23 Adults Social Worker North Essex Colchester jobs in Colchester

Register your interest here to be notified of upcoming Social Worker opportunities within Essex County Council's Adult Social Care services in North Essex. We welcome expressions of interest from Experienced and Newly Qualified Social Worker's (NQSW). The starting salary for a NQSW is £34,902 per annum, rising to £37,185 per annum upon successful completion of the ASYE programme.

About Our Social Worker Roles

We're an adult social care service that wants to see citizens of Essex have as much choice and control over the way they live their lives as possible. We think everyone should have the chance to live a full and fulfilling life with people they love and care about, doing things that matter to them and living in a place they can call home. We're determined that with the right support, everyone can maintain or achieve some independence and we're proud to be working to make these ambitions a reality.

Our Social Workers work alongside people and their families and carers to help them think through what might help them get on with their lives in the way that works best for them. We do this within the framework of our statutory Care Act requirements. This means many of our conversations are framed as 'assessments', 'reviews', 'support planning' and 'safeguarding'. But our aim is always to listen and understand what matters to the person and then to work with them to think through how this might be achieved.

North Essex covers our offices in Colchester and Clacton. It is a diverse area to work in encompassing rural, costal, and urban communities all with their own unique challenges. Essex County Council work closely with their partners in North Essex, those joining teams in this area are uniquely positioned to be increasingly involved in partnership projects across local authorities and the NHS.

Take a look at our short video here to get a glimpse into the role and what it's like to be a Social Worker at Essex County Council.

About You

If you share our vision, enjoy meeting people and hearing their stories you might be interested to find out more about what we do.

If you're also a Social Worker registered with Social Work England with that winning combination of creative thought, reliability and practical ability to get things done, we'd really love to hear from you!

You'll have a broad understanding of our statutory responsibilities and a commitment to meeting these in a person-centred way.

You may have experience of chairing meetings, and you'll have an ability to develop strong relationships with partner agencies and the local community to provide a supportive framework.

Our Social Worker roles involve travelling around Essex. A driving licence and car - or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means - is essential.

Why Join Us?

In June 2025, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our Adult Social Care services as "Good" with a score of 73%

"The local authority had a good structure and processes in place to enable people to be supported successfully, and support people to remain independent and live healthy lives. The workforce was passionate about supporting people to achieve these outcomes and the local authority had good knowledge of their area, the people living there and the demographics."

You can read the full report on the CQC website here .

Our teams are busy but warm, friendly and supportive. Our fabulous team managers will help you manage your workload and develop your practice.

We take your career just as seriously as you do, and we have a continuing professional development offer that's second to none.

We welcome diversity because it makes us grow and we're determined to become a fully inclusive and an anti-racist organisation.

What We Offer

We'll support you to be your best and will offer:

• Ongoing opportunities for continuing professional development
• Flexible working options
• Employee wellbeing and counselling
• Lease Car scheme
• Life assurance of three times annual salary
• Local Government Pension Scheme. View Key Facts and FAQ's about the LGPS.
• Volunteering leave
• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising with service
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - access to free and confidential information, support, and guidance from a team of highly qualified professionals.
• Employee Networks - communities to support you, connect you and help influence change at ECC
• Payment of your Social Work England registration fees!

Whatever you want to achieve in your social work career, you can do it here.

*T&Cs Apply.

Apply now.

For more information contact

In February 2025, Greater Essex was accepted onto the Government's devolution priority programme, which will see local authorities in Essex work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority by May 2026. You can read more about devolution and local government reorganisation (LGR) ) on our careers site

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

Once you've secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.

At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles , including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to .

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join The Essex Talent Community

Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram and LinkedIn . Further details can be found on our careers page .

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SUPPORTED LIVING SERVICES - LEARNING DISABILITIES

Who are we ?

Hilton Care provides high quality person-centred support to adults with learning disabilities, some of whom may have associated disabilities such as physical disabilities, sensory impairment, and mental health needs. We are passionate about ensuring that the people we support make their own choices.

Who are we looking for ?

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Community Support Worker - Early Help and Wellbeing Team

Permanent, Full Time

£25,395 to £32,131 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Closing Date: Tuesday 14th October 2025 at 11.59pm

Interview Date: Tuesday 28th of October 2025

The Opportunity

ECC Adult Social Care is making a transformational shift from a focus on long-term care support, to a model with four key principles: prevention, early intervention, enablement, and safeguarding. Enabling people, to access information and tools, to live independently and allowing a positive response to growing service demand in a sustainable way, within the financial constraints of ECC.

