About the role
A rare opportunity has arisen for a qualified Social Worker to join our fast-paced and supportive Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Assessment team.
The Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) team undertakes social care assessments for individuals identified by reablement teams as having longer-term care and support needs. For this reason, the PEI assessment team is often the first team to undertake a social care assessment, and you are often the first social worker they have met. The team undertakes Care Act assessments, supports unpaid carers through strengths-based conversations and planning, and helps individuals access the right support at the earliest opportunity.
You will hold a case load and also support duty on a rotational basis screening referrals into our team and supporting team members with case discussions.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities
Interviews will be held during the week commencing 16 November 2026.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Miranda Radford, Team Manager, at Miranda.Radford@Cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Appointment to this 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.
What will you be doing?
Completing assessments with adults who may need care and support.
Working with unpaid carers to understand their needs and undertake carers' conversations or assessments.
Developing care and support plans
Developing carer support plans
- Contributing to safeguarding referrals and identifying risks to vulnerable adults and often holding the initial making safeguarding personal conversation.
- Assessing and applying the principles of the Mental Capacity Act, including consideration of an individual's ability to make decisions and completing mental capacity assessments.
- Using a strengths-based approach, exploring personal networks, community resources and voluntary sector support before considering formal services.
- Undertaking their initial reviews before transferring to a long term team
- Working closely with colleagues in:
- Adult Social Care
- Health services
- Prevention and Early Intervention services
- Ensuring people receive timely signposting to appropriate preventative and community services.
- Supporting the Care Act principle of "prevent, reduce and delay" the development of care and support needs.
Overall, the role focuses on preventing, reducing and delaying care and support needs, whilst ensuring individuals receive appropriate support in accordance with their assessed needs and statutory entitlements.
For more information, please the attached Job Description/Person Specification.
About you
You must be a Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England Registration
You will need a good working knowledge of the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005. Experience of multi-disciplinary working to enable best outcomes for individuals is key.
It is imperative that you have strong communication skills, a confident telephone manner and can work on your own initiative.
Good planning and organisation skills will be key, and you should be used to working under pressure to meet deadlines, allowing flexibility and resilience.
For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification.
Appointment to this 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.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- 6 days of protected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development
- A pay progression scheme to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills
- A Refer a Friend Scheme where if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, we’ll pay you an introduction fee of £350
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
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