AAD Social Worker (0-25)

Do you see yourself making a real difference in the lives of children and young adults?

Can you use your experience to empower families and champion positive outcomes?

Does the idea of joining a supportive, forward‑thinking service excite you?

If yes, we have the perfect role for you!

Our All Age Disability (AAD) Service is looking for passionate and dedicated Social Workers to join our amazing team and help make a meaningful impact today.

About the Role:

You will play a key part in delivering high‑quality, strength‑based social care to children and young adults aged 0–25 with learning disabilities and complex needs. Your work will include:

• Carrying out Care Act and Children and Families Act assessments
• Developing outcome‑focused support plans
• Delivering interventions that safeguard, empower, and promote independence
• Working within an innovative 0–25 model that blends children’s and adults’ legislation
• Collaborating with small, supportive teams with manageable caseloads
• Benefiting from reflective group supervision, clinical advice, comprehensive training, and strong administrative support
• Promoting the effective use of assistive technology to enhance independence and quality of life

About You:

You are committed to delivering compassionate, person‑centred social work that transforms lives. You should have:

• Professional registration with Social Work England
• Experience in social work practice, ideally with children, young adults, or individuals with disabilities
• Strong assessment and planning skills, with the ability to navigate complex cases
• A strength‑based approach that places individuals and families at the heart of decision‑making
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building abilities
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusive practice
• Resilience, empathy, and a genuine passion for improving outcomes for children and young adults

For full details on qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification at the bottom of the advert.

This post requires a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) DBS check at Enhanced - Adults and Children (Barred) level.

Benefits and more information:

In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.

About the Team:

We are a service that is proud to be rated good by CQC for our work with vulnerable clients. We are a service that values and is passionate about learning and the skills that our Social Workers bring to the service. We work as a team with supportive peers and managers. The AAD service will give you the opportunity to learn all aspects of Social Work, no two days are the same

Contact Information:

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Beverley Kemp at bev.kemp@southwark.gov.uk.

Additional Information:

• This post is a full-time post, working 36 hours per week
• Permanent
• Enhanced Adults’ and Children’s (Barred) Disclosure and Barring Service check request
• Location: 160 Tooley Street SE1 2QH

Benefits and more information:

https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/

Recruitment Timeline:

Advert close date: 11:59pm on 19th April 2026

Shortlisting date: 21st April 2026

Interview date: 27th April 2026

Guaranteed Interview Scheme:

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

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