Social Worker - Advice and Wellbeing...

Adult Social Care; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning and Development programme

Job summary

Reading Borough Council’s Advice and Wellbeing Hub supports adults, carers and professionals to access timely, person-centred guidance. You’ll deliver short‑term interventions, focusing on independence, wellbeing and safe living in the community.

You will work within a supportive, inclusive team, applying your social work expertise to assess needs, plan outcomes and promote recovery, with opportunities for professional development and practice growth.

Qualifications

• Experience applying the Care Act 2014 in practice.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with adults and carers.
• Ability to work within legal and statutory frameworks and multi‑agency settings.

Responsibilities

• Complete strengths-based Care Act assessments.
• Undertake Mental Capacity assessments.
• Coordinate best interest decisions and safeguarding enquiries as needed.
• Provide clear, practical Advice, information and guidance.
• Manage a short-term, varied caseload to boost wellbeing and independence.

Skills

Communication skills

Professional judgement

Strengths-based practice

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

Are you a Social Worker who’s passionate about making a real impact? Do you thrive in a supportive, collaborative team where your expertise can change lives from the very first conversation?

If so, the Advice and Wellbeing Hub is the place for you! Join us and play a key role in helping adults and carers get the right support at the right time empowering independence, wellbeing, and brighter futures.

This is a dynamic frontline role at the heart of early intervention and prevention. You'll bring your social work knowledge to deliver short-term, meaningful interventions that truly make a difference helping people stay safe, independent, and confident in their own homes.

We welcome talented people from all backgrounds. Diversity and inclusion drive our success, and as a Disability Confident Employer, Reading Borough Council is committed to supporting and championing colleagues with disabilities.

About the Advice and Wellbeing Hub

The Hub is the first point of contact for adults, carers, and professionals seeking advice, support, and direction. We offer short term intervention, designed to maximise choice, control, and independence.

Our practice is driven by the Conversations Count strengths‑based model, ensuring every interaction is person-centred and outcomes-focused.

You’ll work with adults with a wide range of needs, including:

• Older adults
• People with disabilities
• Individuals affected by alcohol or substance misuse.
• Homelessness
• Hoarding
• Carers seeking advice, support, and guidance.

The Hub is busy, vibrant, and incredibly supportive—it’s the perfect place to grow, develop, and make an immediate impact in people’s lives.

About the Role

As a Social Worker in the Hub, you’ll be the welcoming, knowledgeable first point of contact for adults, carers, and professionals.

Your role will include:

• Completing strengths-based Care Act assessments
• Undertaking Mental Capacity assessments
• Coordinating best interest decisions
• Managing safeguarding enquiries where needed
• Offering clear, practical advice, information, and guidance
• Managing a short-term, varied caseload designed to boost wellbeing and independence.

You’ll work closely with colleagues, health partners, and external agencies using your professional judgement within legal and statutory frameworks to ensure interventions are safe, effective, and proportionate.

Your contribution will be pivotal in helping people access the right support at the right time.

You will need to have

• A Social Work degree (or equivalent)
• Registration with Social Work England
• A solid understanding of the Care Act 2014

You will have access to our Learning and Development programme and be supported in your career and personal growth with opportunities to learn and develop new clinical skills, helping you to build your Continuing Professional Development portfolio, extending your skills and supporting you to grow as a social worker.