Social Worker (Community Older Peoples Team)

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a Social Worker to join the Community Older Peoples Team at Moat Lane. You will support, safeguard and assess the needs of adults over 70, people with dementia and their carers, using a strengths‑based, person‑centred approach to promote wellbeing and independence.

The post offers a flexible, hybrid working pattern with training opportunities to study for AMHP, Best Interest Assessor, or Practice Educator roles, and a supportive team culture with

Qualifications

• Professional Social Work qualification and be Social Work England registered or in final academic year with pending registration.
• Knowledge of safeguarding principles and relevant legislation.
• Experience delivering person-centred and strengths-based working including assessments and reviews.
• Detailed knowledge of care legislation including the continuing health care framework.
• Experience of assessment, development and planning of care and positive risk management.
• Effective communication and collaboration to build working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Undertake assessments and reviews to determine care needs and eligibility.
• Develop and plan care with clients and carers, incorporating positive risk management.
• Collaborate with multi‑disciplinary teams and adult social care partners to safeguard and promote wellbeing.
• Maintain high professional standards and contribute to service improvements.

Skills

Safeguarding principles

Person-centred approach

Communication skills

Collaborative working

Project planning

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

Social Worker – Adults Social Care (Community Older Peoples Team)

We are looking for a Social Worker to work in our Community Older Peoples Team who is enthusiastic and passionate about changing the lives of people with care and support needs, and carers, through the promotion of wellbeing and choice, making a real difference and enabling them to increase their independence and have fulfilling lives, free from harm and abuse.

Based at the Moat Lane, Solihull, this busy and supportive team are responsible for supporting, safeguarding and assessing the needs of older adults over the age of 70, people with dementia and their carers. You will work in a strengths-based manner, enabling individuals to live as independently as possible and to improve well-being.

You would be joining us at an exciting time as we change the way in which it delivers its services, and we work in a more agile way. As a Social Worker in Solihull, you will benefit from manageable caseloads and an inclusive and supportive team culture with great scope for professional development.

We also offer comprehensive training with opportunities to study to be an Approved Mental Health Practitioner, Best Interest Assessor or a Practice Educator which provides a positive base for supervision skills and helps you to deliver training. There is also the 12-month Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) for newly qualified social workers.

Social Work England registration fees are paid for people who have completed their Social Work qualification.

To find out more about working in Adult Social Care including the vision and priorities for the Adult Social Care Directorate, please click here

We are looking for people who have:

• A professional Social Work qualification and be Social Work England registered or be in the final academic year of a professional Social Work qualification with pending Social Work England registration.
• Knowledge of, safeguarding principles and relevant legislation
• Experience of delivering person-centred and strengths-based working including assessments and reviews
• Detailed knowledge of the care legislation including the continuing health care framework.
• Experience of assessment, the development and planning of care and of positive risk management
• Effective communication skills and experience of collaborative working to build effective working relationships.

In return, you will be part of a team where you will be really valued, with the opportunity to shape and improve the services we deliver to our diverse community. We have close partnerships across agencies in the borough and are a small and friendly local authority with good relationships across adult care and support.

We welcome applications from newly qualified Social Workers as well as experienced Social Workers looking for a change in career or wishing to develop their skills and experience. You will have the opportunity to gain knowledge and abilities across a broad range of social work activity, such as assessment and care planning and safeguarding.

We understand that our employees have commitments and interests outside work and encourage good work-life balance by offering a flexible and agile working environment. This is further supplemented by generous annual leave entitlements with the opportunity to purchase up to 10-days additional leave per year, a flexitime scheme with up to 24 days per year, staff discounts, family and carer friendly policies and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Working on a hybrid basis; these roles will include a combination of office and home working with face-to-face visits and assessments being an essential element of the role.

Closing date for applications is Sunday, 8 November 2026.

Interviews will be held on 17 and 18 November 2026 at the Council House, Solihull.

If you have a specific question or require further information regarding this post, please contact Jenny Breen (Team Manager) [e-mail].

This role requires an enhanced DBS check for regulated activity for working with adults.

Please note: As part of our compliance and safer recruitment requirements, references will be sought for all successful candidates following interview. A reference must be provided by the candidate’s current or most recent employer or training provider. Where this does not cover the last three years, an additional reference will be required from the candidate’s next most recent employer or training provider. Posts subject to statutory regulation may require additional scrutiny. Personal/character references will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances

Please note we are not accepting CVs for these vacancies.

This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.

Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.

Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and a commitment to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Attached documents
179-2545 JDPS Social Worker (COPT) Oct 26.pdf