Senior Social Worker - Mental Health Social Care Team
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 13 Mawrth 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £46,075 i £52,269 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 25 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Reading, Berkshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 2 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Reading Borough Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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Are you an experienced, confident and compassionate Social Worker ready to take the next step in your career? Our Mental Health Social Care Team is looking for a dedicated Senior Social Worker to help shape and deliver high‑quality support for adults with mental health needs across Adult Social Care.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a strengths‑based, forward‑thinking service where your expertise, leadership and professional values will make a genuine difference to the lives of residents.
About The Role:
As a Senior Social Worker, you will play a key role in supporting the Team Manager with the leadership and development of the team. You will provide professional supervision and guidance to social workers, social care coordinators, apprentices and newly qualified staff, helping to ensure high-quality, strengths-based social work practice across the service.
You will manage a small but complex caseload, undertaking assessments and developing creative care and support plans that enable people to live as independently as possible. You will also contribute to safeguarding processes and work collaboratively with health professionals, voluntary organisations and other partners to deliver joined-up support.
This role offers the opportunity to influence practice, support professional development across the team, and contribute to service improvements that make a real difference to the lives of local residents.
As a Senior Social Worker, you will play a key part in providing professional leadership within the Mental Health Social Care Team.
You will:
Offer supervision and professional support to Social Workers, Social Care Coordinators, apprentices and students.
Manage a small but complex caseload, completing assessments, reviews and care and support planning in line with the Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended 2007), Mental Capacity Act 2005, and safeguarding legislation.
Lead safeguarding triage and Section 42 enquiries, ensuring Making Safeguarding Personal is embedded in all practice.
Chair safeguarding and multidisciplinary meetings where required.
Work collaboratively with health partners, voluntary sector organisations, carers and families to deliver holistic, person‑centred support.
Contribute to service development, continuous improvement and a learning culture across Adult Social Care.
About You:
We are looking for someone who is passionate about high-quality social work and supporting others to develop their practice.
You will have:
A professional Social Work qualification
Registration with Social Work England
Significant experience working with adults with complex needs, including mental health
Strong knowledge of relevant legislation including the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and safeguarding frameworks
Experience of strengths-based practice and multi-agency working
The ability to provide professional supervision, mentoring and leadership to colleagues
Excellent assessment, analytical and communication skills
You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place.
Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:
Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do
Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential.
Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way.
Make a Difference to Reading - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed.
Our offer:
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave
A wide range of flexible working opportunities
Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted
Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work
Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax
If you would like to find out more about this role and the team, please contact Ruvimbo Katsholo – Mental Health Team Manager - ruvimbo.katsholo@reading.gov.uk
Closing date: Wednesday 25th March 2026
Interview date: To be confirmed
Interview setup: In person at the Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading, RG1 2LU
Visit: www.moretoreading.co.uk to find out more about Reading’s Community & Adult Social Care Services. It’s a chance to hear from the people who already work here and why they have chosen Reading as their professional destination.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a strengths‑based, forward‑thinking service where your expertise, leadership and professional values will make a genuine difference to the lives of residents.
About The Role:
As a Senior Social Worker, you will play a key role in supporting the Team Manager with the leadership and development of the team. You will provide professional supervision and guidance to social workers, social care coordinators, apprentices and newly qualified staff, helping to ensure high-quality, strengths-based social work practice across the service.
You will manage a small but complex caseload, undertaking assessments and developing creative care and support plans that enable people to live as independently as possible. You will also contribute to safeguarding processes and work collaboratively with health professionals, voluntary organisations and other partners to deliver joined-up support.
This role offers the opportunity to influence practice, support professional development across the team, and contribute to service improvements that make a real difference to the lives of local residents.
As a Senior Social Worker, you will play a key part in providing professional leadership within the Mental Health Social Care Team.
You will:
Offer supervision and professional support to Social Workers, Social Care Coordinators, apprentices and students.
Manage a small but complex caseload, completing assessments, reviews and care and support planning in line with the Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended 2007), Mental Capacity Act 2005, and safeguarding legislation.
Lead safeguarding triage and Section 42 enquiries, ensuring Making Safeguarding Personal is embedded in all practice.
Chair safeguarding and multidisciplinary meetings where required.
Work collaboratively with health partners, voluntary sector organisations, carers and families to deliver holistic, person‑centred support.
Contribute to service development, continuous improvement and a learning culture across Adult Social Care.
About You:
We are looking for someone who is passionate about high-quality social work and supporting others to develop their practice.
You will have:
A professional Social Work qualification
Registration with Social Work England
Significant experience working with adults with complex needs, including mental health
Strong knowledge of relevant legislation including the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and safeguarding frameworks
Experience of strengths-based practice and multi-agency working
The ability to provide professional supervision, mentoring and leadership to colleagues
Excellent assessment, analytical and communication skills
You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place.
Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:
Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do
Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential.
Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way.
Make a Difference to Reading - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed.
Our offer:
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave
A wide range of flexible working opportunities
Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted
Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work
Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax
If you would like to find out more about this role and the team, please contact Ruvimbo Katsholo – Mental Health Team Manager - ruvimbo.katsholo@reading.gov.uk
Closing date: Wednesday 25th March 2026
Interview date: To be confirmed
Interview setup: In person at the Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading, RG1 2LU
Visit: www.moretoreading.co.uk to find out more about Reading’s Community & Adult Social Care Services. It’s a chance to hear from the people who already work here and why they have chosen Reading as their professional destination.
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