Adults Senior Social Worker - Community Team

Cambridgeshire County Council; Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in Cambridgeshire is seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker to join the Adult Community Team in Huntingdon. You will lead practices, manage complex cases, and provide leadership within the team while supporting a hybrid working model. This role requires a passion for social work, strong interpersonal skills, and a minimum of 2 years' post-qualification experience. Comprehensive benefits and a commitment to professional development are offered.

Benefits

Wellbeing package

Protected professional development time

Relocation package up to £8,000

Pay progression scheme

Refer a Friend Scheme

Access to development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered with Social Work England.
• Min. 2 years' experience in social work.
• Experience in handling complex safeguarding situations.

Responsibilities

• Lead practice and performance development.
• Manage complex cases creatively.
• Support hybrid working model.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Ability to work across agencies

Flexibility to work from various locations

Education

Social Work England registration

Minimum of 2 years' post-qualification experience

Practice Educator status (or working towards it)

Job description

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About the role

Do you thrive on making a real difference in people's lives? Are you curious, compassionate, and motivated to see opportunities where others might not? Do you enjoy building strong, trusting relationships and exploring new ways to support independence?

If so, we'd love to welcome you to our team.

We're looking for an experienced and passionate Senior Social Worker to join our Adult Community Team in Huntingdon. Based at Scott House, you'll be part of a warm, collaborative service that works hand-in-hand with health professionals, partners, families, and carers to achieve the very best outcomes for adults in our community.

We've embraced flexible ways of working, giving our teams the freedom to work where they need to while staying connected and supported. You'll have the autonomy to make professional decisions, with the reassurance of ongoing guidance, encouragement, and opportunities to grow.

This is a role for someone who is brave in their approach, passionate about empowering individuals and families, and able to inspire others to promote independence and wellbeing.

Why Join Us?

Be part of a friendly, motivated team that genuinely enjoys working together and celebrating success

A supportive, development-focused service that values your strengths and helps you grow

Flexible working arrangements to support your wellbeing and work-life balance

Opportunities to showcase your expertise and thrive in a collaborative environment

A council committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Team Manager Julie Dalton on 01480 379473 or [e-mail].

We usually meet candidates in person for interviews, but in special circumstances we can arrange a Microsoft Teams interview.

We are looking for exceptional Social Workers to join us on our journey. For an informal discussion about our vacancies, contact Beth on 01480 372 425 or e-mail [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.

What will you be doing?

You will be leading practice and performance development through high-quality supervision and support, in line with Care Act principles

Taking the lead on highly complex cases, working creatively with partners to manage risk.

Providing leadership in managing essential team functions, including complex safeguarding situations.

Supporting a hybrid working model, balancing office-based reflection time with collaborative remote working.

About you

You're passionate about social work, a natural leader, and keen to share your knowledge and experience. You'll bring:

• Social Work England registration
• Minimum of 2 years' post-qualification experience
• Ideally, Practice Educator status (or working towards it)
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work across agencies, providers, families, and carers
• Flexibility to work from a variety of locations and travel independently

For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification.

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
• A Refer a Friend Scheme where if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, we’ll 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.

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 don't meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don't 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.

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers

Attached documents

• CCC Employment Benefits Brochure [June 2025].pdf
• Adults Social Worker Benefits Brochure.pdf
• Senior Social Worker Adult Social Care JDPS.pdf