Part Time Adult Social Worker Positions

About the role

New part time roles are often added to this advert so make sure you check back regularly. 

Are you looking for a permanent, part time Social Worker or Senior Social Worker role in an organisation committed to giving Social Workers the opportunity to progress while feeling safe in their practice?

If the answer is yes, then look no further than these exciting opportunities:

• Part Time Social Worker vacancies:

Learning Disability Partnership South Team: 18.5 hours based at Sunley House in Papworth. There is a mix of office and home working in this role.  

You will be undertaking Social Care and Mental Capacity Act assessments, completing Safeguarding as well as care and support planning, to achieve better outcomes for the adults we support. Inquisitive and creative practice is embraced, to allow for personalised solutions, taking into account wider community resources and organisations. This isn’t just about delivering care, it’s about providing service users with choice and control of their lives and empowering independence.

• Part Time Senior Social Worker vacancies

City and South Community Team: 21.5 hours based at Fawcett House in Trumpington, Cambridge. There is a mix of office and home working in this role.  

This role will require you to lead on practice and performance development through the provision of high quality supervision and support of staff in line with The Care Act principles. You will take a lead on highly complex cases, working creatively in partnership with others to manage risk. You will also provide leadership, through managing essential functions of the team including complex safeguarding situations.

The pandemic was a real challenge, maybe the hardest in our history, but we’ve advanced as a result.

• Offering a comprehensive Learning and Development programme, we provide opportunities to develop specialisms like Practice Educator and AMHP courses.

• We are a learning organisation, and we know that sometimes the best learning comes when you don’t get it right. We turn mistakes into positive learning experiences and are always supporting each other.

• We have committed to enhancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). Having a diverse workforce is of the utmost importance especially in terms of shared learning, discussing caseloads and achieving the best outcomes for the people who use our services.

• We are currently working to a hybrid model, with part-remote and flexible options available in line with our service needs. This gives our Social Workers a quiet space and plenty of time for reflection. It has also increased our Social Workers autonomy and has a positive impact on wellbeing and work-life balance.

• We have supportive Team Managers to help facilitate a culture of trust and autonomy whilst supporting Social Workers to thrive in their roles.

We’ve changed a lot but one thing’s for sure, we still love Social Workers. Join us and be part of an authority that has accepted the challenge to constantly improve. 

We are looking for exceptional part time Social Workers to join us on our journey.  If this sounds like an role that suits your skill set, we would love to hear from you! For more information, call Beth on 01223 475920 or email joinus@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.

This is a rolling campaign, and we will review applications daily so please don't wait for a closing date to apply, we want to speak to you now!

We know that your time is precious, so our interviews are generally held virtually, by Microsoft Teams, to provide the most flexible recruitment process. We may include a virtual assessment as part of this, but we’ll give you all of the relevant information ahead of time.

Appointments to these post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

IMPORTANT: Roles based in Cambridge University Hospital will require you to able to evidence that you have had a number of vaccinations, or to be willing to undergo a blood test to evidence this. If you have not had the required vaccinations, you may be required to do so prior to starting employment. As part of your pre-employment checks you will need to provide evidence of your vaccinations. Your employment will not commence until this evidence is received. Please contact us for more information on this, including which vaccinations are required.