This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
1. Job Title: Social Worker
2. Job Location: Shire Hall, Gloucester
3. Salary: £38,220 - £40,777 per annum
4. Hours per Week: 37.00
5. Contract Type: Permanent
6. Closing Date: 14/12/2025
7. Job Requisition Number: 11055
8. This post is not open to job share
Are you an experienced Social Worker? Then we would love to hear from you!
We have full time Social Worker opportunities in our Gloucester Locality Team based in the heart of the city of Gloucester, with great access routes to the M5. We offer a mix of office, community and home working and have free staff parking when working in the office.
If you're a qualified Social Worker in the UK and looking to move to Gloucestershire, we offer a relocation allowance of up to £8,000 subject to qualifying conditions. There's never been a better time to make the move!
If you’rea Skilled Worker already living and working in the UK, with a minimum of 1 year’s experience working in an Adults Social Worker role, currently registered with SWE and looking to move Certificate of Sponsorship and relocate to Gloucestershire, then read on!
About the role:
Our vision for the people we work with is for them to lead full and active lives where they are supported to be independent as far as they can be. We want people to have choice and control over the services and support they receive and have access to services that use resources creatively. To help us to achieve our vision we focus on making Adult Social Care a place where people want to work and feel supported to deliver quality practice so they can focus on people first.
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This is a fantastic opportunity to join Gloucestershire County Council. You can be confident of becoming part of a welcoming, passionate, innovative, and highly supportive team.
About us:
Enchanting Cotswold villages, picturesque countryside backdrops, and a never-ending selection of exciting days out, attractions and events; Gloucestershire really does have something for everyone. Gloucestershire is the perfect place to live and work with a great mix of rural and city locations..
About you:
As well as your experience as a frontline social worker, you will need:
9. Social Work qualification
10. Social Work England registration
11. To have passed your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE – applicable since 2012) or have an equivalent qualification or 2+ years post qualifying statutory experience
12. Evidence of continuing professional development
13. A clean and valid driving licence (exceptions under the Equality Act may apply)
Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about.
If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role.
We Offer:
Our people do all they can to make the difference to local communities in Gloucestershire. And that’s exactly what we aim to do for our people. Here are some of the ways we aim to achieve this:
14. Up to £8,000 relocation package subject to qualifying conditions
15. 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays
16. Option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part time employees)
17. Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
18. Free staff parking
19. Regular formal and informal support
20. Safe, supportive and positive working environment
21. Training and development opportunities
22. Family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family
23. Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers
24. Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
25. Cycle to Work scheme
26. Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network
We’re closer than you think:
We are an easy commute from many locations, see what we mean.
Applying:
Please write your application with consideration for the criteria in the Job Description. This should include examples of why you should be considered and the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.
To start your journey with us, click ‘Apply’ today!
The council will consider sponsorship for this role, in line with Home Office regulations and subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.
Additional Information
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This Position is subject to a DBS check.
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 calendar days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.