Job summary
Were thrilled to announce a fantastic opportunity for a Social Worker to join our Senior Social Worker East Adult Community Team. Find out more details below
Main duties of the job
At Cambridgeshire County Council, we offer an extensive range of benefits designed to support you and your wellbeing. Discover all the details below.
About us
At Cambridgeshire County Council, we offer an extensive range of benefits designed to support you and your wellbeing. Discover all the details below.
Details
Date posted
16 February 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£45,588 to £48,696 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
VP074C0327
Job locations
Ely
CB7 4EX
Job description
Job responsibilities
Do you want to be part of a team where real change happens? Are you ambitious and looking to grow within the adult social care sector?
If the answer is yes, then this is an opportunity for you.
We are a busy generic social work team, offering support to people over the age of 18 with physical disabilities. Our team support a variety of social care duties and responsibilities in accordance with the Care Act 2014, and other relevant legislation. The Team support individuals to achieve their personal outcomes, work with unpaid carers as well as other statutory functions, such as adult safeguarding enquiries. Our focus is on supporting people to remain living safe and well in their local communities and care home placements.
The role is varied on a day-to-day basis and allows for a high level of multi-agency working, creativity and autonomy. The work includes application for courts, Continuing Healthcare and adult safeguarding.
The team is currently working to a hybrid model, with part-remote and flexible options available in line with our service needs.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Aleesha Lombardo on or at
Please note that interviews are planned for the 19th and the 20thof March.
We are looking for exceptional Social Workers to join us on our journey. For an informal discussion about our vacancies, contact Beth on or e-mail
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.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
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
* 6 days of protected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development
* A relocation package of up to £8,000 (eligibility applies)
* A pay progression scheme to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills
* ARefer a Friend Schemewhere if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, well pay you an introduction fee of £350
* Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.
What will you be doing?
The role will require you to lead on practice and performance development through the provision of high quality supervision and support of staff in line with The Care Act principles.
You will take a lead on highly complex cases, working creatively in partnership with others to manage risk. You will also provide leadership, through managing essential functions of the team including complex safeguarding situations and supporting team members promote good practice.
About you
You will be passionate about being a Social Worker,a great leader and someone who is keen to share your knowledge and experience with others. As such you will be a SWE registered Social Worker with a minimum of 4 years experience and preferably a Practice Educator or working towards this. You will have a high level of interpersonal skills, undertaking multi-agency work with partner organisations, providers, individuals, families and carers.
You must:
* Be aqualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration
For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description and Person Specification.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you dont meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please dont be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Do you want to be part of a team where real change happens? Are you ambitious and looking to grow within the adult social care sector?
If the answer is yes, then this is an opportunity for you.
We are a busy generic social work team, offering support to people over the age of 18 with physical disabilities. Our team support a variety of social care duties and responsibilities in accordance with the Care Act 2014, and other relevant legislation. The Team support individuals to achieve their personal outcomes, work with unpaid carers as well as other statutory functions, such as adult safeguarding enquiries. Our focus is on supporting people to remain living safe and well in their local communities and care home placements.
The role is varied on a day-to-day basis and allows for a high level of multi-agency working, creativity and autonomy. The work includes application for courts, Continuing Healthcare and adult safeguarding.
The team is currently working to a hybrid model, with part-remote and flexible options available in line with our service needs.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Aleesha Lombardo on or at
Please note that interviews are planned for the 19th and the 20thof March.
We are looking for exceptional Social Workers to join us on our journey. For an informal discussion about our vacancies, contact Beth on or e-mail
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.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
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
* 6 days of protected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development
* A relocation package of up to £8,000 (eligibility applies)
* A pay progression scheme to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills
* ARefer a Friend Schemewhere if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, well pay you an introduction fee of £350
* Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.
What will you be doing?
The role will require you to lead on practice and performance development through the provision of high quality supervision and support of staff in line with The Care Act principles.
You will take a lead on highly complex cases, working creatively in partnership with others to manage risk. You will also provide leadership, through managing essential functions of the team including complex safeguarding situations and supporting team members promote good practice.
About you
You will be passionate about being a Social Worker,a great leader and someone who is keen to share your knowledge and experience with others. As such you will be a SWE registered Social Worker with a minimum of 4 years experience and preferably a Practice Educator or working towards this. You will have a high level of interpersonal skills, undertaking multi-agency work with partner organisations, providers, individuals, families and carers.
You must:
* Be aqualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration
For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description and Person Specification.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you dont meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please dont be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridgeshire County Council
Address
Ely
CB7 4EX
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Cambridgeshire County Council
Address
Ely
CB7 4EX
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