Derbyshire County Council
Social Worker
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Closing date: 13 September 2026
About the Role
The South Derbyshire South Adult Social Work Team, based in Swadlincote, is looking to recruit an experienced Social Worker to join our community-based team of Social Care Practitioners and Social Workers on a fixed term contract covering for a secondment until 1st March 2027.
Responsibilities
The team operates on a largely agile, flexible basis across Swadlincote and surrounding village areas of Derbyshire, utilizing link worker and champion roles to carry out Care Act (2014) face-to-face and telephone assessments and reviews. The role requires:
- High levels of autonomy and accountability with timely recording of interventions to progress overall case management.
- Skills to build positive, professional links with others to work closely with partner agencies, such as Health, Police, Housing, and external agency sectors.
- The ability to identify signposting opportunities to support carers, maximize independence and individual wellbeing with a focus on promoting person-centred, strength-based outcomes.
- Duty cover, including responding to changing situations, effectively triaging and assessing incoming work to support Adults and their carers.
- Experience and skills to manage a complex caseload whilst meeting statutory duties in a safe, accountable, and cost-effective manner to meet Care Act (2014) eligible needs alongside local authority statutory duties of care.
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It is an advantage to have experience of taking the lead on Section 42 Safeguarding, chairing multi-agency meetings, such as Multi-Agency Adult Risk Management (MARM) and completing Mental Capacity Act (2005) assessments, including Best Interest meetings, COP-DOLs, and court work. Support, training, and experience will be available for the right candidate if they wish to develop their skills in these areas.
Benefits
Derbyshire County Council is a fantastic place to work with friendly, supportive teams, access to training, and a wealth of other benefits such as our flexi working scheme. You will work Monday to Friday and have:
- A minimum of monthly 1:1 supervision and plenty of opportunities for informal support with both your team, peers, and line manager.
- An environment that encourages reflection, individual and organizational learning, where we value sharing knowledge, championing roles, and helping each other thrive in our everyday practice as part of a holistic, learning culture.
- Access to a range of benefits and discounts including:
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- 25/27 days annual leave per year (rising to 30/32 days after 5 years continuous service) plus 8 bank holidays. Grade dependant.
- Training and development opportunities
- Paid travel expenses if required to travel to other sites
- Smarter travel scheme including access to the cycle to work scheme
- Supportive management and team
- Access to our in-house occupational health services which also includes free eye tests, physiotherapy, and counselling
- Derbyshire rewards - offering hundreds of discounts and cashback
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Important Note
- Only candidates registered or able to register with Social Work England will be shortlisted.
Please read the comprehensive job description attached to this advertisement, and if you have any questions prior to applying, please do not hesitate to get in touch via the South Derbyshire South Service Manager liz.preston@derbyshire.gov.uk
Provisional Interview Date: TBC
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