult Early Help – Amundsen House, St Ives, United Kingdom
Our Benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- 6 days of protected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development
- A pay progression scheme to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About the role
An exciting permanent opportunity has arisen to join the Prevention and Early Intervention Front Door Team as a Senior Social Worker within our Adult Early Help Service. This is a full-time position working 37 hours per week.
Adult Early Help supports adults and unpaid carers across Cambridgeshire to identify solutions that maintain independence, build on existing strengths and reduce reliance on formal services. Through person-centred conversations, the team connects people with community resources, voluntary organisations, assistive technology and practical support that can prevent, reduce or delay the need for longer-term care and support.
As our Senior Social Worker, you will be a key member of the leadership team, helping to shape practice and support the continued development of the service. You will provide professional expertise within a multidisciplinary team, promoting strengths-based practice, sound decision-making and proportionate approaches to risk and safeguarding.
The role combines practice leadership, supervision and service development, offering an excellent opportunity for an experienced Social Worker who is passionate about prevention, early intervention and supporting others to develop their skills and confidence.
As part of the wider Prevention and Early Intervention Service, you will work closely with colleagues across Adult Social Care and partner organisations to achieve positive outcomes for people and communities across Cambridgeshire.
Interviews will be held during the week commencing 16 November 2026.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Stuart Brown by email at stuart.brown@cambridgeshire.gov.uk to arrange a suitable time to talk.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
About you
You must be a Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England Registration, and post-qualifying experience within Social Care.
You will need a good working knowledge of the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005. Experience of multi-disciplinary working to enable best outcomes for individuals is key.
It is imperative that you have strong communication skills, a confident telephone manner and can work on your own initiative. Good planning and organisation skills will be key, and you should be used to working under pressure to meet deadlines, allowing flexibility and resilience.
Experience of supporting the development of others is essential and of line manging staff desirable.
You will have the ability to lead with confidence and of sharing your knowledge to mentor and coach others. For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification.
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