Social Worker - Exeter West Chsct

Devon County Council; Devon and Torbay; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Job summary

Devon County Council’s Integrated Adult Social Care Team in Exeter West is seeking passionate Social Workers. You will use a strengths-based, person-centred approach to support adults to maximise independence and choice, and complete complex assessments.

You will work with health partners and multi-disciplinary teams, mentor students and less experienced colleagues, contribute to service development, and benefit from flexible, hybrid working and a supportive culture.

Qualifications

• Registered Social Worker with Social Work England.
• Experience in adult social care practice, including risk assessment and safeguarding.
• Knowledgeable about Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act.

Responsibilities

• Use strengths-based, person-centred approach to maximise independence and choice for adults.
• Complete complex assessments using health and social care tools, including Care Act assessments.
• Apply the Mental Capacity Act, including two-stage test and Best Interest decisions.
• Identify and promote enablement and reablement opportunities.
• Lead safeguarding inquiries and work with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Mentor students, newly qualified social workers and less-experienced colleagues.

Skills

Social Work England registered

Adult social care experience

Care Act knowledge

Mental Capacity Act knowledge

Mental Health Act knowledge

Job description

Internal Only

We’re looking for passionate and skilled Social Workers to join our Integrated Adult Social Care Team-Exeter West . You’ll be part of a supportive service that values strong social work practice, promotes independence, and puts people at the heart of everything we do.

Whether you have experience across complex care, safeguarding, reablement, or mental capacity work, you’ll find opportunities here to grow, contribute, and make a real difference.

About the role

Working as an Social Worker in Adults Services, you will:

• Use a strengths-based, person-centred approach to support adults to maximise independence and choice.
• Complete complex assessments using a range of health and social care tools, including Care Act assessments and contributions to CHC processes.
• Apply the Mental Capacity Act, including the two stage test and Best Interest decision-making.
• Identify and promote enablement and reablement opportunities.
• Lead and complete safeguarding enquiries, including complex or whole service concerns.
• Work collaboratively with health partners, voluntary sector organisations and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Undertake work relating to the Court of Protection, including making applications for authorisation of deprivations of liberty in the community where required.
• Maintain accurate, timely and reflective case records.
• Mentor students, NQSWs and less experienced colleagues, supporting their development and modelling best practice.
• Contribute to service development and continuous improvement.

About you

You will be:

• A registered Social Worker with Social Work England.
• Experienced in adult social care practice, including risk assessment, safeguarding, care planning and partnership working.
• Knowledgeable about relevant legal and policy frameworks including the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act.
• Skilled at communicating with adults, families and professionals with clarity, empathy and confidence.
• Able to work autonomously, manage a varied caseload and make sound professional decisions.
• Committed to reflective practice and ongoing professional development.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is required (reasonable adjustments considered).

Why choose Devon County Council?

• A supportive culture that values professional judgment and wellbeing
• Regular reflective supervision
• A strong commitment to CPD
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Beautiful coastal and rural communities to work in across

Social Worker Career Pathway

We have implemented the first phase of a new Social Worker Career Pathway within our Adults Services, with our vacancies available at the Social Worker (Grade F) or Experienced Social Worker (Grade G) levels. Our Social Worker and Experienced Social Worker roles align with the national , which provides a robust structure for all local authorities to use as a way of standardising professional capabilities and provides a clear career pathway.

This is a fantastic opportunity to provide you with an achievable, clear pathway for your career; to enable you as a practitioner to reflect and identify your own practice and development on the PCF pathway. If successful in being shortlisted for interview, your experience, skills and knowledge, will be assessed against the PCF domains and if found appointable, this will determine your appointment to either the Social Worker (Grade F) or Experienced Social Worker level (Grade G).

With on-going learning and support from your line manager, those appointed as a Social Worker will be able to evidence incremental learning and submit an application in due course for progression to the Experienced Social Worker (Grade G) via a portfolio of supporting evidence against the PCF framework.