Adult Social Care

Districts

Social Worker

Ref: 001853

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £35,570 - £39,481 per annum (Grade 6)

Hours: 36.66 per week

Location: Royton Health & Wellbeing Centre, Park St, Royton, Oldham OL2 6QW

Closing Date: Friday 20 November 2026

Interview Date: TBC.

Role Overview:

This role is for a registered social worker. The role involves supporting adults, carers and families by carrying out statutory assessments, developing care and support plans, and helping people access the services they need to live safely and independently. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the post holder manages a caseload, builds positive relationships with individuals and partner agencies, and takes a person-centred approach to achieving the best possible outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• assessing needs and risks
  
• coordinating support
  
• reviewing care plans
  
• responding to safeguarding concerns
  
• supporting people to make informed choices about their care and support.
  

The role also involves responding to crisis situations, advocating for service users, and applying relevant legislation, policies and procedures to protect and promote individuals' wellbeing.

The post holder will be responsible for maintaining accurate records, preparing reports, and participating in meetings, reviews, case conferences and other decision-making forums. Effective partnership working with health colleagues, voluntary organisations and other professionals is essential to delivering coordinated and high-quality support.

A commitment to continuous learning, reflective practice and professional development is central to the role, alongside contributing to service improvements and adapting to changing ways of working. Overall, the role focuses on improving the wellbeing, independence and quality of life of adults and their carers through effective assessment, support planning, safeguarding and partnership working.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assessing needs and developing support plans: Carrying out strengths-based assessments, identifying needs and risks, and creating person-centred Care and Support Plans that promote independence, wellbeing and positive outcomes.
  
• Safeguarding and risk management: Identifying and responding to safeguarding concerns, assessing and managing risk, and taking appropriate action to protect vulnerable adults, including responding to crisis situations when required.
  
• Working in partnership and advocacy: Building effective relationships with service users, carers, families and partner agencies, advocating for individuals' rights and wishes, and coordinating support to ensure people receive the most appropriate services and interventions.
  
• Care coordination and review: Implementing, monitoring and reviewing care and support plans to ensure services remain effective, responsive to changing needs, and focused on achieving positive outcomes for service users and carers.
  
• Recording, reporting and professional accountability: Maintaining accurate case records, preparing reports for meetings, reviews and court proceedings, and ensuring all documentation is completed in line with legal, professional and organisational standards.

Key Requirements:

• Assessment and care planning skills: Ability to undertake strengths-based assessments, identify needs and outcomes, and develop, implement and review effective Care and Support Plans.
  
• Knowledge of safeguarding and adult social care practice: Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities, risk assessment and management, and the ability to respond appropriately to concerns, crises and complex situations.
  
• Communication and record-keeping skills: Ability to communicate effectively with service users, carers, families and partner agencies, while maintaining accurate, timely and confidential records, reports and case documentation..

About Us:

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.

Our Values and Behaviours:

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page

Our Benefits Package:

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration events.
• Peer support groups

Inclusive Recruitment:

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

If you’re an applicant with disabilities and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer, someone who has served in the Armed Forces, or you’ve participated in the GM Elevate Programme, and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.

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Important Information:

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.

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