Social Worker Learning Disability & Autism Team
| Posting date: | 10 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £39,152.00 to £46,142.00 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | Generous benefits including pension contributions |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 December 2025 |
| Location: | Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | Fully remote |
| Company: | Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Directorate: Adult Care, Housing and Public Health
Permanent, full time, 37 hours per week.
If you are looking to make the move to Rotherham, subject to qualifying conditions, relocation support of up to £8,000, may be available. Further information is available on our Adult Social Care recruitment site, see the link below.
We are always delighted to receive applications from talented candidates, and we know you don’t want to wait too long to hear back from us - so we are committed to actively reviewing applications as they arrive and will be in touch to arrange interviews with suitable candidates as soon as possible.
Now is the time to come and work for Rotherham Council’s Adult Social Care. For more information about Rotherham Adult Social Care jobs, please visit: https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/adults-social-care-jobs
Exciting opportunities have become available for social workers, due to the ongoing development and expansion of Learning Disability and Autism services in Rotherham Adult Social Care.
Rotherham is on an exciting journey to transform its Adult Social Care service to ensure every adult is supported to maximise their independence and be safe, healthy and well. Our One Rotherham Values ensure we are committed to be Honest, Accountable, Respectful, Ambitious and Proud in everything that we do. Rotherham is an amazing place to live and work, with its historic Town Centre, country parks, woodlands, and nature reserves.
Rotherham is well connected to the other fine towns and cities in South Yorkshire both by road and by a comprehensive public transport network - including the UK’s first tram-train connecting Rotherham and Sheffield, pioneering cleaner, greener ways to travel.
About our Team
The ethos of the Learning Disability and Autism team, is to ensure that every person with a learning disability/autism has access to support, services and opportunities.
Across all of society we are seeing people’s aspirations and needs changing and becoming more diverse. The people of Rotherham with a learning disability/autism, have been telling people who commission and provide services that they want the same opportunities to achieve their dreams as anyone else. People want access to their local and wider community, employment opportunities, leisure time, friendships, and to travel as independently as possible around the borough.
In the Learning Disability and Autism team, we aim to support people to build on their strengths, achieve their outcomes, and be connected to their community. Our staff are exceptionally committed and are passionate about working in Rotherham, for the people of Rotherham.
As a learning disability/autism team, we have been transforming our LD/Autism services and as such have expanded the number of people, we are able to support. We cover the whole of the Borough and have bases both at our Riverside and Maltby offices.
We work with adults of all ages, from leaving the Transitions (Preparing for Adulthood) service to older adults who have a learning disability/autism and where a review of their needs is necessary. This could be due to their annual review or a change in their long- and short-term needs. We work holistically with professionals, families and carers and ensure that the person remains at the centre of all the support we aim to offer.
Every day is different, and the breadth of work spans across duty interventions, assessment and care management, safeguarding adults, and court of protection work. If you are looking for a role to make the best of your skills and experience this is role for you!
About You
Essential qualifications & experience:
Qualified (BA/MA/DIPSW) with valid Social Work England registration.
Proven experience in adult social work, particularly supporting autistic adults and those with learning disabilities.
Excellent knowledge of relevant legislation, including Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act, and safeguarding frameworks.
Strong assessment, analytical, planning, and risk management skills.
Confident communicator with ability to build relationships across agencies.
IT literacy and case management system experience.
As a Social Worker in this team, you'll:
Conduct assessments under the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act, and conduct Best Interests and Section 42 safeguarding enquiries.
Co-create tailored care and support plans that empower autonomy and independence.
Collaborate with families, carers, health, housing, and voluntary sector partners to deliver holistic, integrated support.
Monitor and review plans regularly to ensure they evolve with the individual's changing needs.
Advocate for service users, championing their rights and choices.
Maintain clear records and prepare professional reports for case conferences and reviews.
If you are a compassionate, innovative, and resilient with the drive to deliver ever improving outcomes for the people of Rotherham, then this is the role for you. In return we can offer considerable professional growth and development within an environment that is both supportive and stretching, along with a generous benefits package which is outlined in the document attached.
Want to Talk to Us?
For an informal and confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact: Emma Fitzpatrick, Service Manager via email: emma.fitzpatrick@rotherham.gov.uk.
