Social Worker – Review Team

Local Government South East; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

LGPS

On-site day nursery

Season Ticket Loan

Lease car salary sacrifice

AVCs

Job summary

Reading Borough Council is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join the Supporting Independence Through Review Team in Adult Social Care, Reading. The role demands strong communication and the ability to build trusted relationships with service users, families and health providers.

You will manage a diverse caseload across physical disabilities, learning disabilities, neurodiversity and mental health, applying safeguarding and community-working expertise to promote wellbeing and

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent in Social Work.
• Registration with Social Work England.
• Understanding of the Care Act 2014.

Responsibilities

• Hold a varied caseload across physical disabilities, learning disability, neurodiversity and mental health.
• Assess current care and support using a strengths-based approach to improve wellbeing and independence.
• Work with providers to ensure care plans reflect eligible needs and up-to-date costings.
• Collaborate with health colleagues to consider NHS Continuing Healthcare and Care Act duties.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Relationship building

Education

Degree in Social Work

Registration with Social Work England

Job description

• Full Time
• Permanent
• Reading
• £36,581 to £45,529 Per year (£2,000 Market Supplement available for Experienced Social Worker) £ / Year
• Closes: 27 September 2026

Website Reading Borough Council

We are seeking an experienced and qualified Social Worker to become a valuable member of the Supporting Independence Through Review Team in our Adult Social Care department at Reading Borough Council. Regardless of where you currently stand in your career, we are dedicated to providing the necessary support and opportunities for your professional development.

In the role of a Social Worker at Reading Borough Council, you will be a member of a welcoming and supportive team. We are seeking individuals who can exhibit excellent communication skills and possess the capability to establish and sustain relationships with colleagues, service users, and healthcare providers.

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.

We support hybrid working, it’s important to us that working arrangements are designed to enable our employees to excel and within this role you’ll have the opportunity to work in a way that suits your lifestyle.

About The Role

You will be an experienced, registered Social Worker, with considerable post qualifying experience and have a range of social care knowledge, including experience of community working and safeguarding.

You will hold a varied caseload across user groups such as people with physical disabilities, learning disability and neurodiversity and mental health. Transferable skills can be considered.

The team collaborates closely with other teams engaged in the provision of Adult Social Care. Our main objective is to promptly assess current care and support, employing a strengths-based approach to work with individuals in order to enhance wellbeing, uphold rights, foster independence, and facilitate positive outcomes.

You will work closely with providers to ensure people’s care and support plans reflect their eligible needs and up to date costings and contribute to the team performance and positive outcomes for our residents.

In addition we work closely with health colleagues to consider NHS Continuing Healthcare alongside our Care Act duties.

You will work within the legal framework provided by the statute, guidance, policies and procedures.

You Will Need To Have

• A degree or equivalent in Social Work
• Registration with Social Work England
• Understanding of the Care Act 2014

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.

Benefits

Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:

• Work Together as one team – work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do
• Drive Efficiency – show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential
• Be Ambitious – be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way
• Make a Difference to Reading – maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed

Our offer

A Competitive Salary Alongside a Range Of Benefits Including

• Generous holiday entitlement – 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays – rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service, with the option to buy additional leave
• Maternity, adoption, parental and sick pay
• A wide range of flexible working opportunities
• Access to a range of training and learning opportunities to help you develop
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted
• Season Ticket Loan – a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work
• Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax
• Salary sacrifice scheme for Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs) to help you save for your retirement

If you would like to find out more about this role and the team, please contact Sandra Sheldon (Review Team Manager) on 07834 802 697 or [e-mail].

Closing date: Sunday 27th September 2026

Interview date: To be confirmed

Interview setup: In person at the Civic Offices, Reading

Visit: www.moretoreading.co.uk to find out more about Reading’s Community & Adult Social Care Services. It’s a chance to hear from the people who already work here and why they have chosen Reading as their professional destination.