Social Worker Children with Disabilities

Overview

At Somerset Council we are proud to support frontline workers with innovative AI technology and to promote a healthy work-life balance with flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home. Our mission is to improve outcomes for disabled children, young people and their families across East Somerset.

• Engage with children and families with additional needs, spending time with them and learning new skills every day.
• Manage paperwork, panels, planning, policies and procedures while remaining focused on supporting children’s life chances.
• Use Magic Notes and other AI tools to reduce administrative time, allowing more creative and client‑centred work.
• Collaborate with a stable management team that cares, is approachable, supportive and wants to develop your career.

• Qualified social worker registered with Social Work England.
• Substantial experience working with children and families in social work.
• Access to a vehicle is an essential requirement.
• Strong communication and creative thinking skills, with the ability to think outside the box to achieve best outcomes for children with additional needs.

• Healthy work‑life balance with flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
• Staff discounts in gyms, shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets and additional insurance benefits.
• Employee Assistance and a variety of wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto a generous Pension Scheme with optional pension enhancement through an Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.

We may consider offering Skilled Worker visa sponsorship to suitably qualified overseas social workers who are already residing in the UK. Applicants must hold a recognised social work qualification and be registered with Social Work England. Sponsorship will be assessed as part of the recruitment process. This is only available to candidates currently living in the UK.

For more information or an informal chat, please feel free to get in touch with Andrew De Cruz via email a

The salary range for this role is £37,280 to £41,771 per annum.

This role requires a criminal background check via the Disclosure procedure (DBS).