Senior Social Worker - Adult Social Care

Job Title: Senior Social Worker - Early Help and Prevention

Location: Hybrid / Kent
Salary: £45,830- £51,130
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Closing Date: 20 July 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and passionate Senior Social Worker to join a forward-thinking Adult Social Care team. This role is ideal for a qualified professional ready to take the next step in their career by leading practice, supervising others, and managing complex cases within a supportive and dynamic environment.

As a Senior Social Worker, your responsibilities will include:

• Holding a complex caseload and managing higher levels of risk while ensuring person-centred outcomes.

• Providing formal and informal supervision, coaching, and mentoring to social care staff.

• Supporting the delivery of strengths-based assessments and early intervention work.

• Driving quality assurance and contributing to audit and service improvement activity.

• Representing the service in multi-agency meetings and panels, ensuring agreed actions are implemented.

• Supporting lone working procedures and operational team duties, including the OT Duty service.

You’ll be a confident and capable practitioner who:

• Holds a degree in Social Work and is registered with Social Work England.

• Has at least 2-3 years' post-qualifying experience in adult services.

• Possesses expert knowledge of social care legislation, safeguarding procedures, and care planning frameworks.

• Has experience in mentoring, supervision, and supporting team development.

• Understands performance frameworks and can confidently use data to drive improvement.

• Demonstrates strong communication, decision-making, and organisational skills.

• Hybrid working - flexible home/office split

• Excellent training and career progression opportunities

• A supportive and inclusive team culture

• Competitive salary and benefits

• Pension scheme and generous annual leave

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