Social Worker - Adult Safeguarding

Job Posted: 25 April 2025

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: Grade 10, £36,778.00 to £39,522.00 per annum
• Industries: Social Work

37 hours per week

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated, and passionate individual, to join us. This role sits within our Adult Safeguarding team within the Local Authority Adult Social Care department, and you will benefit from a unique and enriching environment within an organisation that values strong leadership, a good work life balance, quality management and reflective supervision.

As a qualified Social Worker, you will hold the relevant qualification, skills, and experience to manage a varied caseload, balancing the needs of the person and the service. To fulfil this duty, you will work alongside individuals, their families and/or advocates and partner agencies to coordinate, gather and assess information relevant to the concerns. This will involve coordinating safeguarding enquiries, undertaking visits, attending safeguarding meetings, formulating assessments, coproduction of safety plans with adults at risk, and where required, complete detailed reports for individuals and relevant organisations such as the Court of Protection. You will hold professional curiosity and be able to demonstrate evidence informed decisions through the work you complete.

Newly Qualified Social workers will also be considered.

You will:

• Have excellent communication, relationship building skills, and fully recognise the importance of ensuring that the voice of those we support is heard, that their wellbeing is promoted, and that they are supported to live happy, healthy lives.
• Share our ambitions, passion, and attitude to enable individuals to be protected and live free from harm and abuse.
• Be a critical thinker who has competence and confidence in your practice.
• Hold professional curiosity and be able to formulate evidence informed decisions and demonstrate this through the work you complete.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a role that really makes a difference to peoples’ lives in our Island community.

If you would like further information and an informal discussion, please contact Donna Turner Acting Team Manager Adult Safeguarding [email protected] or Michelle Stean Senior Social Worker Adult Safeguarding [email protected] alternatively, call 01983 821000

Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:

• Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
• Local Government pension scheme
• Discounted Solent ferry travel
• Island bus network discount
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff parking permit scheme
• Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
• National and local discounts & benefits schemes
• Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
• Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)

Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island.

The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy, Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.

The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via [email protected] if you would like to receive a copy.

The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer. We are proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. We are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

The Isle of Wight Council reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than stated, if required. To ensure your application is considered, it is recommended to submit your application promptly.

The Isle of Wight Council is committed to supporting all newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) via a robust post-graduate competency framework, the ‘Assessed and Supported Year of Employment’ (ASYE). The ASYE is intended to be the first stage of continuing professional development for Registered Social Workers. The framework will be closely allied to the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF).  You will be therefore, be required to satisfactorily complete the ASYE programme within a 12-month period (or 18 months if part-time).

If you have difficulty completing your online application or need further information about how to apply, phone 01983 823134 or email [email protected]  Only applications submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.

We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. Please revisit our job page for alternate posts that may be suitable.