Social Worker - Long Term Team (4 posts)

Social Worker - Erewash Long Term Social Work Teams

Four Permanent Opportunities

Are you a passionate and motivated Social Worker looking for your next challenge?

Due to an exciting expansion of our service, the Erewash Long Term Social Work Teams are looking to recruit four dedicated Social Workers to join our friendly, supportive, and highly experienced team.

This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a service that values professional autonomy, innovation, and high-quality social work practice. We are committed to creating an environment where practitioners feel supported, valued, and empowered to make a real difference in the lives of adults and carers across our communities.

About the Role

As a Social Worker within our Long Term Team, you will manage a varied and rewarding caseload, working with adults and carers to promote independence, wellbeing, and positive outcomes. You will play a key role in supporting individuals through a strengths-based, person-centred approach, ensuring statutory responsibilities are met while enabling people to live the lives they choose.

We are seeking practitioners who can demonstrate:

• Strong professional judgement, accountability, and autonomous decision-making
• Excellent assessment and case management skills
• Timely and accurate recording to support effective case progression
• The ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with a wide range of partners, including Health, Housing, Police, and independent sector providers
• A commitment to promoting independence, early intervention, and preventative support

What We're Looking For

We welcome applications from Social Workers who are enthusiastic about delivering excellent outcomes and are committed to continuous professional development.

Experience in the following areas would be advantageous, although full support, training, and development will be provided for the right candidate:

• Leading Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries
• Chairing multi-agency meetings, including Multi-Agency Adult Risk Management (MARM) meetings
• Completing Mental Capacity Act (2005) assessments
• Facilitating Best Interest Meetings
• Working with Court of Protection DoLS applications and associated legal processes

A Dynamic and Rewarding Environment

The role will include participation in Duty cover, requiring the ability to respond effectively to changing priorities, triage incoming referrals, and support adults and carers whose circumstances require an urgent response.

You will need to demonstrate experience of managing complex caseloads and balancing competing demands, while delivering safe, proportionate, accountable, and cost-effective interventions in line with the Care Act 2014 and wider local authority responsibilities.

Why Join Us?

At Erewash Long Term Teams, we recognise that great social work happens when practitioners feel supported and encouraged to flourish.

In return, we offer:

• A welcoming, experienced, and supportive team environment
• Monthly formal supervision as a minimum
• Easy access to informal guidance and support from managers and colleagues
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• A culture that promotes reflective practice, professional curiosity, and shared learning
• Opportunities to develop specialist knowledge and broaden your experience
• A team that celebrates individual strengths, values diverse perspectives, and supports one another to succeed

If you are looking for a role where you can develop your career, make a meaningful impact, and be part of a team that genuinely values its people, we would love to hear from you.

Join us and help make a positive difference to the lives of adults and carers in Erewash.

Provisional Interview Date: 13th and 14th August

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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Important: Derbyshire County Council holds a sponsorship licence, but this role does not offer visa sponsorship. Please apply only if you already have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship, as applications that do not meet this requirement will be rejected.

We welcome applications from individuals who share our values - being Collaborative, Innovative, Empowered and Accountable. These values describe who we are and what we stand for as a council. They help shape our culture, encourage consistent behaviour and guide how we work together to make a positive difference for both our employees and the residents we serve.