Social Worker​/Health Practitioner

About the Post

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Directorate: Place Health & Adult Social Care | Service:
Adult Social Care & Health

Salary: £35,412 - £46,142 (Career Grade) Plus laptop

Working Arrangements: Hybrid Working

Hours per week: 37 x 2

Contract type: Permanent

Closing date: 23/01/2026 at 23:59

Language requirement: Speak English to an appropriate standard.

DBS: Enhanced DBS Check required.

Visa: This organisation does not sponsor skills or temporary migrant workers. The organisation does not possess a Home Office license and is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.

Overseas criminal records: If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years please be aware that if you are a preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in. If you experience difficulty in obtaining an overseas criminal record check please email

At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.

We’re an award‑winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.

There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Adult Social Care & Health team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

As a Social Worker in one of our adult localities teams, you will be a relatable practitioner responding to situations with strengths‑based practice at the heart of your work. You will develop creative and imaginative solutions to help people achieve positive outcomes which enable people to maintain their independence and live a happier healthier life. With all the changes happening at Barnsley, there’s nowhere more exciting to improve your practice.

Here, you’ll help individuals, families, carers, and communities to make the right decisions for a safer, more independent future. Along the way, you’ll make your own progress through training programs.

The role will entail working with individuals, families, carers, and communities to enable them to make informed decisions, to promote independence, whilst working in a strengths‑based approach. Undertaking preventative work and risk assessments utilising community resources and services such as reablement and telehealth care is also a key part of the role. You will construct value‑for‑money care packages, and commission and arrange appropriate services.

To join us, you’ll need to have a recognised social work qualification and be registered with Social Work England or waiting to be registered. You’ll bring some relevant experience of working with adults and be expected to produce high‑quality assessments, collaborating with various agencies, and interpreting case law and legislation. Knowledge of the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act, local and national policy issues, equal opportunity, and anti‑oppressive practice are vital.

We’ll expect you to be a skilled communicator and a flexible, creative practitioner; determined to make the most of this unique opportunity.

• We’re an award‑winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
• Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
• If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
• We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with…