Social Worker - Adult Social Care
- North Devon, Devon, Torridge
- Full Time
- £38,220 - £44,075 per annum
Full Time, 37 hours per week (part time positions to be considered)
Join our Adult Social Care teams and help people lead independent, fulfilling lives.
We’re looking for 3 passionate and skilled Experienced Social Workers to join our Adult Services teams in North Devon. You’ll be part of a supportive service that values strong social work practice, promotes independence, and puts people at the heart of everything we do.
Whether you have experience across complex care, safeguarding, reablement, or mental capacity work, you’ll find opportunities here to grow, contribute, and make a real difference.
About the role
Working as an Experienced Social Worker in Adults Services, you will:
- Use a strengths-based, person-centred approach to support adults to maximise independence and choice.
- Complete complex assessments using a range of health and social care tools, including Care Act assessments and contributions to CHC processes.
- Apply the Mental Capacity Act, including the two stage test and Best Interest decision-making.
- Identify and promote enablement and reablement opportunities.
- Lead and complete safeguarding enquiries, including complex or whole service concerns.
- Work collaboratively with health partners, voluntary sector organisations and multi-disciplinary teams.
- Undertake work relating to the Court of Protection, including making applications for authorisation of deprivations of liberty in the community where required.
- Maintain accurate, timely and reflective case records.
- Mentor students, NQSWs and less experienced colleagues, supporting their development and modelling best practice.
- Contribute to service development and continuous improvement.
About you
You will be:
- A registered Social Worker with Social Work England.
- Experienced in adult social care practice, including risk assessment, safeguarding, care planning and partnership working.
- Knowledgeable about relevant legal and policy frameworks including the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act.
- Skilled at communicating with adults, families and professionals with clarity, empathy and confidence.
- Able to work autonomously, manage a varied caseload and make sound professional decisions.
- Committed to reflective practice and ongoing professional development.
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is required (reasonable adjustments considered).
Why choose Devon County Council?
- A supportive culture that values professional judgment and wellbeing
- Regular reflective supervision
- A strong commitment to CPD
- Flexible and hybrid working
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Beautiful coastal and rural communities to work in across North Devon
If you’re committed to delivering high-quality adult social care and want to make a meaningful impact in Ilfracombe, South Molton, Barnstaple, Torrington or Bideford, we’d love to hear from you.
Positions Available:
1 FTE x Braunton, Lynton, Ilfracombe, South Molton (BLIS)
1 FTE x Barnstaple
1 FTE x Torridge
Social Worker Career Pathway
We have implemented the first phase of a new Social Worker Career Pathway within our Adults Services, with our vacancies available at the Social Worker (Grade F) or Experienced Social Worker (Grade G) levels. Our Social Worker and Experienced Social Worker roles align with the national Professional Capability Framework (PCF) for Social Workers, which provides a robust structure for all local authorities to use as a way of standardising professional capabilities and provides a clear career pathway.
This is a fantastic opportunity to provide you with an achievable, clear pathway for your career; to enable you as a practitioner to reflect and identify your own practice and development on the PCF pathway.
If successful in being shortlisted for interview, your experience, skills and knowledge, will be assessed against the PCF domains and if found appointable, this will determine your appointment to either the Social Worker (Grade F) or Experienced Social Worker level (Grade G).
With on-going learning and support from your line manager, those appointed as a Social Worker will be able to evidence incremental learning and submit an application in due course for progression to the Experienced Social Worker (Grade G) via a portfolio of supporting evidence against the PCF framework.
If you have any questions about the role please contact Jenny Smith: jennifer.smith@devon.gov.uk
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- DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages.
- Happy to Talk Flexible Working- The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.
- We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
- This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
- Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice.
- For more information about Working for Devon please visit our Working for Devon page.
- We cannot consider visa sponsorship at this time. UK Right to Work is required. For further guidance on right to work in the UK, please visit: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
- This role requires a DBS disclosure.
- This role requires Social Work England Registration (SWE).
REQ009607
Integrated Adult Social Care
Interview Date: 22/05/2026