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Adults Social Workers

This is a remarkable opportunity for a skilled social care professional to join the Community Team in the vibrant city of Bristol, UK. This ongoing locum position offers a generous hourly pay rate of £32, allowing you to work full-time while enjoying financial rewards and personal growth.

Perks and benefits:

• Enjoy competitive pay that truly recognises your expertise and dedication, making each hour count towards your professional journey.
• This role offers the ideal platform for professional growth in a fulfilling capacity, allowing you to develop your career further.
• With flexible shifts, you can effortlessly balance your personal life and work commitments, finding the perfect harmony.
• Experience a vibrant work environment where teamwork and support are paramount, ensuring every day at work is enjoyable.
• Embrace the variety and challenge each day brings, as you broaden your skills and make a significant difference to those in need, adding an invaluable chapter to your career story.

What you will do:

- Conduct Care Act assessments, reviews, and support planning for adults with care and support needs, ensuring each individual's requirements are met.
- Take the lead in Section 42 safeguarding enquiries and conduct Mental Capacity Act assessments, maintaining compliance and safety at all times.
- Manage a dynamic caseload of 16 to 20 individuals, effectively prioritising urgent visits and risk planning with a strategic mindset.
- Empower individuals with a strengths-based, person-centred approach, promoting choice, self-determination, and control.
- Work collaboratively with health, housing, and voluntary teams, engaging with multi-disciplinary colleagues to provide comprehensive care solutions.
- Adhere to internal key performance indicators, maintaining accurate case records and fulfilling statutory reporting in line with legal and organisational standards.
- Participate actively in duty rotas, multi-agency meetings, and mental health discharge meetings, contributing to a cohesive team effort.

Bristol is not only a fantastic place to work but also a superb city to live in, offering a unique blend of historic charm and modern vibrancy. With its thriving arts scene, excellent dining options, and beautiful green spaces, Bristol provides an enriching backdrop to your professional and personal life. Don’t miss the chance to embrace this adventurous role in a city renowned for its community spirit and cosmopolitan flair!

Working with Sanctuary Personnel:

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Adults Social Workers

This is a remarkable opportunity for a skilled social care professional to join the Community Team in the vibrant city of Bristol, UK. This ongoing locum position offers a generous hourly pay rate of £32, allowing you to work full-time while enjoying financial rewards and personal growth.

Perks and benefits:

• Enjoy competitive pay that truly recognises your expertise and dedication, making each hour count towards your professional journey.
• This role offers the ideal platform for professional growth in a fulfilling capacity, allowing you to develop your career further.
• With flexible shifts, you can effortlessly balance your personal life and work commitments, finding the perfect harmony.
• Experience a vibrant work environment where teamwork and support are paramount, ensuring every day at work is enjoyable.
• Embrace the variety and challenge each day brings, as you broaden your skills and make a significant difference to those in need, adding an invaluable chapter to your career story.

What you will do:

- Conduct Care Act assessments, reviews, and support planning for adults with care and support needs, ensuring each individual's requirements are met.
- Take the lead in Section 42 safeguarding enquiries and conduct Mental Capacity Act assessments, maintaining compliance and safety at all times.
- Manage a dynamic caseload of 16 to 20 individuals, effectively prioritising urgent visits and risk planning with a strategic mindset.
- Empower individuals with a strengths-based, person-centred approach, promoting choice, self-determination, and control.
- Work collaboratively with health, housing, and voluntary teams, engaging with multi-disciplinary colleagues to provide comprehensive care solutions.
- Adhere to internal key performance indicators, maintaining accurate case records and fulfilling statutory reporting in line with legal and organisational standards.
- Participate actively in duty rotas, multi-agency meetings, and mental health discharge meetings, contributing to a cohesive team effort.

Bristol is not only a fantastic place to work but also a superb city to live in, offering a unique blend of historic charm and modern vibrancy. With its thriving arts scene, excellent dining options, and beautiful green spaces, Bristol provides an enriching backdrop to your professional and personal life. Don’t miss the chance to embrace this adventurous role in a city renowned for its community spirit and cosmopolitan flair!

