Experienced Social Worker - 37 Hours at Torbay Council · Teignbrid…

Job Description & Person Specification > Come join us!! Torbay Council is looking to appoint Experienced Social Workers. Do you have the skills to deliver high-quality, intensive support that enables individuals to achieve the best possible outcomes and thrive within their communities?

We are looking for Experienced Social Workers to join our Adult Social Care teams. Current opportunities exist within our Working Age Adults Mental Health Service, and our front-end service and we expect further opportunities to become available across Adult Social Care during this recruitment campaign. Suitable candidates may therefore be considered for vacancies arising in a range of teams across the service.

In this key role, you will work with adults with a range of complex care and support needs, ensuring their safety, wellbeing and independence through effective, strengths-based practice. You will be responsible for undertaking proportionate and person-centred assessments, managing a complex caseload, and developing outcome-focused care and support plans. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues and partner agencies, you will play a central role in coordinating interventions that reduce risk, promote independence and support individuals to achieve their goals.

The role requires confident professional judgement in complex situations, including safeguarding activity, alongside the ability to balance risk, choice and control in line with statutory responsibilities. You will also be expected to contribute to a culture of high-quality practice through effective communication, clear recording, and strong analytical report writing.

You will bring strong knowledge of Adult Social Care legislation, including the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and safeguarding frameworks, alongside excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in emotionally complex situations with professionalism and empathy. As a Social Worker at Torbay Council, we are looking for motivated, flexible and collaborative professionals who can work both independently and as part of a team, while maintaining a clear focus on delivering high-quality outcomes. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment that values diversity and encourages applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

This post involves Regulated Activity and will require an Enhanced DBS check, including a check of the relevant Barred Lists. The disclosure will include details of spent and unspent convictions, cautions (not subject to filtering), and any relevant local police information.

In Torbay, we are entering an important and positive period of change for Adult Social. As part of the planned conclusion of the Section 75 partnership agreement, services currently delivered by South Devon and Torbay NHS Foundation Trust will transfer back to Torbay Council in April next year. As we move towards this transition, all new and existing social care roles will be employed by Torbay Council. From appointment, colleagues will be part of the Council workforce, benefiting from council terms, conditions, local government pension, and employment support.

To ensure continuity of high-quality care for people who use our services, staff will initially work within South Devon and Torbay NHS Foundation Trust. This arrangement will remain in place until the full transfer of services back to the Council at the end of March next year.

If you are viewing this advert on a job board, you can access the full job description by placing the below URL into your browser: https://www.torbay.gov.uk/jobs/job-descriptions/experienced-social-worker-adults/

For an informal chat please contact Gary Patch at gary.patch@torbay.gov.uk on 07585982673 or Sam French at samantha.french1@nhs.net on 07553864160Interviews are expected to be conducted during the week commencing 9th November 2026. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. At times there is a need to close our adverts earlier than the date specified, however this advert will not close before 5th October. If you are keen to submit an application, please apply as soon as possible.

Skills

Essential:

• Ability to exercise professional judgement within statutory frameworks and clearly evidence decision making rationale.
• Ability to apply range of Adult Social Care legislation, proportionality and least restrictive practice in complex situations.
• Commitment to the concepts of a needs-led service, quality standards and service user choice within the context.
• Commitment to the concepts of a needs-led service, quality standards and service user choice within the context.
• Ability to present as an excellent role model for good practice within the multi-disciplinary team.

This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.

Knowledge

Essential:

• Knowledge of Making Safeguarding Personal and strengths based social work practice.
• Knowledge of professional standards and regulatory requirements relevant to Social Work England.
• Advanced and detailed knowledge/skills of Care Act.
• Proven knowledge/skills of Mental Capacity Act.
• Knowledge of Managing Expectations.

Experience & Qualifications

Essential:

• Relevant professional Social Work qualification – Degree/Diploma Work, Certificate of Qualification in Social Work, Certificate in Social Services.
• Registered with professional body Social Work England.
• Commitment to continued professional development.
• Significant post qualification experience of safeguarding complex adult processes.
• Significant post qualification experience of working with or within in a local authority setting.