Senior Social Worker - Long Term Locality Team

Senior Social Worker - Long Term Locality Team
Salary: £45,830 - £51,130 (SW3) plus excellent benefits
Location: Medway (Hybrid Working)
Closing Date: 18/06/2025

We are working with Medway Council to recruit a Senior Social Worker to join their Adult Social Care - Long Term Locality Team. This is a vital role for an experienced social worker looking to lead, support and mentor others while maintaining a complex caseload and driving forward quality social work practice.

As a Senior Social Worker, you will offer professional supervision and guidance to a small number of staff, contribute to the delivery of early intervention and strength-based assessments, and play a key role in safeguarding, service development, and quality assurance. This is a hybrid role offering flexibility alongside direct engagement with adults, families, and partners across Medway.

• Manage complex caseloads with high levels of risk, ensuring effective safeguarding and person-centred outcomes.

• Provide professional supervision, mentoring and development for a small group of social care staff.

• Lead and support quality assurance activity, including audits and service improvement planning.

• Promote early intervention through holistic, strength-based assessments and care planning.

• Take part in duty, lone working oversight, and contribute to service continuity.

• Represent the council in multi-agency meetings, panels and forums.

• Uphold Medway's values, the One Medway Plan, and its corporate responsibilities.

• Social Work qualification and current Social Work England registration.

• Minimum of 2-3 years' post-qualified experience in adult social care.

• Proven ability in managing complex adult safeguarding cases and high-risk situations.

• Experience of supervising and supporting social workers, students, or apprentices.

• Knowledge of adult legislation, mental capacity, safeguarding frameworks, and strength-based practice.

• Strong skills in partnership working, decision-making, and performance monitoring.

• Practice Educator qualification and/or BIA/AMHP status.

• Experience with MOSAIC case management system.

• Knowledge of NHS Continuing Healthcare and the Court of Protection.

This post offers the opportunity to shape the future of Adult Social Care in Medway and support residents to maintain their independence and wellbeing.

Contact Phil Puaca at Ackerman Pierce on or