Salary: £36,648 - £38,223 per annum (pro rata for part time)

+ market rate supplement of £2,000 (subject to annual review)

+ £6,000/£4,000* welcome payment paid after successful probation (*depending on team)

+ £2,000 retention payment paid after 4 years’ service

The Council has a sponsorship licence and may be able to offer visa sponsorship to candidates based in the UK.

You will carry a workload reflecting increasing complexity, risk, uncertainty and challenge in line with the capability of a Social Worker with a minimum of one year’s post qualification experience in a social work role. Regular supervision will be in accordance with the departmental supervision policy.

Working with relevant current legislation and procedural framework, in collaboration with service users in a specified service area, you will assess their needs, identify options for meeting those needs, negotiate and review appropriate care within the Department’s priorities in line with the principles of personalisation to ensure that care and support is person centred and as far as possible empowering service users to have control over their lives.

You will promote autonomy and development with vulnerable adults who have complex social care needs due to disability, exclusion, or diminished capacity and to work with them and their carers, liaise with service providers from within the Department or other agencies, as necessary.

You'll benefit from working for an authority which is fully committed to ongoing training and career progression.

You must have a relevant professional qualification (Degree in social work or equivalent) and:

• Successful completion of the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment
• At least one year’s post qualifying experience as a Social Worker
• Registration with Social Work England

If you would like to find out more, please use the links below to view the job description and the full terms and conditions of employment:

• Job description - (Social Workers - Adult Services) (PDF)
• Benefits and terms and conditions (PDF)

If you are now ready to apply, please complete the application form using the link below. You will see on the form that we are asking you to indicate which teams you would like to work in; you can indicate as many as you like on the same form, but this application is just for Social Worker level posts in Adult Services.

To apply for other posts, or for roles in Children's Services please complete the appropriate form by using the links at the bottom of the page.

Application form (Social Workers - Adult Services) (Word)

Return by email: Recruitment.team@bedford.gov.uk

All offers will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.