Experienced Social Worker Council - Expires

Experienced Social Worker
SO3 (£39,862 - £45,091)
37 Hours, Full Time
Permanent
Hybrid - Bridge hall Community Centre, other council offices and homeworking

Final date to receive applications: 25th January 2026, 11:59pm
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Shortlisting Date: 26th & 27th January 2026
Interview Date: 29th & 30th January 2026
Interview Type:
Face to face

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Join us at Stockport Council MJ Local Authority of the Year 2025

We are looking for an Experienced Social Worker to join the team. You will:

• Provide an assessment, support planning and review service, underpinned by professional knowledge to ensure that:
• Vulnerable people are safeguarded and are supported in managing risk;
• Person centred outcomes and support requirements are identified, and;
• People are encouraged and enabled to live healthy and independent lives for as long as possible.
• Undertake all duties in line with Care Act 2014.
• Work closely with colleagues in the health, early help, community and voluntary sectors ensuring that person centred outcomes are met in ways which utilise available resources as effectively as possible.
• Work within organisational policy and legislative requirements.

You will be a qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England. You will have 2 years post-qualifying experience and have completed ASYE year.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Dian O’Brien at  for an informal discussion about the role.

The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex‑military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

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