Essex County Council
Locum Adult Social Worker, Neighbourhood Team
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About The Role
Locum Adult Social Worker, Neighbourhood Team
Temporary (3 months), Full Time
£225 PAYE / £288 Umbrella
Location: Colchester
Working Style: Community-based worker
Closing Date: 22nd July 2026
Please note this is a temporary full-time assignment with a view to start immediately.
Neighbourhood Team
In our aim to align more closely with our Health partners, and partners within the voluntary sector, Adult Social Care is moving towards supporting a neighbourhood model. Working in this way, teams are aligned to specific postcode areas managing a triage process, completing assessments, Reviews, and Safeguarding enquiries under the Care Act 2014 supporting an all-age approach.
ASC Neighbourhood teams undertake incoming social work for all age specialisms. All our professionals use a strength-based approach when working with an adult to maintain their independence in a person-centred way to achieve their goals and develop resilience and networks to maintain their wellbeing.
We work with adults to support independence and maximise potential, and work with people with complex needs and diverse situations. Our team values focused on early intervention and prevention, and a focus on recovery to support adults to achieve individual outcomes. This includes working closely with partners and building networks and community resilience. The team consists of the Team Manager, Deputy Team Manager, Senior Social Workers, Social Worker, and Community Support Workers.
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You will join a knowledgeable and supportive team, who are happy to share their knowledge and in addition, you will have the opportunity to undertake training to develop skills and understanding of our case recording systems and access to Practice Guidance documents required for this role. Regular Team Meetings, Practice Meetings, and supervision will also be available to you. The working pattern for this team is Monday to Friday covering core hours of 9 am to 5:30 pm.
About You
To apply for this full-time role, you should be a qualified social worker with a current Social Work England registration. You’ll bring at least 3 years’ social work experience in adult social care, evidence of continuing professional development, and capability of practice in accordance with current professional standards.
The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area including travelling around the county of Essex and beyond. Driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential.
To read more please visit: https://www.workingforessex.com/role/adult-social-care/
To view our Organisational Behaviours information please follow this link: https://www.workingforessex.com/organisational-behaviours/
What You Should Do Next
If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.
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Please note that Essex County Council has determined that the off-payroll working rules will apply to this assignment and where a worker elects to provide their services through an intermediary (such as a personal services company) then income tax and primary national insurance contributions will be deducted at source from any payments made to the intermediary.
As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service.
Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
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If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email courtney.jode@Essex.gov.uk
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