Amy Watkin-Team Manager: amy-ach.watkin@rotherham.gov.uk
It is a great time to join us, and we welcome your application.
Permanent, full time, 37 hours per week.
If you are looking to make the move to Rotherham, subject to qualifying conditions, relocation support of up to £8,000, may be available. Further information is available on our Adult Social Care recruitment site, see the link below.
We are always delighted to receive applications from talented candidates, and we know you don’t want to wait too long to hear back from us - so we are committed to actively reviewing applications as they arrive and will be in touch to arrange interviews with suitable candidates as soon as possible.
Now is the time to come and work for Rotherham Council’s Adult Social Care. For more information about Rotherham Adult Social Care jobs, please visit: https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/adults-social-care-jobs
Exciting opportunities have become available for social workers, due to the ongoing development and expansion of Learning Disability and Autism services in Rotherham Adult Social Care.
Rotherham is on an exciting journey to transform its Adult Social Care service to ensure every adult is supported to maximise their independence and be safe, healthy and well. Our One Rotherham Values ensure we are committed to be Honest, Accountable, Respectful, Ambitious and Proud in everything that we do. Rotherham is an amazing place to live and work, with its historic Town Centre, country parks, woodlands, and nature reserves.
Rotherham is well connected to the other fine towns and cities in South Yorkshire both by road and by a comprehensive public transport network - including the UK’s first tram-train connecting Rotherham and Sheffield, pioneering cleaner, greener ways to travel.
About our Team
The ethos of the Learning Disability and Autism team, is to ensure that every person with a learning disability/autism has access to support, services and opportunities.
Across all of society we are seeing people’s aspirations and needs changing and becoming more diverse. The people of Rotherham with a learning disability/autism, have been telling people who commission and provide services that they want the same opportunities to achieve their dreams as anyone else. People want access to their local and wider community, employment opportunities, leisure time, friendships, and to travel as independently as possible around the borough.
In the Learning Disability and Autism team, we aim to support people to build on their strengths, achieve their outcomes, and be connected to their community. Our staff are exceptionally committed and are passionate about working in Rotherham, for the people of Rotherham.
As a learning disability/autism team, we have been transforming our LD/Autism services and as such have expanded the number of people, we are able to support. We cover the whole of the Borough and have bases both at our Riverside and Maltby offices.
We work with adults of all ages, from leaving the Transitions (Preparing for Adulthood) service to older adults who have a learning disability/autism and where a review of their needs is necessary. This could be due to their annual review or a change in their long- and short-term needs. We work holistically with professionals, families and carers and ensure that the person remains at the centre of all the support we aim to offer.
Every day is different, and the breadth of work spans across duty interventions, assessment and care management, safeguarding adults, and court of protection work. If you are looking for a role to make the best of your skills and experience this is role for you!
About You
Essential qualifications & experience:
Qualified (BA/MA/DIPSW) with valid Social Work England registration.
Proven experience in adult social work, particularly supporting autistic adults and those with learning disabilities.
Excellent knowledge of relevant legislation, including Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act, and safeguarding frameworks.
Strong assessment, analytical, planning, and risk management skills.
Confident communicator with ability to build relationships across agencies.
IT literacy and case management system experience.
As a Social Worker in this team, you'll:
Conduct assessments under the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act, and conduct Best Interests and Section 42 safeguarding enquiries.
Co-create tailored care and support plans that empower autonomy and independence.
Collaborate with families, carers, health, housing, and voluntary sector partners to deliver holistic, integrated support.
Monitor and review plans regularly to ensure they evolve with the individual's changing needs.
Advocate for service users, championing their rights and choices.
Maintain clear records and prepare professional reports for case conferences and reviews.
If you are a compassionate, innovative, and resilient with the drive to deliver ever improving outcomes for the people of Rotherham, then this is the role for you. In return we can offer considerable professional growth and development within an environment that is both supportive and stretching, along with a generous benefits package which is outlined in the document attached.
Want to Talk to Us?
For an informal and confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact: Emma Fitzpatrick, Service Manager via email: emma.fitzpatrick@rotherham.gov.uk.
Amy Watkin-Team Manager: amy-ach.watkin@rotherham.gov.uk
It is a great time to join us, and we welcome your application.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.