Social Worker

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                          Social Worker


• Job Location:                    Stroud


• Salary:                             £38,510 - £42,123 per annum pro rata + relocation allowance up to £8,000*


• Benefits:                           Please see our list of benefits!


• Hours per Week:               29.6 (4 days)


• Contract Type:                  Permanent 


• Closing Date:                    06/12/2026 


• Job Requisition Number:    15152 


• This post is not open to job share

Are you an experienced Social Worker? Then we would love to hear from you!

If you're a qualified Social Worker in the UK and looking to move to Gloucestershire, we offer a relocation allowance of up to £8,000* subject to qualifying conditions. There's never been a better time to make the move! Watch our video to learn all that #ourSouthWest has to offer!

If you’re a Skilled Worker already living and working in the UK, with a minimum of 1 years’ experience working in an Adults Social Worker role, currently registered with SWE and looking to move Certificate of Sponsorship and relocate to Gloucestershire, then read on!

*T&Cs apply

About the role:

Our vision for the people we work with is for them to lead full and active lives where they are supported to be independent as far as they can be. We want people to have choice and control over the services and support they receive and have access to services that use resources creatively. To help us to achieve our vision we focus on making Adult Social Care a place where people want to work and feel supported to deliver quality practice so they can focus on people first. See how we  #makethedifference in transforming lives and reinvigorating social work in the county by reading our Community Care Editorial.

We have a part-time Social Worker position available in our Stroud Locality Team. To find out more about working in the Stroud Team, visit the ‘Meet our Teams’ page. Or email @[email protected] to arrange an informal discussion with the recruiting manager.

About us: Why Gloucestershire?

Enchanting Cotswold villages, picturesque countryside backdrops, and a never-ending selection of exciting days out, attractions and events; Gloucestershire really does have something for everyone. Gloucestershire is the perfect place to live and work with a great mix of rural and city locations. Find out more about living and working in Gloucestershire. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Gloucestershire County Council. You can be confident of becoming part of a welcoming, passionate, innovative, and highly supportive team.

About you:

As a Social Worker, we understand the work you do on a daily basis and provide the support you need to make a difference to the people of Gloucestershire. To join us, you must:

• Have a social work qualification and be SWE registered


• Have completed your ASYE programme


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  Hold a full driving licence and have the willingness to drive (exceptions under the Equality Act may apply)

  
  

Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about.  Read more about our values on our website.

If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role.

Our offer:

In addition to a competitive remuneration package, we offer a range of benefits, in return for your hard work:  

• Regular formal and informal support 

• Subject to meeting qualifying conditions, we offer relocation of up to £8,000 (T&Cs apply) to use towards the cost of relocating to Gloucestershire


• Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision 

• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays (pro rata)

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme 


• Free offsite parking

• Access to training and workshops so you can develop your skills 

• Clear career progression pathways, to support you in progressing professionally and personally 

• Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers 

• Personal licences to Adults CCINFORM  

• Reimbursement of professional Social Work registration fees  

• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone. 

• Cycle to Work scheme 

• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. 

• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply) 

We’re closer than you think:

We are an easy commute from many locations, view our commuting times map to see what we mean.

Applying:

Please write your application with consideration for the criteria in the Job Profile. This should include examples of why you should be considered and evidence of the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

For an informal discussion with the team manager, please contact [email protected]

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Social Worker Adults Job Profile  

This position is subject to an enhanced DBS with Barred List check.

Due to the number of applications we received, we are unable to provide feedback at shortlisting stage.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.  

Applications from any Gloucestershire County Council's employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. 

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

The council will consider sponsorship for the Social Worker role, in line with Home Office regulations and subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.  

If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to [email protected], as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error.  

By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process. 

 *a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.