Social Work Lead

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title:
  
  Social Work Lead
• Job Location:
  
  Tewkesbury Borough Council Offices
• Salary: £48,226 - £51,356 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type:
  Permanent
• Closing Date: 15/02/2026
• Job Requisition Number: 13298
• This post is not open to job share

Are you a registered Social Worker, with experience in Adult Social Care, looking for your next career move? We would love to hear from you!

About the role:

We have a full time Social Work Lead position available in our Tewkesbury Locality Team. To find out more about working in the Tewksbury team, visit the ‘Meet our Teams’ page.

As a Social Work Lead, you will manage and take a lead role in the professional development of Social Workers and other practitioners through supervision, mentoring and offering advice. You will be expected to promote a culture of professional curiosity, encouraging accountability and role modelling this in your own best practice. We look to our Social Work Leads to coordinate and manage section 42 enquiries and to guide practitioners through other complex, high risk situations.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate their practice experience and knowledge of legislation and be focused on delivering positive outcomes for the people of Gloucestershire.

About you:

As Social Work Leads, 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 and have at least 2 years post completion service
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
• Have the passion to promote people’s strengths and the ability to make a difference in a safe working approach to social work practice
• Have up to date knowledge of legislation and demonstrable experience of providing credible approaches to practice.
• Be able to prioritise, using a risk based approach

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.

About us:

Gloucestershire County Council Adult Social Care make use of the Three Conversation approach, a model that re-emphasises focus on people, their strengths and the networks and community around them.

Our Social Work Leads do all they can to make the difference to local communities in Gloucestershire. Here are some of the benefits we offer in return for your hard work.

• Regular formal and informal support
• Safe, reassuring and positive working environment with regular, supportive supervision
• Transfer options after one year in post, allowing for continuous development of skills and knowledge in different Adult Social Care settings.
• Accredited post-qualified training opportunities, enabling you to develop your skills
• Personal licences to Adults CCINFORM
• Access to mandatory training and additional topical bi-annual workshops.
• Clear progression pathways, to support you in progressing professionally and personally
• Annual leave of 25.5 days, increasing to 30.5 days after 5 years employment, plus bank holidays
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers
• 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.
• Free onsite parking at our office based in Tewkesbury
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.

We’re closer than you think:

We are an easy commute from many locations, view our commuting times map to see what we mean. However, we understand that commuting isn’t for everyone, so if you are in the process of relocating, why not email us to discuss opportunities further.

Applying:

To start your journey with us, click ‘Apply’ today!

Or to arrange an informal discussion with the Team Manager, please email .

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