Working with Sanctuary Personnel:

Sanctuary Personnel is a trusted and award-winning agency for roles. With an ‘Excellent’ rating on Trustpilot from over 1,000 reviews and many prestigious industry awards, we are dedicated to finding you the best possible rates in roles that match your skills and experience.

Children's Social Workers and Senior Social Workers - Family Help Service
Up to £52,767 per annum (subject to experience) + Benefits*
Fixed Term - 12 Months
Full Time (36 Hours)
Wandsworth, London
Ofsted Rating: ‘Good’ 

Benefits:

• £,000 welcome bonus* and ,000 retention bonus (every 2 years of service - for permanent staff only)
• Payment of Social Work England registration fee
• Plus more – view our Children’s Services offer here .

Are you a passionate and experienced Social Worker ready to change lives and shape futures? Join a team where your creativity, compassion and confidence are not only valued – they are essential.

Every day in Wandsworth, Social Workers are helping families write new chapters in their lives. Through a family-led approach, we empower children and their families to overcome challenges, build resilience and thrive. As more families reach out for support and transformation, our service is growing – and so is our team. We are expanding to welcome motivated Social Workers who are ready to bring their heart, skill and vision to a place where their work truly matters.

If you are driven by purpose and want to be part of a service that puts relationships at the heart of everything, we want to hear from you.

About the Role

In our newly formed Family Help Service, you will find more than just a job – you will find a place where your voice matters, your ideas are welcomed, and your impact is visible. This is your opportunity to walk alongside families through their most difficult moments and help them find strength, hope and solutions.

You will work in a modern, collaborative environment with a stable, friendly team and strong, visible leadership. You will be part of a small, skilled team where supervision is regular, caseloads are manageable and your time with children and families is protected and purposeful. Our onboarding and induction are quick and efficient, ensuring you feel supported from day one.

Our Approach

We believe in the power of relationships. Our Family Help model is rooted in systemic practice and built on trust, consistency and co-production. You will work with families to create plans that reflect their voices and values – whether under Child in Need, Child Protection or care proceedings.

You won’t be working alone. You will be part of a multi-agency team that includes Children’s Practitioners, Adult Mental Health Practitioners, Substance Misuse and Domestic Abuse Specialists and in-house Family Therapy and Social Care CAMHS teams. Together, we create a wraparound network of support that helps families stay together safely.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• A qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England, with your ASYE completed.
• Confident in your knowledge and practice, with experience across voluntary and statutory settings.
• A natural collaborator and communicator who brings compassion, creativity and clarity to your work.
• A champion for children and families, with a belief in their potential and a commitment to their rights.

How We Support You

• You will be part of a small team of five Social Workers with manageable caseloads.
• Dedicated business support staff work alongside you to reduce admin and free up your time.
• You will have opportunities to lead, influence and innovate through working groups and service development.
• Our training offer is second to none: Systemic Psychotherapy (Levels 1, 2 and 3), Practice Educator training, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Informed Practice, Leadership Development and much more.
• We offer clear career progression through our panel for Senior Social Worker and Advanced Practitioner roles, plus ASYE, Step Up and Apprenticeship pathways.
• Excellent transport links and a vibrant, supportive working culture.

If you are ready to make a real difference in the lives of children and families and want to do it in a place that values your passion, your practice and your purpose – apply now. Wandsworth is where your next chapter begins.

Contact Details

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact:

Sherene Ward , Service Manager –
Clare Manning , Service Manager –

Closing date: 8 September 2025
Please note, applications are reviewed on a daily basis and interviews are scheduled regularly. 

We may close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Richmond and Wandsworth Better Service Partnership is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. 

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.  

*The welcome bonus is paid in two instalments: the first £2,500 after 6 months on successfu completion of your probation period and the second ,500 after 12 months of employment.

• Salary BCP Band I (SCP 28-31) £39,152 - £1,771 per annum pro rata, plus ,234 per annum & BCP Band J (SCP 32-35) - 2,839 - 6,142 per annum, plus ,719 per annum

• have experience of a mentoring role in front line SW of less experienced staff including new and newly qualified staff, and SW students on placement;
• have post-qualifying award (e.g Practice Education), and/or be willing to undertake Practice Education training;
• be already working to the DfE Knowledge and Skills statements for child and family practitioners;
• be able to work with very complex referrals and complex casework and have high quality skills in analysis of risk and decision making;
• have strong and confident presentation skills;
• have strong conflict resolution skills;
• have a commitment to continuous professional development;
• develop and maintain a professional network, to share expertise and in order to support the outcomes for vulnerable children and young people.

