About the roleBased: Various locations in Northampton, Daventry & Towcester.
West Northants Council Adult Social Care has been on an exciting journey of transformation since we became a unitary authority in April 2021. This has given us the opportunity to really look at how we provide adult social care on a more localised level, leading to lots of exciting innovations and a new model of working which puts people and their communities firmly at the heart of what we do.
What will you be doing?We are looking for passionate and accomplished Social Workers to join our dedicated and supportive teams in West Northamptonshire. Our teams include:
Community Hub teams: based across Northamptonshire. Our community teams have a very varied role and support a wide range of adults from 18 plus, with a variety of needs. We also have our rural community teams, covering Daventry, Towcester and Brackley.
Learning Disability team: Support adults specifically with learning disabilities across West Northamptonshire.
Flow and Capacity team (FACT): Undertake assessments; provide advice and co-ordinate support for people who are in hospital; discharged home with reablement services or who transfer from hospital to settings such as residential Discharge to Assess placements or the Recovery and Independence Bed Unit.
Assurance and Safeguarding team: Minimise risks to people to ensure they remain safely living within the community. The team work with people over 18 for whom there are concerns about abuse or neglect from a service that’s providing care to them and carry out investigations surrounding this.
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) team: Responsible for assessing individuals who may be experiencing a deprivation of liberty in a hospital or Care Home setting and lack the mental capacity to consent to these arrangements. We conduct 6 assessments in this process. These include a Mental Capacity Assessment and Best Interests Assessment. The purpose of this is to provide a legal authority for a person to be deprived of their liberty where this is assessed to be in their best interests.
Discharge and Review Team (DART): Support CHC assessments, provide expertise in relation to CHC assessments to the wider directorate, complete reviews for people in residential and nursing homes, assets below assessments and support the flow from discharge to assess placements and Specialist Care Centres.
The team complete assessments and reviews for people of all ages (with the exception of people with a learning disability) living in care homes throughout the UK, who have been funding the placement themselves (assets below) or who are funded by WNC. Supporting both the person, their families, and Adult Social Care (ASC) professionals through the relevant processes.
The team also undertake section 21A assessments for all adults that require input from the Local Authority.
Click the link to hear from employees in our Social Work teams about what they do, and what the love about their roles at West Northants Council: Our Adult Social Work teams | West Northamptonshire Council (westnorthants.gov.uk).
If you would like to know more about current vacancies before formally applying, please email [email protected] who will be happy to arrange an informal and confidential call.
Hours: Our standard hours are 9am-5pm, however there is the option for flexible working, and part time hours are available for some roles so please do ask!
About youIf you are passionate about adult social care, have a social work qualification/equivalent and are registered with Social Work England, we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for individuals with a proactive, innovative approach who can problem solve creatively, and have a passion for fostering the strengths of individuals. You will play a crucial role in conducting timely assessments, developing support plans, and implementing support in accordance with the Care Act 2014. As someone who is committed, hardworking, and enthusiastic, you will thrive in working in a fast-paced environment. Strong communications skills will be essential, as you'll be working collaboratively with a wide range of partners, including community groups and the voluntary sector as well as colleagues in health and other sectors.
If you love a challenge and have an openness to learn, join us on this rewarding journey of making a true difference in the lives of the individuals we support in West Northants.
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Career development and training opportunities*
As a Social Worker joining West Northants Council, you’ll receive a supportive induction and shadowing period to enable orientation to the service. It is important to us that we ensure we have the right people, with the right skills, doing the right job.
We are committed to career development and offer training and development opportunities for those who want to progress or specialise, for example AMHP training (for those 2 years post-qualified). We will pay for your Social Work of England registration, and all our Social Workers receive a paid subscription to Community Care inform, where you can access research, practice guidelines, legislation updates etc., to support your professional development.
We welcome applications from newly qualified social workers. NQSW applications will be considered in line with vacancies best suited across adult social care teams. As well as Assistant team manager/PSW.
Social Work Assistant Team Manager (Adults) | 30 June, 2025 | Jobs and careers with West Northamptonshire Council
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate, at our cost. West Northamptonshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
About usAt West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.
Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.
Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU
We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner
The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.
If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email [email protected] for support.
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Our benefitsYou can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council
Pay: £39,190.00-£41,797.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Sabbatical
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: In person
