Social Work Assistant

Kent County Council; Kings Hill; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent local authority in the United Kingdom is seeking a full-time Social Work Assistant for the Disabled Children’s Team. The role includes assessing the needs of disabled children aged 0-17 and supporting Social Workers. Candidates should have strong interpersonal and communication skills and experience in Children’s Services. This position offers a hybrid working model, combining home and office work, and is based in Kings Hill.

Qualifications

• Experience working with disabled children and young people.
• Ability to assess needs of young people aged 0-17.
• Motivation to support Social Workers and manage a caseload.

Responsibilities

• Assess the needs of disabled children and young people.
• Support Social Workers within the team.
• Work closely with key agencies like Health and Education.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Experience in Children’s Services

Job description

Social Work Assistant

Role Responsibility

Kent County Council’s Strengthening Independence Service is recognised for the outstanding support provided by its Practitioners whose care and commitment shines through their work (Ofsted 2022).

An opportunity has arisen for a full‑time Social Work Assistant in the Disabled Children’s Team West 2 within the Strengthening Independence Service. This is an exciting time to join a growing and dynamic team as we build and consolidate good practice in this area of social work.

You will be involved in assessing the needs of disabled children and young people aged between 0 and 17. Our team consists of Social Workers, Senior Practitioners and Social Work Assistants and you will be required to support the role of the Social Workers within the team and also have an allocated caseload yourself. You will be required to work closely with our colleagues in the Disabled Young People’s Social Work teams and other key agencies such as Health, Education and the voluntary sector.

As a relatively new service there is an extensive training and development programme in place and you will be provided with support and opportunities to further develop your own knowledge and skills with regular supervision.

You will be highly motivated and demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills to deliver the highest quality service to young people with disabilities, their families and carers. Experience in Children’s Services would be essential.

Kent County Council offers a hybrid working model with a combination of home and office working. The contractual base is in Worrall House, West Malling. The team covers a large geographical area and there would be an expectation that you are able to work flexibly across the whole area covered by the team.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer‑facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Contact Details

If you would like to discuss this position further, please contact:

Andrea Abrahams, Team Manager on 03000 422211.

About the Company

Work that works for you and us – let’s talk flexibility!

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply soon as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.

Job Description & Person Specification

• FINAL DC and YP Social Work Assistant KR7.pdf

Salary: £27,852 – £29,716 per annum

Contract type: Permanent Full Time

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: Worrall House, 30 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling,, United Kingdom

Job category: Social Care – Unqualified

Job Reference: REF/TP/785/13972

Closing Date: 20 November 2025