Social Worker - Transitions Team

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team:

The Transitions Team is made up of Social Workers and Community Care Workers who support young people aged 14 to 25 with disabilities. Their focus is to assist in the transition from Children’s Services to Adult Social Care. In line with the duties and responsibilities set out in the Care Act 2014, the team collaborates with a range of services; statutory, voluntary, and private sector, to build strong partnerships and deliver improved outcomes for the individuals they support. A key priority is ensuring that the Preparing for Adulthood agenda is fully embedded in their practice.

Hours: 22.5 hours per week

Your Contributions:

As an experienced Social Worker within the Transitions Team, you will support the operational implementation of Strengths and Rights Based approaches within Adult Social Care. You will also support in the development of the teams approach, focusing on Continued Professional Development

This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop and enhance your skills in Social Work, while actively contributing to the development of effective partnership working with health colleagues, aimed at improving the experience and outcomes of adults accessing social care services.

Applicants must have demonstrable experience in undertaking Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries, court work, and risk assessments. You should also have a proven ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of services, stakeholders, and professionals. Experience in Children’s Social Care is desirable, particularly in relation to supporting smooth transitions. An understanding of the Preparing for Adulthood agenda is essential to this role.

Please note that this is an essential car user post. You must hold a full, valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Essential car user allowance
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact ( Dean Tierney, Principal Manager on 0151 511 8776 / dean.tierney2@halton.gov.uk or Pamela Marsden, Practice Manager on 0151 511 6539 / Pamela.Marsden@halton.gov.uk

Interviews will take place on 04/12/2025

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!