Social Workers

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible & agile working

Generous annual leave

Flexitime

Staff discounts

LGPS

Job summary

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking Social Workers for the Adult Disability Team. You will support adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and/or autism, promoting independence and wellbeing. Join a team delivering strengths-based assessments, reviews and care planning in a modern, agile environment.

You will benefit from professional development opportunities, flexible work arrangements, and a supportive culture with collaborative cross-agency partners.

Qualifications

• Professional Social Work qualification and registration with Social Work England (or in final academic year with pending registration).
• Experience of delivering person-centred and strengths-based working including assessments and reviews.
• Knowledge of safeguarding principles and relevant legislation.

Responsibilities

• Undertake assessments and care planning for adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities or autism.
• Engage with carers and families to promote independence and well-being.
• Work within a strengths-based model and collaborate with the Adult Disability Team to achieve positive outcomes.
• Ensure safe, effective and person-centred support in line with care legislation.

Skills

Safeguarding principles

Communication skills

Person-centred approach

Team collaboration

Assessment & reviews

Education

Professional Social Work qualification

Job description

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We are looking for Social Workers to work in our Adult Disability Team who are 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.

You will be based at Moat Lane in central Solihull, supporting adults with a learning disability, physical disability and/or autism.You will be part of a highly experienced and dedicated team, embedding a strengths-based model of assessment and support, promoting independence and well-being and achieving better outcomes for people, carers and their families.

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, 25 October 2026.

Interviews will be held between Wednesday, 4 and Friday, 6 November 2026.

If you have a specific question or require further information regarding this post, please contact Matthew Lyon – Assistant Team Manager (Adults Disability Team) [e-mail] or Louise Redsull – Team Manager (Adults Disability Team) [e-mail]

These roles require 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

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.