Adults Senior Social Worker - Register Your Interest

Surrey County Council; Epsom, Dorking, Weybridge; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority is seeking a Senior Social Worker to join its teams across Surrey. The role involves assessing social care needs, providing direct intervention, and supervising staff. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience, with a strong commitment to community service. This position offers various employee benefits including hybrid working and a comprehensive support system for career progression.

Benefits

26 days' holiday

Hybrid working options

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Substantial post-qualification professional experience as a social worker.
• Experience of providing professional supervision.
• Motivated and flexible with high professional standards.

Responsibilities

• Assess the social care needs of service users.
• Provide direct social work intervention to challenging service users.
• Supervise and support junior staff.

Skills

Assessment skills

Supervision

Knowledge of The Care Act

Complex situation handling

Flexibility

Education

Relevant degree in social work

Registration with Social Work England

Job description

Adults Senior Social Worker - Register Your Interest

Details

• Reference: SCC/TP/287909/2796
• Positions: 1
• Salary: £47,884 - £51,175 per annum (pro rata for part time roles)
• Category: Qualified Social Work - Adult's
• Contract type: Permanent
• Working hours: Various
• Posted on: 7 August 2025
• Location: Surreywide

The starting salary for our Senior Social Worker roles is £47,884 per annum (pro rata for part time).

We are looking for Senior Social Workers to register your interest with us in joining one of our friendly teams across Surrey's Adults, Wellbeing, and Health Partnerships Directorate.

We have the following Teams/ locations:

Area-based Locality Teams

• Mid-Surrey- Elmbridge (Weybridge), Epsom and Ewell, Mole Valley (Dorking)

Register your interest
Please click on 'Apply online' at the bottom of this page to complete a brief application form and indicate which teams/locations you would like to be considered for. When any vacancies arise in the teams you have indicated, we will then contact you for a further discussion.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• Hybrid working, including the ability to work from home
• A fantastic Adults Academy which will help you to progress in your career.
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Refer a friend scheme
About our Teams

We are proud to say you will be well supported by our teams with regular supervision, management support as well as peer-to-peer learning and support. You will work within a fantastic team that works closely with our Health colleagues, enabling a positive and collaborative approach to our work.

Our Adult Social Care Academy has a fantastic track record of developing our staff and putting our Senior Social Workers in the best position to progress further in their careers. Many of our Senior Social Workers have gone on to step up into management roles within our Adult Social Care teams.

Our diverse teams are committed to making a positive difference to our residents' lives. In return we will provide you with the training, excellent supervision, and development opportunities to progress your career.

About the Role
As a Senior Social Worker in Surrey, you will be expected to have strong experience in assessing the social care needs of service users and provide direct social work intervention to some of the most challenging and complex service users and their carers. You will provide effective support to individuals using a strength-based approach to enable individuals to live as independently as possible with more choice and control.

You will supervise and support staff, as well as work alongside the team managers to improve processes and shape the team. You will need to be flexible to work in a challenging environment. You will be supported and will benefit from a structured induction programme.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for our Senior Social Worker vacancies, your CV will clearly evidence the following:

• A relevant degree and registration with Social Work England.
• Substantial post-qualification professional experience as a social worker is also required.
• Experience of providing professional supervision (can include unqualified and non-professional supervision).
• You will be motivated and flexible with high professional standards and sound knowledge and experience of current legislation and its application to practice in a social care setting.
• An applied knowledge of The Care Act and The Mental Capacity Act and experience of undertaking safeguarding enquiries is essential alongside experience of working in complex situations using professional judgement and a range of interventions.
• You will have experience of, and be able to provide, professional, reflective supervision, guidance and advice to less experienced social workers, including those completing ASYE and social work students.
Surrey has both urban and rural areas and locality based social care workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK and access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.

Contact us

Please contact us for any questions relating to our roles. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

For an informal discussion, please contact that Adults' Workforce Team at [e-mail] , who will be able to put you in touch with one of our teams.

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Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.