Senior Officer, Advice & Representation Service

Community Care Live; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

BASW invites applications for a Senior Officer in our Advice & Representation Service to join the team. Based at home with some travel, you will manage a small caseload and provide advice and representation across employment and fitness to practise processes.

You will work with the four UK regulators, support the Head of Service, and help communicate key information to members and externally. The role requires strong advocacy, negotiation and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Must be a skilled social worker with employment law knowledge.
• Strong communication, negotiation, advocacy and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work at a fast pace on complex matters.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small caseload of varied complexity and provide advice and representation.
• Represent members in formal employment processes and fitness to practise.
• Collaborate with policy and communications teams to inform campaigns.

Job description

Senior Officer Advice & Representation Service

• Fulltime Permanent

• Start Salary £51,910 (F Grade £51,910 to £71,552) plus pension + benefits

• Home Based with some travel

• Application Deadline 9am Thursday 22nd October 2026

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Officer in our Advice and Representation Service to join the team.

The BASW Advice & Representation Service provides advice and representation to members through the range of employment and fitness to practise processes.

As the Senior Officer – in addition to the responsibilities you will hold as an Officer, managing a small caseload of varied complexity; providing advice and representation in formal employment processes and/or fitness to practise processes with the 4 UK regulators. You will also assist the Head of Service, to deliver effective advice and representation in accordance with the terms of reference of the Service and provide expert advice to the team and members on employment law. You will also deputise for the Head of Service when required. You will work with our Policy and Communications team where appropriate to ensure BASW’s campaigns meet the needs of our members and that key information relating to employment or regulatory matters is being adequately communicated both internally and externally.

• Are you a skilled social worker with employment law knowledge who has the confidence and experience to advise and represent members in employment processes?

• Are you a confident practitioner who would thrive on representing members in the regulatory setting?

• Do you have excellent communication, negotiation, advocacy and critical thinking skills?

• Are you able to work at a fast pace, with complex, varied and interesting issues and problems?

• Are you committed to advancing BASW’s mission to promote a thriving and well supported social work profession, working with colleagues across the UK to enhance our membership offer and professional campaigns that make a positive difference to our members?

We welcome applications from all minority backgrounds to join the team. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented in key roles across social work.

At BASW, we know that recruiting the best talent for the Association means accessing the widest possible pool of people.

We anonymise application forms during shortlisting to ensure that applications are assessed without any consideration of applicant’s name, personal characteristics or cultural background. A Panel of people score each application against the demands of the role as detailed in the person specification.

It is an exciting time to join BASW as we embark on an ambitious programme of transformation across all four UK nations that will reshape how the organisation operates, engages with its members and delivers value — with a clear focus on driving sustainable membership growth and creating an even stronger campaigning voice for social workers.

We champion social work and its values, helping our members to thrive in their career and practice and advocating for the profession and the people that social workers support.