Experienced Social Worker – Adult Safeguarding Team
| Posting date: | 23 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 February 2026 |
| Location: | Stockport, SK1 3XE |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75780776 |
Summary
Experienced Social Worker Adult Safeguarding Team
SO3 (£39,862 - £45,091)
37 Hours, Full Time
Permanent
Hybrid Stopford House, including at least 2 days in office along with community and home working.
Application Deadline: 11.59pm, 12th February 2026
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Shortlisting Date: 13th February 2026
Interview Date: 23rd and 25th February
Interview Type: Face to Face/Microsoft Teams
Your Role
We are looking for an Experienced Social Worker to join our Adult Social Care team.
You will use your extensive experience in statutory social work and knowledge of the Care Act in particular section 42, to demonstrate professional knowledge and good practice in situations of high complexity, especially where an adult has been identified as being harmed due to abuse or neglect. You will undertake S42 enquiries, keeping making safeguarding personal at the centre of the enquiry. You will work in partnership with others. You will complete enquiry reports and ask others to make enquiries on behalf of the Local Authority.
About You
- Are you an experienced Social Worker, passionate about safeguarding adults at risk?
- Are you interested in working in partnership with adults to manage risk and develop protection plans to prevent harm occurring? Will you keep the person at the centre of all decisions?
- Do you have an enquiring mind, an ability to link information and understand patterns of behaviour to inform your practice and understanding of abuse in all its forms?
If this sounds like you, submit an application today we want to hear from you!
About Us
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more please contact Fiona Metcalf on 07356 138 777 or Fiona.Metcalf@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.
The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
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