Totnes
This role covers a varied and rewarding patch between the Moor and the Sea. You’ll be based at Totnes Community Hospital, with the flexibility of hybrid working, allowing a balance between office presence, community work and working from home,
About the role
As a Social Worker in our Adult Community Social Care team, you’ll work with people aged 17+, supporting smooth transitions from children’s to adult services and working with adults who have a range of physical disabilities, learning disabilities and long‑term health conditions.
You will:
- Undertake Care Act assessments and reviews
- Support MCA‑compliant decision‑making
- Safeguard adults at risk of abuse or neglect
- Work in a strengths‑based, person‑centred way
- Build strong partnerships with individuals, families, providers and health professionals to promote independence and safe living within the community
You’ll be part of a friendly, experienced and integrated team where reflective practice, collaboration and good social work are genuinely valued.
What we’re looking for:
You’ll be a qualified Social Worker who is:
- Positive, motivated and committed to high‑quality practice
- Skilled in building effective professional relationships
- Confident working across health and social care systems
- Passionate about supporting adults to achieve meaningful outcomes
Whether you are building confidence in your role or bringing significant experience, we’ll support you to succeed.
Flexible working:
This is a full‑time position, requiring office‑based working at least two days per week, alongside home working in line with our hybrid working policy.
Social Worker Career Pathway
We have implemented the first phase of a new Social Worker Career Pathway within our Adults Services, with our vacancies available at the Social Worker (Grade F) or Experienced Social Worker (Grade G) levels. Our Social Worker and Experienced Social Worker roles align with the national Professional Capability Framework (PCF) for Social Workers, which provides a robust structure for all local authorities to use as a way of standardising professional capabilities and provides a clear career pathway.
This is a fantastic opportunity to provide you with an achievable, clear pathway for your career; to enable you as a practitioner to reflect and identify your own practice and development on the PCF pathway.
If successful in being shortlisted for interview, your experience, skills and knowledge, will be assessed against the PCF domains and if found appointable, this will determine your appointment to either the Social Worker (Grade F) or Experienced Social Worker level (Grade G).
With on-going learning and support from your line manager, those appointed as a Social Worker will be able to evidence incremental learning and submit an application in due course for progression to the Experienced Social Worker (Grade G) via a portfolio of supporting evidence against the PCF framework.
Job Descriptions
Please click here to view the Grade F Job Description
Please click here to view the Grade G Job Description
What we can offer you
- We are committed to your continuous professional development, doing all we can to help you to get the most from your career. You will receive excellent support and supervision, with regular opportunities to discuss and reflect on your practice, both with your line manager and peers.
- We offer 26 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays, rising incrementally to 31 days after 5 years’ service.
- Flexible working opportunities are available, these include part-time hours, flexitime, compressed working hours and homeworking (this is subject to the needs of the role – please discuss at further at interview)
- Offer an opportunity to enter a generous Local Government Pension Scheme.
- As a place to live and work, Devon is hard to beat with top-performing schools, universities, vibrant cities, pretty villages and some of the most scenic coast and countryside in the UK. Living and working in Devon as a Social Worker has never been more attractive.
- If you are currently living, working or studying in the UK and are looking to relocate to Devon, subject to qualifying conditions and in exceptional circumstances, relocation support of up to £10,000, may be available. Visa sponsorship may also be offered as part of the relocation support package, terms and conditions apply.
- Please note: At this time, we are unable to consider overseas applications.
For an informal discussion, please contact Katie Sanders on 01392 380108 or via email on katie.sanders@devon.gov.uk
REQ009397
Does the job role include personal care?: No
Working Patterns:
TBC
Essential details:
Internal Applicants, please note: If you are an existing DCC employee, please use your iTrent Employee Self Service (ESS) details to log in and apply.
- DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages.
- Happy to Talk Flexible Working -The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.
- We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
- This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
- Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice.
- For more information about Working for Devon please visit our Working for Devon page.
- This role requires a DBS disclosure.
- This role requires Social Work England Registration (SWE).