Experienced Social Worker (Adults)

Your Croydon; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

The London Borough of Croydon is seeking an experienced social worker to join its Adult Care Services. The role involves case work and light supervision, geared towards supporting individuals in their community. You will work within an established team, benefiting from professional development opportunities and a supportive work environment. The council is committed to safeguarding and equal opportunities, welcoming diverse applicants.

Benefits

Flexible working

Generous annual leave entitlement

Employee benefits scheme

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Over two years post qualifying experience required.
• Registered with Social Work England.
• Applications from non-qualified staff will not be considered.

Responsibilities

• Case work focused role with some light supervision.
• Empower and support individuals needing community assistance.
• Undertake complex case work while avoiding management responsibilities.

Skills

Professionalism

Creativity

Problem Solving

Team Working

Education

Qualified and registered Social Worker

Completed Assessed Year in Supported Employment (ASYE)

Job description

Job Details

Experienced Social Worker – Permanent

Location: Croydon

Division: Adult Care Services

Salary

Grade 12 – £48,531 - £50,574

Business Unit: Adult Social Care

Position Type: Permanent

Contract Type: Full Time / 36 hours

London Borough of Croydon

Not afraid of a challenge? We need committed, experienced, qualified and knowledgeable social workers to help us with our core business – empowering and supporting people who need signposting, community support, or even some direct help from the Council.

In these changing times the Council Leadership has made clear their support for our statutory functions, including Adult Social Care. We know where our priorities are.

We have an established and stable base of Team Managers to work with and support you. Our vacancy rates our low - and we rarely use agency staff, preferring to concentrate our efforts on developing and investing in our permanent staff. This includes having dedicated Training officers supporting adult social care, and a Principal Social Worker to support staff welfare, practice and support you with your CPD responsibilities. We are an innovative council and have recently upgraded our electronic recording systems, are implementing “Magic Notes” to facilitate efficient assessments & reports, and we are working closely with our health & third sector partners to develop “Patienteer” a data sharing system. We have also commenced a recent rollout of new IT equipment for staff.

Experienced Social Worker

If you have some experience, but perhaps you have only just started supervising, or you don’t feel quite ready to deputize for a Manager yet then consider the Experienced Social Worker role. This role is primarily case work focused but includes some light supervision, it’s a steppingstone role for many, but for others it lets them undertake more complex work without having to move into management.

You will be a qualified and registered (Social Work England) Social Worker with over two years post qualifying experience. Ideally you will have successfully completed your Assessed Year in Supported Employment (ASYE) as a newly qualified Social Worker.

Applications from non-qualified staff will not be considered .

Working in Croydon

Applicants wishing to join our aspiring and progressive adult social care services teams will have a commitment to team working and an enthusiasm for contributing to sharing ideas that support the development of all our services.Candidates will demonstrate professionalism, creativity and drive in their approach to person centred practice and problem solving; and an ability to work flexibly in response to a rapidly changing public service environment. Additionally the staff here at Croydon are friendly, and the transport links are excellent, as indeed is the support for working from home.

In return we offer scope to our staff team to progress their career, develop their individual professional practice, analytical and creative skills, and a department wide commitment to realistic caseloads.Croydon Adult Services operate a case load limit structure, designed to maintain viable workload and support output of work. This is supported by a Council wide programme of excellent learning, development and career progression opportunities, epitomised by our strong ASYE programme and commitment to post qualification training.

All Social Work Grades

Safeguarding and equal opportunities

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS checks.

Croydon Council is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender.

The Opportunities

In the context of developing our services to continue to meet the challenges of the current situation we are moving towards greater locality & community focused working with a heavy emphasis on Strength Based working, including short and longer-term work involving the following areas;

Older people their families and representatives.

Residents affected by Hoarding and Self Neglect behaviours.

Croydon Council Benefits

Croydon Council has one of the best benefits schemes in local government

From flexible working and generous annual leave entitlement, to employee benefits scheme, there really is something for everyone, whatever your taste or lifestyle. “We want Croydon Council to be a place where our staff enjoy their jobs and are proud to be here. We encourage development and invest heavily in helping you excel and achieve your full potential. We reward talent and excellence, and our flagship benefits scheme, Options, allows you to enjoy a healthy work life balance”. (Croydon recruitment offering).

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Closing date: Monday 16th June 2025 @11:59pm

Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding Statement

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check

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