Job Reference: HCC624805
Salary Range: £40,643 - £48,077 per annum (inclusive of £3,000 per annum market supplement for Senior Social Workers)
Work Location: Countywide, Hampshire
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Temporary until 31 March 2029
Closing Date: 8 September 2026
Interview Date: 23 or 24 September 2026
Joining our Rough Sleeping Drug & Alcohol Treatment Team as a qualified and experienced Social Worker, you will use a strengths-based approach to manage a complex caseload of individuals experiencing rough sleeping. You will undertake comprehensive assessments, identify support needs, and promote wellbeing and independence through regular reviews and person-centred support planning.
You will also provide supervision and practice guidance to a Senior Case Worker, triaging safeguarding referrals, and making informed decisions on complex cases. Applying key legislation, including the Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, and Mental Health Act, you will help ensure effective, responsive, and person-centred outcomes for those you support.
- Provide practice leadership and case oversight by supervising a Senior Case Worker, offering guidance on complex cases, assessing risk, and making safeguarding and case management decisions.
- Manage referrals and safeguarding concerns by triaging phone, online and safeguarding referrals, resolving enquiries, identifying risks, and escalating concerns where necessary.
- Build effective partnerships and deliver assessments through strong stakeholder relationships, information sharing, and conducting carers', wellbeing and mental capacity assessments.
- Maintain high professional standards by producing accurate records and reports, participating in training and quality assurance activities, keeping specialist knowledge up to date, and maintaining professional registration.
- Social Work qualification and registration with Social Work England (SWE). Due to the needs of the team and role, we’re unable to consider Newly Qualified Social Workers for this post.
- A sound understanding of how to apply a strengths-based approach.
- Understanding of social work issues, legal frameworks and social services’ statutory duties.
- Understanding of and ability to apply the Mental Capacity Act (2005), Care Act (2014), Mental Health Act (1983).
Commitment to demonstrating our values and behaviours, showing compassion, empathy and respect.
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Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Social Worker role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.
- Career growth: View our career pathways for more information about opportunities within our Adults Social Work service.
- Excellent Practice Validation: Progress to a Senior Social Worker role through our Excellent Practice Validation programme. Our Senior Social Workers are paid a market supplement of £3,000 per annum.
- AMHP pathway: We’ll support you to complete your AMHP training and give you the opportunity to complete AMHP work alongside your Social Work duties. When you’ve completed your AMHP training, you’ll be eligible for a market supplement of up to £2,500 per annum.
- Professional development: Continuous learning and supportive supervision.
- Work-life balance: Enjoy a fulfilling career with a good balance between work and home life.
- Employee support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
- Competitive benefits package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information here.
The post holder will be primarily community based and located within one of Hampshire’s nine drug and alcohol treatment hubs, delivering services directly to local communities and working closely with partner organisations.
Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.
Other job titles you may be searching for may include: Welfare Worker, Social Services, Case Manager, Social Work Practitioner.
You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire and the Isle of Wight or other local authority, and it is essential that you have a current drivers’ licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis.
We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.
Social Worker Candidate Pack
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.
For general enquiries, please contact [email protected]
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Linda Spreadbury, District Service Manager on [email protected]
Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.
