via Reed · 1 September 2026 ·18 days ago

Adults Social Worker - Community Team

Reed
Old Trafford Contract GBP 68,250 – 68,250
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Our Client, TraffordCouncil, is seeking an Adult’s Social Worker to join their Community Team.

Fantastic payrate of £35 per hour!

Are you an Adults Social Worker, passionate about making a difference in your community? Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity!

Responsibilities of this role:

  • To safeguard children and young people and adults at risk.

  • To take a strengths-based approach, which seeks to be inclusive, anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive, and support others to adopt that approach.

  • To gather information from service users, informal networks and other agencies to analyse, summarise and evaluate the information to provide a holistic assessment of needs, balancing risk and protective factors.

  • To formulate and produce outcome-focused plans with clear aims and objectives (within the context of managing risk), and support others to do so.

  • To maintain case records, keeping them up to date and to provide concise and accurate information about a service user’s circumstances and plans. Make use of IT systems provided by the Service, complying with policy and procedures.

  • To manage a workload of complex cases and organise work activities; taking into account the need to prioritise tasks and responsibilities, working to timescales and meeting national and local performance expectations.

  • To develop and maintain good working relationships with other professionals within the team, wider service area and partner agencies to ensure an integrated, holistic and multidisciplinary approach.

Requirements of this role:
  • Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.

  • Must have a Social Work qualification (Diploma in social work, social work degree or equivalent)

  • Must have minimum of 3 years post qualifying Social work experience

Benefits of working through Reed, include:
  • Dedicated Recruitment Consultant.

  • Aftercare service delivered by Candidate Care Team.

  • Free CV building and Interview support.

  • Free DBS checks.

  • Weekly payroll.

  • PAYE payroll option with additional benefits including holiday pay, healthcare, pension plus more.

  • CPD contributions.

  • Access to full UK jobs market with top tier status across many public and private sector clients.

  • Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010.

Does this role interest you? Apply today!

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