Social Worker – Permanent
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Social Worker
- Job Location: Tewkesbury Borough Council Offices
- Salary: 38,220 – 40,777 per annum pro rata + relocations allowance of up to 8,000*
- Benefits: Free onsite and alsosee our list of benefits!
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 03/06/2026
- Job Requisition Number: 14217
- This post is not open to job share
Are you an experienced Social Worker? Then we would love to hear from you!
If you’re a qualified Social Worker in the UK and looking to move to Gloucestershire, we offer a relocation allowance of up to 8,000* subject to qualifying conditions. There’s never been a better time to make the move!Watch our video to learn all that #ourSouthWest has to offer!
If youre a Skilled Worker already living and working in the UK, with a minimum of 1 years experience working in an Adults Social Worker role, currently registered with SWE and looking to move Certificate of Sponsorship and relocate to Gloucestershire, then read on!
About the role:
Our vision for the people we work with is for them to lead full and active lives where they are supported to be independent as far as they can be. We want people to have choice and control over the services and support they receive and have access to services that use resources creatively. To help us to achieve our vision we focus on making Adult Social Care a place where people want to work and feel supported to deliver quality practice so they can focus on people first. See how we #makethedifferencein transforming lives and reinvigorating social work in the county byreading our Community Care Editorial.
We have a full time (37 hours) Social Worker opportunity in our Tewkesbury Locality Team, based near a scenic riverside town, with great access routes to the M5. Tofind out more about our Tewkesbury Team,please visit our Meet the Teams webpage or email @ASCRecruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion with the Team Manager.
About us: Why Gloucestershire?
Enchanting Cotswold villages, picturesque countryside backdrops, and a never-ending selection of exciting days out, attractions and events; Gloucestershire really does have something for everyone. Gloucestershire is the perfect place to live and work with a great mix of rural and city locations. Find out more about living and working in Gloucestershire.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join Gloucestershire County Council. You can be confident of becoming part of a welcoming, passionate, innovative, and highly supportive team.
About you:
Ourvaluesare 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.
If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help yousucceed in your role.
Salary:
- Skilled Worker Social Worker: 38,220 per annum (pro rata) – For candidates with a minimum of 1 years experience working in an Adults Social Worker role, currently registered with SWE and looking to move Certificate of Sponsorship and relocate to Gloucestershire
Experienced Adults Social Worker: 39,152 – 40,777 per annum (pro rata)
We Offer:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join Gloucestershire County Council. You can be confident of becoming part of welcoming, passionate, innovative, and highly supportive teams.
Gloucestershire County Council provides the following rewards package in return for your hard work:
- 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years service, plus bank holidays
- Option to purchase up to 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part time employees)
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Free staff parking
- Regular formal and informal support
- Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
- Training and development opportunities
- Clear career progression pathways, to support you in progressing professionally and personally
- Personal licences to Adults CCINFORM
- Reimbursement of professional Social Work registration fees
- Family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family
- 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
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network
Were closer than you think:
We are an easy commute from many locations,view ourcommuting times mapto see what we mean. For interested professionals located in Wales and Scotland, please contact us to discuss your application.
Applying:
Please write your application with consideration for the criteria in the Job Description. This should include examplesof why you should be considered and theexperience,skillsandknowledgethat you would bring to the post.
To start your journey with us, click Apply today!
Additional Information:
Social Worker Adults Job Profile
This position is subject to an Enhanced Adults DBS with Barred List check.
The council will consider sponsorship for this role, in line with Home Office regulations and subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email torecruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk, as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error.
By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process.
*a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a persons ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershires diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a customer facing role must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible
Applications from any GloucestershireCounty Council’semployees who are currently on the redeployment registeroratrisk of redundancywill be considered first at shortlisting stage.
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