Overview
Salary Grade 11, £44,209 to £47,107 per annum
Location County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight
This role is office-based; however, it also offers some agile or remote working.
Are you a skilled and compassionate Social Worker looking to take the next step in your career?
Join our Localities Team at the Isle of Wight Council and help shape the future of adult social care across our vibrant island community.
This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference—supporting adults to live well and independently, while enjoying the unique work/life balance that island living offers.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
* Deliver strengths-based assessments and person-centred care planning
* Work collaboratively with individuals, families, and partner agencies to co-produce sustainable support solutions
* Lead safeguarding enquiries and manage complex caseloads
* Provide professional guidance to colleagues and mentor junior staff
* Contribute to reflective practice and service development
* Confidently manage your caseload without supervision when providing emergency and crisis support outside of core hours, as part of the department’s formal out-of-hours social work rota (up to 25 sessions per year)
Come and join a passionate team that thrives on creative solutions, strong partnerships, and developing talent.
Youll be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to evolving practice, working together across services, and supporting your development every step of the way.
Benefits
Join #TeamIWC and youll receive our staff benefits package, including:
* Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
* Discounted Solent ferry travel
* Island bus network discount
* Cycle to work scheme
* Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
* National and local discounts & benefits schemes
* Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
* Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)
The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.
We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees. We are an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community.
We are a Disability Confident employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.
The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination, and this is supported by;
The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via adverts@iow.gov.uk if you would like to receive a copy.
The Isle of Wight Council reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than stated, if required. To ensure your application is considered, it is recommended to submit your application promptly.
Other
Out of Hours Standby and Call Out. You may be asked to provide support in exceptional circumstances, outside of usual business hours. Unless stated otherwise in the job summary for the role this is not part of the department’s usual standby arrangements.
The Isle of Wight Council is committed to supporting all newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) via a robust post-graduate competency framework, the ‘Assessed and Supported Year of Employment’ (ASYE). The ASYE is intended to be the first stage of continuing professional development for Registered Social Workers. The framework will be closely allied to the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF). You will be therefore, be required to satisfactorily complete the ASYE programme within a 12-month period (or 18 months if part-time).
For support completing your online application or for further information on how to apply, phone 01983 823134 or email callcentre@iow.gov.uk Only applications submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.
We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. Please revisit our job page for alternate posts that may be suitable.
J-18808-Ljbffr