Social Worker Young Adults Disability Team

Organisation:Leicestershire County Council

Work Location:Various

Worker Category:Hybrid Worker

Salary:32070 to 42699 per annum - plus 3300 market premia payment for Level 3 Social Workers

Working Hours:Monday to Friday 37 Hours Per Week

Contract Type:Permanent

Closing Date:Monday 26^th January 2026

Here at Leicestershire County Council we have exciting opportunities available to Newly Qualified Social Workers as well as experienced Level 2 and Level 3 Social Workers with a passion for working in collaboration with people facing a wide range of issues.

About the Role

We have some exciting news!

We are now delighted to be able to offer 3 vacancies within theYoung Adult Disabilities team.

As part of our commitment to expanding support for young people three brand-new Social Worker posts have been created in our Young Adult Disabilities addition we also have one existing vacancy for a Social Worker making this a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of young adults with disabilities.

The Young Adult Disabilities team (YAD) is a county wide service who support young people with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) who are likely to have needs for care and support as an adult to ensure those eligible social care needs will be met when they become 18.

The Care Act stipulates that preparation for adulthood should begin well before a young person reaches the age of 18. It is therefore crucial that the YAD Team can begin the process of co-working and complete the adult social care assessment and support plan at an appropriate stage prior to the young persons 18th birthday.

Good preparation for adult life needs to start early and high aspirations are crucial to success. The focus should be on the young persons strengths and capabilities and the outcomes they want to achieve.

To plan successfully all services involved in the young persons life need to actively engage and support the planning for essential part of your role will be working collaboratively with childrens services education and health.

YAD team social workers focus on the completion of assessments in line with The Care Act 2014 safeguarding vulnerable adults completing Mental Capacity Assessments/Best Interests decisions and the preparation of court reports.

Our team is friendly and supportive with regular supervision and our employees have manageable workloads. The team hold weekly Group Supervision Meetings to promote the best possible outcomes for the people we work with across Leicestershire. We provide a comprehensive induction package with ongoing access to bespoke learning and development opportunities. This includes tailored continuous professional development sessions and access to academic research and practice expertise to develop skills experience and inform our employees practice.

For further information on what its like to work for us please visit:

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Working in Adult Social Care

About You

To apply for this post you must:

• Be a qualified Social Worker and registered with Social Work England.
• Have knowledge of social work methodologies social care policies such as person-centred approaches and asset based social work and relevantlegislation including The Care Act Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.
• Have experience of effective assessment and risk management delivery and multi-agency/multidisciplinary working and/or hospital discharge processes.
• Have experience of partnership working with adults to identify and meet need with creative and pragmatic solutions.
• Be a confident communicator who is skilled in diplomacy persuasion assertive and conflict management and able to build effective working relationships.
• Be able to work proactively individually but also as a team member.
• Have good prioritisation and time management skills and have a valid UK driving licence or access to a vehicle.

We also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Thereforewherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstanceswhilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This mayinclude requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in theOur Working Stylespage on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion please contact:

Chelbie Shepherd Resourcing Co-ordinator

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How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ Plus communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click Apply Now. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section more information see theHow to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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