The Guildhall Northampton

Qualified Social Worker - Adults (FTC 6 months)

Northampton

£39.1k – £41.8k/yr

Posted about 10 hours ago

How your CV stacks up

1Upload CV

2Analyse CV

3Improve CV

Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role

Drag and drop your CV

or browse files

Supported files: PDF, DOC, DOCX

Vacancies

Qualified Social Worker - Adults (FTC 6 months)

About The Role

West Northamptonshire Council’s Adult Social Care service has been on a significant transformation journey since becoming a unitary authority in April 2021. This has enabled us to deliver services in a more local, strengths based way, placing people and communities at the heart of everything we do.

As a Social Worker, you will join a supportive and forward thinking service where your work has a real impact. You will work with adults with a wide range of needs, helping them to maintain independence, improve wellbeing, and achieve outcomes that matter to them. You will be part of a culture that values collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement.

Our Teams Include

Community Hub teams

Supporting adults aged 18 plus across Northamptonshire, including rural areas such as Daventry, Towcester and Brackley.

Learning Disability team

Supporting adults with learning disabilities to promote independence and inclusion.

Flow and Capacity Team (FACT)

Supporting hospital discharge and transitions into community settings.

Assurance and Safeguarding team

Leading safeguarding enquiries and supporting adults at risk.

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards team

Undertaking statutory Mental Capacity and Best Interests assessments.

Discharge and Review Team (DART)

Supporting CHC, reviews, and discharge pathways into residential and specialist settings.

Working pattern

9am to 5pm with flexible and part time options available.

Please note - A driving licence and access to your own transport is required.

If you would like an informal and confidential conversation before applying, please email jade.welch@westnorthants.gov.uk or call 07785102075 to arrange a discussion.

What will you be doing?

You will support adults with a wide range of needs to live safely, independently and with dignity.

You will manage a varied caseload, carrying out strengths based assessments and developing person centred support plans. You will use your professional judgement to manage risk, respond to changing needs, and lead safeguarding enquiries where required.

You will build strong relationships with individuals, families and carers, and work closely with partners across health, housing and the voluntary sector to deliver joined up support. You will maintain accurate records and apply key legislation, including the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act, in your day to day practice.

This is a role where you will be encouraged to think creatively and make a meaningful difference every day.

Career development and progression

At West Northamptonshire Council, we’re committed to helping you grow and develop your career in social work. From day one, you’ll benefit from a structured induction and shadowing period to support your transition into the role.

Reasons to use Rodeo

I’m in my final year doing Economics and I don’t know whether to apply for grad schemes now or do a masters first. What do you think?

Honest answer — it depends on where you want to end up. A lot of top grad schemes (Big 4, civil service, banking) don’t need a masters. Let’s look at the ones you’d be competitive for now, and we can decide if a masters actually adds anything.

Also worth knowing: most autumn 2026 applications are open now. Timing matters more than you think.

Start with a chat, not a search bar

Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.

It searches the market for you

Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.

Only hits

No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.

We Offer

Ongoing professional development and tailored training pathways
Opportunities to specialise or progress, including AMHP training (for Social Workers with 2+ years post-qualification experience)

We’re dedicated to ensuring you have the right support, skills, and opportunities to build a rewarding and progressive career with us.

Rewards And Benefits

Alongside your professional development, we offer a range of benefits designed to support and recognise your contribution:

Eligibility for a retention and experience payment scheme (subject to criteria)
Paid Social Work England registration
Access to Community Care Inform, providing up-to-date research, legislation updates, and best practice guidance

Click the link to hear directly from our Social Workers about their experiences and what they love about working here:

Our Adult Social Work teams | West Northamptonshire Council (westnorthants.gov.uk).

About You

You’ll be a qualified and experienced Social Worker, registered with Social Work England, with a strong commitment to delivering high quality adult social care. You’ll bring confidence in managing a varied and complex caseload, using your professional judgement to undertake timely assessments, develop effective support plans, and apply legislation such as the Care Act 2014 in your day to day practice. You’ll be comfortable working both independently and collaboratively, and motivated by achieving positive, person centred outcomes for the people you support.

We’re Looking For Individuals Who

Have experience working within adult social care, managing complex and varied caseloads
Take a proactive, creative, and solution focused approach to their work
Are confident in applying strengths based practice to promote independence and wellbeing
Thrive in a fast paced environment and can adapt to changing demands
Build strong, effective relationships with partners across health, housing, community groups, and the voluntary sector
Demonstrate excellent communication skills and professional curiosity

Qualifications

It would be great (but not essential) if you also have, or are working towards, additional qualifications or areas of expertise such as:

Best Interests Assessor (BIA)
Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP)
Practice Educator

Above all, you’ll bring enthusiasm, resilience and a genuine passion for making a difference.

Our benefits

You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council.

About Us

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like minded people.

Get help with your application

Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.

Get help applying for this job

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email jade.welch@westnorthants.gov.uk for support.

Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so we recommend applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

West Northants Council, where careers thrive.