Working with Social Workers and Occupational Therapists, delivering bespoke intervention work, in accordance with the care plan, to vulnerable adults. The role may be required to manage a caseload, including assessment of risk through direct work, within a quality assurance process. A focus of the role will be to ensure vulnerable people are safeguarded in line with ECC's statutory obligations.

With relevant experience of working with vulnerable adults or educated to Level 3 (RQF). You will be passionate about engaging with and providing support in the community, working with partners as required.

Accountabilities

• Assess social care needs and provide support to vulnerable adults, to enable them to live healthily and independently; maintaining high standards of professional practice which contribute to continuous improvement across the service and delivering the four key principles.
• Contribute to the development of care and support plans that gain commitment to solutions to meet each individual's needs.
• Works collaboratively with others, including placement team, to support the individual to commission care and support from appropriate providers; including developing their own employees through Direct Payments.
• Accountable for working within the statutory legal framework, policy and guidance and determining when the threshold for statutory intervention has been reached in In line with legislative and organisational standards within the Care Act 2015 (e.g., MCA / DoLs / CHC etc.).
• Responsible for highlighting issues and implementing plans to safeguard a vulnerable adult.
• Building strong, effective relationships with clients, families and carers providing practical advice, support and, where necessary, acting as an advocate. Enabling vulnerable adults to live healthily and as independently as possible.
• Work collaboratively across the service, with internal and external professional partner agencies to deliver joint objectives and ensure improved outcomes for vulnerable adults.
• Provides information and advice in relation to involvement/accessing of third-party agencies relevant to the needs of the client (e.g., benefits agencies, immigration, and housing).
• Attends meetings, reviews, case conferences and court hearings to provide information, insight, and evidence, providing reports where appropriate.
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Experience within a social care setting, an NVQ/BTEC Level 3 or equivalent is desirable.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and knowledge in relevant professional area.
• Experience of building strong, effective relationships with adults, their families, and carers in times of challenge and crisis.
• Experience of undertaking direct, activity-based work with adults.
• Knowledge of legislative and policy guidance applicable within Social Care settings.
• Proven track record of building working relationships with partners and external agencies.
• A certificate in First Aid and/or knowledge of Sign Language is desirable in this role.

Are you a passionate and qualified Health and Social Care Teacher looking to make a real impact? We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated educator to join a welcoming secondary school in Basildon .

You will be responsible for delivering engaging and inspiring Health and Social Care lessons to KS4/KS5 students, supporting their academic progress and personal development. The school has a supportive leadership team and a collaborative department environment.

• Plan and deliver high-quality Health and Social Care lessons

• Assess, track and report on student progress

• Foster a safe and inclusive learning environment

• Work closely with colleagues to support student outcomes

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) is essential

• Experience teaching Health and Social Care (KS4/KS5 preferred)

• Strong classroom management skills

• Commitment to safeguarding and student wellbeing

If you are interested in this role then please send a copy of your CV.

Are you a passionate and qualified Health and Social Care Teacher looking to make a real impact? We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated educator to join a welcoming secondary school in Southend.

You will be responsible for delivering engaging and inspiring Health and Social Care lessons to KS4/KS5 students, supporting their academic progress and personal development. The school has a supportive leadership team and a collaborative department environment.

• Plan and deliver high-quality Health and Social Care lessons

• Assess, track and report on student progress

• Foster a safe and inclusive learning environment

• Work closely with colleagues to support student outcomes

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

• Experience teaching Health and Social Care (KS4/KS5 preferred)

• Strong classroom management skills

• Commitment to safeguarding and student wellbeing

If you are interested in this role then please send a copy of your CV.

Are you a passionate and qualified Health and Social Care Teacher looking to make a real impact? We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated educator to join a welcoming secondary school in Wickford .

You will be responsible for delivering engaging and inspiring Health and Social Care lessons to KS4/KS5 students, supporting their academic progress and personal development. The school has a supportive leadership team and a collaborative department environment.

• Plan and deliver high-quality Health and Social Care lessons

• Assess, track and report on student progress

• Foster a safe and inclusive learning environment

• Work closely with colleagues to support student outcomes

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) is essential

• Experience teaching Health and Social Care (KS4/KS5 preferred)

• Strong classroom management skills

• Commitment to safeguarding and student wellbeing

If you are interested in this role then please send a copy of your CV to ''

We are looking to recruit a Health & Social Care Trainer in the Southend on Sea, Essex area for a health and social care provider (residential services) to lead training amongst internal staff and external customers at this exciting time for their values driven company.