• be able to travel across the full Council area in a timely manner.
• have significant experience of front line SW safeguarding.

• Full induction, with a very supportive Practice Fundamentals offer.
• Clear career progression pathway and excellent learning opportunities.
• Manageable and diverse caseloads.
• Regular Supervision.
• 25 days annual leave (pro rata, for those without continuous service), plus bank holidays.
• Competitive salary with access to local government pension scheme.
• Flexible working arrangements in our newly refurbished Civic Offices with Local Offices near to where you need to work.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Relocation Scheme.
• Staff network groups.

• Social Worker JD and PS BCP.pdf

• Salary BCP Band I (SCP 28-31) £39,152 - £1,771 per annum pro rata, plus ,234 per annum & BCP Band J (SCP 32-35) - 2,839 - 6,142 per annum, plus ,719 per annum

• have experience of a mentoring role in front line SW of less experienced staff including new and newly qualified staff, and SW students on placement;
• have post-qualifying award (e.g Practice Education), and/or be willing to undertake Practice Education training;
• be already working to the DfE Knowledge and Skills statements for child and family practitioners;
• be able to work with very complex referrals and complex casework and have high quality skills in analysis of risk and decision making;
• have strong and confident presentation skills;
• have strong conflict resolution skills;
• have a commitment to continuous professional development;
• develop and maintain a professional network, to share expertise and in order to support the outcomes for vulnerable children and young people.

• be able to travel across the full Council area in a timely manner.
• have significant experience of front line SW safeguarding.

• Full induction, with a very supportive Practice Fundamentals offer.
• Clear career progression pathway and excellent learning opportunities.
• Manageable and diverse caseloads.
• Regular Supervision.
• 25 days annual leave (pro rata, for those without continuous service), plus bank holidays.
• Competitive salary with access to local government pension scheme.
• Flexible working arrangements in our newly refurbished Civic Offices with Local Offices near to where you need to work.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Relocation Scheme.
• Staff network groups.

• Social Worker JD and PS BCP.pdf

• Salary BCP Band I (SCP 28-31) £39,152 - £1,771 per annum pro rata, plus ,234 per annum & Band J (SCP 32-35) - 2,839 - 6,142 per annum, plus ,719 contractual supplement per annum

• have experience of a mentoring role in front line SW of less experienced staff including new and newly qualified staff, and SW students on placement;
• have post-qualifying award (e.g Practice Education), and/or be willing to undertake Practice Education training;
• be already working to the DfE Knowledge and Skills statements for child and family practitioners;
• be able to work with very complex referrals and complex casework and have high quality skills in analysis of risk and decision making;
• have strong and confident presentation skills;
• have strong conflict resolution skills;
• have a commitment to continuous professional development;
• develop and maintain a professional network, to share expertise and in order to support the outcomes for vulnerable children and young people.

• be able to travel across the full Council area in a timely manner.
• have significant experience of front line SW safeguarding.

• Full induction, with a very supportive Practice Fundamentals offer.
• Clear career progression pathway and excellent learning opportunities.
• Manageable and diverse caseloads.
• Regular Supervision.
• 25 days annual leave (pro rata, for those without continuous service), plus bank holidays.
• Competitive salary with access to local government pension scheme.
• Flexible working arrangements in our newly refurbished Civic Offices with Local Offices near to where you need to work.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Relocation Scheme.
• Staff network groups.

• Develop and execute a comprehensive community engagement strategy aligned with the organisation's mission and goals.
• Design and manage outreach programs to connect with underserved and diverse community groups.
• Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with community leaders, local charities, government agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Act as a key liaison between the community and the organisation, ensuring community feedback informs service development and delivery.
• Organise and facilitate community events, forums, and consultations.
• Develop communication materials and campaigns to raise awareness of services and promote community participation.
• Manage a team of community outreach workers and volunteers.
• Identify funding opportunities and contribute to grant writing for community-focused initiatives.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of community engagement activities, reporting on outcomes and recommendations.
• Advocate for community needs and promote social inclusion and equity.
• Represent the organisation at external meetings, conferences, and public events.

