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Job Title: Social Worker
Starting Salary: £38,220 progressing to £41,771 pa (pro rata for part-time) + £2k welcome payment, relocation & car lease schemes (terms apply)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Hertfordshire
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Adult Care Services

About the team

Are you passionate about improving lives and empowering people to live independently? Whether you're an experienced social worker or just starting your journey, Hertfordshire County Council offers a range of exciting opportunities across our adult social care services.

We’re transforming the way we work through our Connected Lives approach – a strengths-based model that puts people at the centre of everything we do. We focus on what matters most to individuals and their carers, helping them achieve their goals, stay connected to their communities, and live fulfilling lives

Why Join Us?

• Hybrid and flexible working to support your work-life balance
• Ongoing learning and development to help you grow in your career
• Opportunities for community engagement and volunteering

A supportive, collaborative environment where your voice matters

We're looking for social work England registered Social Workers to join us.

We have opportunities in the following services:

Older Peoples Service - West

Dacorum Team
37 hours per week | Permanent

The Older Person Service is a dynamic service that works across the community under the Care Act to safeguard, assess, plan support and review adults and cares with long term health and social care needs. We can offer Hybrid working arrangements, flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, as well as promote your continuous Learning & Development.

Adult Disability Service

Stevenage Team
37 hours per week | Fixed Term to January 2027

Welwyn & Hatfield Team
37 hours per week | Fixed Term to Aug 2027

North Herts Team
37 hours per week | Permanent

The Adult Disability Service provides support to adults living with a learning or physical disability. We aim to enable people to make positive decisions in their lives, promote their independence and ensure they can get involved in their local community. We're a service motivated by and dedicated to social care intervention and community social work.

Older Peoples Team East

North Herts Locality
Farnham House, Stevenage
37 hours per week | Permanent and Fixed Term to March 2027

The Older Person Service is a dynamic service that works across the community under the Care Act to safeguard, assess, plan support and review adults and cares with long term health and social care needs. We have a range of teams within Older People services, including locality based teams, both residential and community reviewing teams, crisis intervention and prevention of hospital admission teams, and sensory services. We can offer Hybrid working arrangements, flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, as well as promote your continuous Learning & Development.

Older Peoples Team West - Prevention of Admissions Team
Apsley, Hemel Hempstead
37 hours per week | Permanent

The South West Prevention of Admission Team supports individuals who live in their own home or usual place of residence and are aged 65 or over, or under 65 with a confirmed dementia diagnosis, who are experiencing a deterioration in health or care circumstances that is likely to lead to a hospital, residential, or inpatient admission within 48 hours.

The team covers South and West Hertfordshire, including the localities of St Albans, Dacorum, Watford, Hertsmere, and Three Rivers.

About you

Essential:

• Social Work degree
• Registration with Social Work England
• Full Driving licence

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is within the Health and Social Care, level 10 job profile. Please locate this via:

Job profiles - Health and social care

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Additional information

We are changing

Hertfordshire County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). If you are employed by Hertfordshire County on 1 April 2028, it is expected that most roles will transfer to the newly-created unitary councils on existing terms and conditions under TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings – Protection of Employment) principles.

LGR is one of the biggest changes we will face in a generation. It will reshape how we work and how services are organised and gives us a real opportunity to build something better. To find out more, visit https://www.hertfordshire-lgr.co.uk/

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.