Working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Salary £36,000 per annum

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced enthusiastic social care trainer to join this organisation's friendly team. You will play a vital role in ensuring that your colleagues are equipped with the knowledge, skills and confidence necessary to excel in their roles and to deliver outstanding care and support.

The organisation provides a range of care and support services, and your role will be to ensure that your colleagues are equipped to meet the challenges and opportunities of providing exceptional care and support, which will have a lasting impact on the lives of those they support and empower your colleagues.

This is an exciting time to join the company as you will play a key role in the development and delivery of their vision to deliver high quality engaging training to internal and external customers.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and deliver high-quality impactful training, and engaging training materials on a range of Social care topics including safeguarding, dementia awareness, mental health awareness, understanding alcohol & substance abuse
• Create bespoke, engaging and detailed course content where required ensuring each course syllabus is in line with current legislation, industry best practice guidance and company values.
• Evaluate effectiveness of face to face and e-learning training programmes to continuously improve their training and development offering
• Maintain accurate records of training delivery
• Facilitate induction programmes and support with assessment of care certificates
• Foster a positive and support learning environment for all staff to support retention and staff engagement
• Utilise external funding streams to enhance training programme

Ideal Candidate:

• A recognised professional qualification in delivering training to the adult workforce such as Level 3 AET, PTTLS, CTLLS
• Demonstrable experience as a trainer within a social care setting
• A genuine passion for supporting learners and understanding the important of delivering social care training programmes that meets CQC requirements & expectations, and embeds our values
• Personable, highly organised individual with a ‘can-do’ attitude

What We Offer

• Free Car Parking
• Nest Pension Scheme
• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Training & Development
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Funded Blue Light Discount Card
• Death In Service Benefit
• Free DBS
• Contractual Sick Pay

For further information apply today or contact Kim Baker, ENS Recruitment Westcliff 

Register your interest here to be notified of upcoming Occupational Therapist opportunities within Essex County Council's Adult Social Care services. We welcome expressions of interest from experienced and Newly Qualified Occupational Therapists.

About Our Occupational Therapist Roles

We're an adult social care service that wants to see citizens of Essex have as much choice and control over the way they live their lives as possible. We think everyone should have the chance to live a full and fulfilling life with people they love and care about, doing things that matter to them and living in a place they can call home.

Our Occupational Therapists work in partnership with people, their families, and carers-listening, understanding, and co-creating person-centred and strengths-based solutions that support individuals to live life on their terms. We recognise that everyone's journey is different and with the right support, each one can be meaningful and fulfilling. We're determined that with the right support, everyone can maintain or achieve some independence and we're proud to be working to make these ambitions a reality.

Being an Occupational Therapist at Essex County Council is as diverse as it is rewarding. Working across all areas of adult social care within the framework of our statutory Care Act requirements, you'll have the opportunity to practice creatively, carrying out holistic assessments, delivering meaningful interventions, and ensuring safeguarding is at the heart of everything you do.

Join us and you could find yourself making an impact in housing, commissioning, provider quality, organisational safeguards, mental health or learning disabilities, to name a few.

About You

If you share our vision, enjoy meeting people and hearing their stories you might be interested to find out more about what we do.

If you're also an Occupational Therapist registered with HCPC with that winning combination of creative thought, reliability and practical ability to get things done, we'd really love to hear from you!

You'll have a broad understanding of our statutory responsibilities and a commitment to meeting these in a person-centred way.

You'll be able to demonstrate evidence-based practice, with an awareness of financial considerations and risk.

You will have strong communication skills, with the ability to develop strong relationships with partner agencies and the local community to provide a supportive framework.

This role involves travelling around Essex and beyond. A driving licence and car - or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means - is essential.

Why Join Us?

In June 2025, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our Adult Social Care services as "Good" with a score of 73%

"The local authority had a good structure and processes in place to enable people to be supported successfully, and support people to remain independent and live healthy lives. The workforce was passionate about supporting people to achieve these outcomes and the local authority had good knowledge of their area, the people living there and the demographics."

You can read the full report on the CQC website here .

Our teams are busy, but they're also warm, welcoming, friendly and supportive. Our fantastic team managers are here to help you manage your workload and develop your practice.

We take your career just as seriously as you do, and we have a continuing professional development offer that's second to none.

We welcome diversity because it makes us grow and we're determined to become a fully inclusive and an anti-racist organisation.

