Senior Social Worker

Senior Social Worker

Richmond and Wandsworth Adult Social Services are looking for an experienced qualified Senior Social Worker within the Teddington and Twickenham Locality Team. The team’s focus is to provide a holistic, personalised, strength-based service to residents over the age of 18 who have physical disabilities and older people with physical and mental health disabilities. We are co-located with the local District Nurses and Community Matrons in our 2 bases in Teddington and Whitton. 

The role of the Senior Social Worker is a leadership role within the team that supports the Assistant Service Manager and Service Manager to lead, and line manage the team and ensure the delivery of a strengths-based, person-centred service for adults with social care needs and their carers.

About the role 

The role of the Senior Social Worker is a leadership role within the team that supports the Assistant Service Manager and Service Manager to lead and line manage the team and ensure the delivery of a strengths-based, person-centred service for adults with social care needs and their carers. You will be one of two Senior Social Workers in the team, which consists of 14 Social Workers and 4 Social Care Assessors, 2 Senior Social Workers and 2 Assistant Service Managers, with 1 Service Manager.

• Form part of the management team for the service and provide motivational leadership, being visibly involved both in the office and online, working alongside staff and building relationships with practitioners.
• Where required, to hold a small caseload of a high level of complexity.
• To assist as required with the management of budgets by ensuring that throughput of work is consistent and that work steps are completed in a timely and effective way, including quality assuring and authorising assessments, support plans and reviews.
• To act as a Safeguarding Adults Manager in accordance with the Inter-Agency Policy and Procedures for Safeguarding Adults and to chair protection of vulnerable adults’ meetings where required.

We value your work life balance offering manageable caseloads and flexible working.  The offices are based conveniently 10-minute walk from Teddington and Whitton train stations and there is onsite parking at both. 

This this vibrant and diverse team of professionals has a strong focus on development and progression, with many having completed their ASYE portfolio over many years and staying in the team. We offer you an opportunity to join our dedicated and committed team and to enjoy and contribute to the support, guidance and the sense of shared trust that exists to ensure the provision of the most excellent service for our local residents. 

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Comprehensive knowledge of Social Work Professional Standards as well as relevant legislation, national guidance, and frameworks in providing an adult social care service.
• A sound understanding of the local authority’s statutory responsibility to safeguard vulnerable adults and the ability to lead the team to work with partners to manage this robustly in accordance with policies and procedures.
• A comprehensive understanding of strengths-based social care.
• Substantial post-qualification experience of working in a statutory social care or health setting undertaking effective social care assessments and reviews and developing care and support plans that deliver personalised integrated care and support that helps people to maintain their independence and attain the outcomes they want.

Closing Date: Sunday 22nd March 2026 

Shortlisting Date: TBC

Interview Date: TBC

Test/Presentation: Written case study to be completed prior to an interview

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