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Community Development, Sociology, Public Administration, or a related field. A Master's degree is advantageous.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in community development, social work, public relations, or a similar role with significant community engagement responsibilities.
• Demonstrated success in developing and managing community outreach programs and initiatives.
• Excellent understanding of social issues, community dynamics, and the third sector.
• Strong networking, partnership building, and stakeholder management skills.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire a team.
• Experience in managing budgets and resources for community projects.
• Proficiency in using various communication channels, including digital platforms, to engage communities.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• This position is fully remote, offering flexibility to work from anywhere.

Your new company
You will be joining Birmingham City Council on a temporary on-going basis as a Community Outreach Worker.
Your new role
You will be required to build excellent relationships with local communities, increase awareness of waste minimisation and recycling best practices. This will also include the reduction of contaminated materials and identification of new opportunities.
What you'll need to succeed
Organising and delivering engagement and educational events, community meetings, forums and events to represent Birmingham City Council's environmental services operations
Engaging positively to obtain community feedback on recycling and waste collection and recycling services to inform policy decisions and future service improvements
Collaborating with internal departments, including Waste Operations, Environmental Services and
Recycling Teams. Developing and implementing community engagement strategies that promote sustainable waste management and recycling
Preparing reports, presentations and outreach materials to support engagement activities and improve public understanding of waste collection, waste minimisation and recycling responsibilities
Working closely with key internal and external partners, including Housing Services, Resident Engagement,
Community Safety, Social Services and the Police. Addressing waste-related challenges and supporting estate improvement projects
Working with external organisations such as DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) and the CIWM Chartered Institution of Waste Management, and other relevant industry bodies to remain abreast of development opportunities.
Identifying and supporting the implementation of innovative waste reduction and recycling initiatives to enhance community engagement and service efficiency
Assisting the budget holder with basic budget monitoring, including tracking team-related expenses and ensuring expenditure aligns with planned activities.
Contributing to developing and refining materials, procedures, best practice guidance, educational resources, engagement protocols, feedback tools, and strategies for engaging hard-to-reach communities.
Providing public-facing advice and guidance on local waste policy, environmental best practices and relevant legislation, without enforcing regulations.

What you'll get in return
This role is starting as soon as possible, offering 19.23 per hour inc. of holiday. This will be paid to you on a weekly basis.


What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Your new company
You will be joining Birmingham City Council on a temporary on-going basis as a Community Outreach Worker.
Your new role
You will be required to build excellent relationships with local communities, increase awareness of waste minimisation and recycling best practices. This will also include the reduction of contaminated materials and identification of new opportunities.
What you'll need to succeed
Organising and delivering engagement and educational events, community meetings, forums and events to represent Birmingham City Council's environmental services operations
Engaging positively to obtain community feedback on recycling and waste collection and recycling services to inform policy decisions and future service improvements
Collaborating with internal departments, including Waste Operations, Environmental Services and
Recycling Teams. Developing and implementing community engagement strategies that promote sustainable waste management and recycling
Preparing reports, presentations and outreach materials to support engagement activities and improve public understanding of waste collection, waste minimisation and recycling responsibilities
Working closely with key internal and external partners, including Housing Services, Resident Engagement,
Community Safety, Social Services and the Police. Addressing waste-related challenges and supporting estate improvement projects
Working with external organisations such as DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) and the CIWM Chartered Institution of Waste Management, and other relevant industry bodies to remain abreast of development opportunities.
Identifying and supporting the implementation of innovative waste reduction and recycling initiatives to enhance community engagement and service efficiency
Assisting the budget holder with basic budget monitoring, including tracking team-related expenses and ensuring expenditure aligns with planned activities.
Contributing to developing and refining materials, procedures, best practice guidance, educational resources, engagement protocols, feedback tools, and strategies for engaging hard-to-reach communities.
Providing public-facing advice and guidance on local waste policy, environmental best practices and relevant legislation, without enforcing regulations.

What you'll get in return
This role is starting as soon as possible, offering 19.23 per hour inc. of holiday. This will be paid to you on a weekly basis.


What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)