Make a life changing decision.
Cornwall is a fantastic place to live and work.
Adult Social Care in Cornwall is changing. We’re looking for passionate, skilled Social Workers to join us in developing a ‘best-in-class’ Adult Safeguarding service. You’re a talented professional and a strong advocate of people’s rights, safety and independence. That’s why you live a person-centred, strengths-based approach and ensure people’s views, wishes and desired outcomes are at the heart of all safeguarding activity.
You are resilient, analytical and professionally curious, able to work with complexity and make sound, defensible decisions. You seek out feedback and challenge, take ownership of your professional development and work to Adult Social Care practice standards in line with the Professional Capability Framework. You’re confident sharing your expertise and supporting others to grow.
As a Social Worker in Adult Safeguarding, you will lead on Section 42 enquiries, undertaking complex assessments of risk, capacity and need. You will develop and implement proportionate safeguarding plans, working collaboratively with adults, families and carers to achieve safer outcomes.
Our health partners are creating a community intervention offer jointly with us. This provides opportunities to work in a genuinely integrated, multi-disciplinary context, sharing information and delivering better outcomes. Working across safeguarding pathways and with primary care networks, we are strengthening how we respond to risk, support safe hospital discharge where safeguarding is a factor, and ensure people remain safe and supported at home and in their communities.
Cornwall has a Net Zero carbon strategy and faces the unique challenges of being a destination for holidays and retirement, alongside areas of deprivation. Safeguarding practice here requires adaptable, responsive approaches that reflect rurality, isolation and complexity.
If you think that rurality is a slower pace, think again. These are exciting and rewarding roles where you will make a real difference in people’s lives in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK. Join us, and you’ll be part of a welcoming, committed team with supportive leadership.
The Roles:
We have opportunities for passionate, committed Social Workers in our Adult Safeguarding teams across Cornwall, in both full and part-time roles, including:
- Adult Safeguarding – Countywide teams
- Adult Safeguarding – Triage (front door / decision making)
Adult Safeguarding – Person in Position of Trust (PIPOT)
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Please let us know in your application if you are seeking full or part-time roles and which teams interest you most. Please note this is a rolling recruitment programme and vacancies may change during the advertising period.
This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.
This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.
What you’ll need to succeed:
We welcome applications from newly qualified Social Workers (NQSW) who need to complete their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE).
You will be a qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England, and able to demonstrate:
- Strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation, including the Care Act, and application in practice
- Experience of strengths-based, person-centred social work
- Ability to undertake and analyse complex assessments of risk, need and capacity
- Skilled decision-making in situations involving risk, resistance or conflict
- Ability to lead safeguarding enquiries and deliver clear, defensible outcomes
- Confidence working in multi-agency environments and building effective professional relationships
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
We support Social Workers transitioning from other sectors through a structured induction.
Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert
What you’ll get in return:
Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.
In recognition of your contribution, we offer:
- Competitive salary with progression opportunities
- Generous relocation package
- £4,000 welcome bonus (for Social Workers new to Cornwall who have completed ASYE)
- Tailored induction and ongoing professional development
- Dedicated Practice Educators and reflective supervision
- 26 days annual leave (rising with service) + bank holidays
- Flexible working, including part-time and homeworking options
- Access to Research in Practice
- Payment of Social Work England registration fees
Cornwall offers an exceptional quality of life, and we prioritise staff wellbeing, work-life balance and supportive leadership.
Our core employee rewards and benefits include:
- a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
- a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
- a national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services
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Additional Information:
Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.
The full role profiles are attached here
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We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview
For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Isabella Morfitt – [email protected]
Application Process
A supporting statement or CV can be attached to your application. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.
Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact [email protected] if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.
Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.
