Adults Senior Social Worker

The starting salary for our Senior Social Worker roles is 34,350 per annum based on a 25 hour working week (pro rata to full-time salary of 49,464).

We are looking for a part-time, 25 hours a week Senior Social Worker with a passion and drive for improving the lives of others to join our West 2 Area Team. In return for giving your commitment to our residents, we'll give our commitment to developing your skills and experience to enable you to progress in your career.

Our Offer to You

• 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service (pro-rated for part time opportunities)
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
• A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents

About the Team

The West 2 Area Team covers the geographical areas of Runnymede, Spelthorne and Woking and as a part of the job role you will be expected to travel and case hold across the wider area and support our duty function.

There is an expectation that 2 days per week will be spent in the office. This opportunity is open to registered Social Workers looking to develop experience, remaining closely connected to frontline social work practice within a fast paced, multidisciplinary environment and will involve duty oversight as well long-term complex cases.

We are proud to say you will be well supported by our teams with regular supervision, management support as well as peer-to-peer learning and support. You will work within a fantastic team that works closely with our Health colleagues, enabling a positive and collaborative approach to our work.

Our diverse teams are committed to making a positive difference to our residents' lives. In return we will provide you with the training, excellent supervision, and development opportunities to progress your career.

About the Role

As a Senior Social Worker in Surrey, you will be expected to have experience in assessing the social care needs of service users and provide direct social work intervention to some of the most challenging and complex service users and their carers. You will provide effective support to individuals using a strength-based approach to enable individuals to live as independently as possible with more choice and control.

You will supervise and support staff and will need to be flexible to work in a challenging environment, You will be supported and will benefit from a structured induction programme.

Shortlisting Criteria

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:

• A relevant degree and registration with Social Work England.
• Substantial post-qualification professional experience as a social worker is also required.
• Experience of providing professional supervision (can include unqualified and non-professional supervision).
• You will be motivated and flexible with high professional standards and sound knowledge and experience of current legislation and its application to practice in a social care setting.
• An applied knowledge of The Care Act and The Mental Capacity Act and experience of undertaking safeguarding enquiries is essential alongside experience of working in complex situations using professional judgement and a range of interventions.
• You will have experience of, and be able to provide, professional, reflective supervision, guidance and advice to less experienced social workers, including those completing ASYE and social work students.

Surrey has both urban and rural areas and social care workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK, access to a business insured vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

Contact Us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

This advert will close at 23:59 on Sunday 18 October 2026, with interviews to be held on 29 October 2026.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation and will move to new authorities in April 2027. This role is currently employed by Surrey County Council and will remain so until then. If you are employed by Surrey County Council on 1 April 2027, your employment will transfer under TUPE arrangements to one of the new councils, with your current terms and conditions protected. The provisional allocation for this post is West Surrey subject to final confirmation through the wider transition process later this year.

Our Commitment

We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum shortlisting criteria, as displayed on the advert, we guarantee you an interview.

Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we're committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs. </p

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