What We Offer

We'll support you to be your best and will offer:

• Ongoing opportunities for continuing professional development
• Flexible working options
• Employee wellbeing and counselling
• Lease Car scheme
• Life assurance of three times annual salary
• Local Government Pension Scheme. View Key Facts and FAQ's about the LGPS.
• Volunteering leave
• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising with service
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - access to free and confidential information, support, and guidance from a team of highly qualified professionals.
• Employee Networks - communities to support you, connect you and help influence change at ECC
• Payment of your professional registration fees!

Whatever you want to achieve in your career, you can do it here.

Apply now.

For more information, please contact

In February 2025, Greater Essex was accepted onto the Government's devolution priority programme, which will see local authorities in Essex work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority by May 2026. You can read more about devolution and local government reorganisation (LGR) ) on our careers site

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

Once you've secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.

At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles , including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to .

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join The Essex Talent Community

Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram and LinkedIn . Further details can be found on our careers page .

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Register your interest here to be notified of upcoming Occupational Therapist opportunities within Essex County Council's Adult Social Care services. We welcome expressions of interest from experienced and Newly Qualified Occupational Therapists.

About Our Occupational Therapist Roles

We're an adult social care service that wants to see citizens of Essex have as much choice and control over the way they live their lives as possible. We think everyone should have the chance to live a full and fulfilling life with people they love and care about, doing things that matter to them and living in a place they can call home.

Our Occupational Therapists work in partnership with people, their families, and carers-listening, understanding, and co-creating person-centred and strengths-based solutions that support individuals to live life on their terms. We recognise that everyone's journey is different and with the right support, each one can be meaningful and fulfilling. We're determined that with the right support, everyone can maintain or achieve some independence and we're proud to be working to make these ambitions a reality.

Being an Occupational Therapist at Essex County Council is as diverse as it is rewarding. Working across all areas of adult social care within the framework of our statutory Care Act requirements, you'll have the opportunity to practice creatively, carrying out holistic assessments, delivering meaningful interventions, and ensuring safeguarding is at the heart of everything you do.

Join us and you could find yourself making an impact in housing, commissioning, provider quality, organisational safeguards, mental health or learning disabilities, to name a few.

About You

If you share our vision, enjoy meeting people and hearing their stories you might be interested to find out more about what we do.

If you're also an Occupational Therapist registered with HCPC with that winning combination of creative thought, reliability and practical ability to get things done, we'd really love to hear from you!

You'll have a broad understanding of our statutory responsibilities and a commitment to meeting these in a person-centred way.

You'll be able to demonstrate evidence-based practice, with an awareness of financial considerations and risk.

You will have strong communication skills, with the ability to develop strong relationships with partner agencies and the local community to provide a supportive framework.

This role involves travelling around Essex and beyond. A driving licence and car - or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means - is essential.

Why Join Us?

In June 2025, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our Adult Social Care services as "Good" with a score of 73%

"The local authority had a good structure and processes in place to enable people to be supported successfully, and support people to remain independent and live healthy lives. The workforce was passionate about supporting people to achieve these outcomes and the local authority had good knowledge of their area, the people living there and the demographics."

You can read the full report on the CQC website here .

Our teams are busy, but they're also warm, welcoming, friendly and supportive. Our fantastic team managers are here to help you manage your workload and develop your practice.

We take your career just as seriously as you do, and we have a continuing professional development offer that's second to none.

We welcome diversity because it makes us grow and we're determined to become a fully inclusive and an anti-racist organisation.

What We Offer

We'll support you to be your best and will offer:

• Ongoing opportunities for continuing professional development
• Flexible working options
• Employee wellbeing and counselling
• Lease Car scheme
• Life assurance of three times annual salary
• Local Government Pension Scheme. View Key Facts and FAQ's about the LGPS.
• Volunteering leave
• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising with service
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - access to free and confidential information, support, and guidance from a team of highly qualified professionals.
• Employee Networks - communities to support you, connect you and help influence change at ECC
• Payment of your professional registration fees!

Whatever you want to achieve in your career, you can do it here.

Apply now.

For more information, please contact

In February 2025, Greater Essex was accepted onto the Government's devolution priority programme, which will see local authorities in Essex work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority by May 2026. You can read more about devolution and local government reorganisation (LGR) ) on our careers site

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

Once you've secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.

At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles , including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to .

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join The Essex Talent Community

Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram and LinkedIn . Further details can be found on our careers page .

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