Overview
Out of Hours Social Worker SO3 (£47,835 - £54,109) inclusive of 20% Out of Hours enhancement (plus essential car user allowance of up to £963 per annum and reimbursement of Social Work England fees). 37 hours, full time (worked over 7 days/4 week rota). Part time available (please indicate in application if interested). Permanent. Hybrid: Fred Perry House and homeworking for night shifts.
Application Deadline: 10 October 2025, 11:59pm
Please note that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Shortlisting Date: 13 October 2025
Interview Date: 20 & 21 October 2025
Interview Type: Face to face
Please be aware that we embrace the use of AI as an innovative tool to maximise our services at Stockport Council; we ask applicants to ensure their submission is written by themselves and reflects their skills and enthusiasm.
Your Role
Stockport Family is looking for an experienced Social Worker to join our Out of Hours (OOH) Team part time, working a shift pattern outside of normal hours. The OOH service provides an effective and timely response to urgent notifications that occur outside usual business hours that identify a child or adult is vulnerable and at risk of harm. You will join a well-established, highly experienced team of Social Workers to perform this statutory social care function, with support from a Team Manager and an On Call Service Lead.
Activity includes statutory social work functions such as Section 47 investigations, decision making, safeguarding adult investigations, placement of children (including pace beds) and adults in residential care, welfare visits and checks.
You will be provided with a solo protect device, which offers personal security whilst lone working and allows you to discretely contact for immediate help 24/7.
About You
You will be a passionate social work practitioner, proud of your profession and able to reflect and think creatively about how you respond at pace to urgent social work intervention to ensure children, families and adults are safe and achieve the best outcomes. You will be confident using professional judgement to employ a range of interventions ensuring safety whilst balancing rights and risks.
You must have current Social Work England registration and you will be committed to your professional development, take up the vast amount of learning opportunities on offer and be excited about becoming part of Stockport Family. You must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a statutory children’s social work team. In Stockport Family we value diversity and the unique perspectives that each of us bring and are committed to our workforce being representative of the diverse communities that we serve.
About Us
Stockport Family has recently received its Ofsted inspection (2022) and has been found to be “Good” in all areas. Ofsted commented on the quality of practice, multi-agency collaboration and a strong focus on prevention, early intervention and mental health support for vulnerable children and families.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we are recognised as a great place to work and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Jessica Britton via email Jessica.britton@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.
The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this campaign does not qualify for sponsorship. If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this in your application and email recruitment@stockport.gov.uk.
Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme
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