Social Worker

inploi; Oldham; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the UK is seeking a Social Worker (grade 6) to join their Learning Disability and Autism Team. This role involves managing a caseload and conducting needs assessments. Essential skills include experience working with individuals with autism and learning disabilities, alongside strong communication skills. The position offers a salary range of £33,366 to £37,035 and is based in Oldham. The successful candidate will play a vital role in promoting independence and safeguarding welfare.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Discounted gym membership

Attractive pension scheme

Wellbeing support services

Qualifications

• Experience with individuals with Learning Disability and Autism is essential.
• Strong communication skills are required for advising and supporting service users.
• Understanding safeguarding principles or willingness to undertake training.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of service users and assess their needs.
• Identify community networks that assist individuals and their carers.
• Work collaboratively with other agencies to promote independence.
• Ensure care plans are effective and meet individual needs.
• Consult with service providers to monitor care plan effectiveness.

Skills

Experience of working with individuals with Learning Disability and Autism

Excellent communication and engagement skills

Understanding of safeguarding principles

Job description

Adult

Learning Disability and Autism Team

Social Worker grade 6

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £33,366 to 37035

Hours: 36.66 per week

Based: Spindles, Oldham George Street, OL1 1HD

Closing date: 10.11.2025

Role overview

Oldham Council has an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic person to take up the role of Social worker grade 6 within the Learning Disability and Autism Team. The successful candidate will work as part of a supportive team to provide assessments of need, care and support planning, and review, that takes a strength based approach, with individuals who may have a range of social care needs, their families, and informal carers

Key responsibilities

• To manage a caseload of service users. You will need to be able to plan, assess and review an individual’s needs in line with the Care Act.
• To identify and take account of community networks and assets, which may assist in meeting the needs of individuals and their carers who are referred for a Care Act Assessment or who are in receipt of services,
• To work with individuals and families with health and social care needs that require innovative approaches and models of support to promote independence and improve social inclusion alongside your social work colleagues and other agencies.
• To organise and/or assist to obtain the provision of appropriate services to meet identified needs, minimise risk, offer protection and maximise independence appropriate to the Care Act eligibility criteria risk levels and to keep providers advised and informed of any changes to care arrangements. To ensure all relevant systems are updated in a timely manner and all case notes are contemporaneous and accurately recorded.
• To consult with service providers in monitoring the effectiveness of care plans as required. To undertake reviews/re-assessment visits, when necessary, in line with the Directorate’s policies and procedures and to re-evaluate the needs of individuals and their carers to ensure that services are adequate, effective, appropriate and of a high quality standard.

Key Requirements

• Experience of working with individuals with Learning Disability and Autism.
• Excellent communication and engagement skills are required to effectively advise and support service users and their Carers.
• It is essential you are able to understand the principles of safeguarding or be prepared to undertake the appropriate training.

Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

About Us

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.

Our Values and Behaviours

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

Our Benefits Package

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration events.
• Peer support groups

Inclusive Recruitment

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

If you’re an applicant with disabilities and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer or someone who has served in the Armed Forces and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.

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Important Information

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.

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