Social Worker

Applefields School; Selby; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working practices

Generous leave entitlement

Discount schemes (Everybody Benefits)

Staff development and progression

Access to modern technologies

Mindful Employer

Green travel loan scheme

Private health scheme

Eye tests

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council invites applications for a Social Worker role in the Selby area, joining a team that collaborates with health colleagues and prevention services to promote wellbeing and prevent need. The post emphasises strength-based assessments and personalised care planning for adults with care needs, with safeguarding and Care Act knowledge essential.

Newly qualified social workers can access the ASYE programme with reduced caseloads and enhanced supervision, while experienced

Qualifications

• Professional Social Work Qualification (DipSW or CQSW) and current registration with Social Work England.
• Experience in adult social care and applying safeguarding principles is desirable.
• ASYE support provided for newly qualified social workers.

Responsibilities

• Form collaborative partnerships with health colleagues, prevention teams and voluntary sectors.
• Conduct strength-based assessments and develop personalised care plans for adults with care needs.
• Determine eligibility for services against national standards and ensure safety from harm.

Skills

Social work

Education

DipSW or CQSW

Job description

Are you an experienced Social Worker looking for a rewarding and varied role working with Older Adults or a newly qualified Social Worker looking to complete your ASYE in a supportive environment?

If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you.

North Yorkshire Council are recruiting a Social Worker to join their team in the Selby Area.

About the Role

As a Social Worker, forming collaborative partnerships will be key. You will work closely with a variety of teams and agencies, including health colleagues, stronger communities and prevention teams, voluntary and independent sector, promoting health and wellbeing and preventing, reducing, and delaying need, in line with the Care Act.

Through strength-based assessments and interventions, you will support adults with care and support needs and their carers to achieve their desired outcomes and wellbeing. To achieve this, you will be experienced in developing personalised care and support plans that represent best value and in determining eligibility for adults with care and support needs against the national standards, ensuring they are safe from harm. You will also have a good working knowledge of current adult social care legislation and application of the legislative principles, including the Care Act 2014.

As an organisation, we promote a safe culture of support and learning which we expect all staff to endorse. We recognise the importance of the health and wellbeing of our employees, striving to ensure our staff have manageable case workloads and providing them with specialised administrative support, allowing focus on delivery of care services. We also support the AYSE (Assessed and Supported Year of Employment) programme for newly qualified Social Workers where you will be supported in your first full year of employment through reduced caseloads and enhanced supervision.

We work with people with a wide and varied range of needs, using social work skills and knowledge to support them. Working to improve the lives of individuals– issues tackled include self-neglect, hoarding, dependence on alcohol or drug misuse, homeless prevention and supporting individuals and their families living with dementia. We do all of this alongside specialists in these areas, providing the most appropriate social work intervention.

We believe that a positive attitude, a tenacity for learning and developing, and a passion for supporting individuals to achieve their maximum potential are the desired attributes of applicants for this role. If this sounds like you, why not come and make a difference to people’s lives in one of the most beautiful places in the UK?

To be eligible for this post you will have a professional Social Work Qualification, DipSW or CQSW and you will have current registration with Social Work England.

Working in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire as a county has it all, rich in history and culture, outstanding natural beauty, vibrant cities, market towns, quaint villages, stunning rural and coastal landscape,and wide-open spaces. Harrogate has some fantastic places to visit including the Valley Gardens, Brimham Rocks, Pine Woods, Harrogate Theatre and RHS Harlow Carr and we are not too far from the Lake District, a jewel of the North. We also benefit from excellent road and rail links, with easy access to Leeds, York, Newcastle, Durham and even London.

Benefits of Working for NYC

• Flexible working practices including working from other locations and from home.
• Generous leave entitlement
• Retail, travel and leisure discounts and salary sacrifice discount schemes through our Everybody Benefits offer.
• Commitment to staff development and continuous learning
• Progression and career-enhancement opportunities
• Access to modern technologies to aid flexible working practices.
• As a Mindful Employer, we are committed to promoting and protecting your mental health and wellbeing at work, find out more on the Mindful Employer website
• Green travel loan scheme which offers interest-free loan towards an annual season ticket to get you from home to work.
• In addition to in-house occupational health services, preferential rates on a private health scheme are available through payroll deductions.
• Staff who use a computer as a regular part of their job are entitled to a free eye test and potentially computer-specific glasses.

Shortlisting: 12th and 13th October 2026

Venue for Interview: Microsoft Teams

***DBS***

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.

We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.