Job Description

About the role

Cambridgeshire County Council's Emergency Duty Team are looking for a permanent full-time Senior Social Worker, who also holds a qualification as an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP).



The Emergency Duty Team (EDT) provides a social care response to emergency situations that arise outside of normal working hours and that cannot wait until the next working day. This includes the provision of an AMHP service for urgent Mental Health Act assessments.



EDT are part of the 'Integrated Front Door' serving the Local Authorities of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.



The team are based with the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) at the Police HQ in Hinchingbrooke, Huntingdon, though most shifts can be worked from home.



The working hours of EDT are Monday to Thursday from 5pm to 8am and Friday from 4pm until Monday morning 8am. EDT also work all Bank Holidays.



This role is subject to a rolling working rota consisting of nights, weekends, and bank holiday cover. There is an EDT out of hours allowance of 18% to reflect this aspect of the role. In addition to this there is an AMHP allowance of 2,962 per annum.



For an informal discussion and further information or to arrange a conversation via teams or over the phone, please contact Gabrielle Jansen via email: Gabrielle.Jansen@cambridgeshire.gov.uk



This role will be required to work from a Police building and therefore this post will be subject to the outcome of a Police vetting check.



Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.



We are looking for exceptional Social Workers to join us on our journey. For an informal discussion about our vacancies, contact Beth on 01480 372 425 or e-mail welovesocialworkers@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.


What will you be doing?

As a Senior Social Worker, you would be working to ensure the safety and well-being of vulnerable people outside of normal working hours. This role will provide an opportunity for an experienced social worker with a high level of expertise, sound knowledge of relevant legislation and with the ability to work autonomously to a high standard, in an often highly pressured environment.


You need to be, dynamic, innovative, committed, and passionate; you'll bring a comprehensive knowledge and skill-base to the challenge of working with vulnerable children, families, and adults. Your strong social work skills will enable you to support and develop others as well as being a role model for good social work practice, ensuring the very best outcomes for the people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.


Candidates must hold a degree level qualification including a certified and current qualification in social work, with evidence of post qualifying experience and continued professional development and in addition a qualification as an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP).


About you

You will be passionate about being a Social Worker, a great leader and someone who is keen to share your knowledge and experience with others.

As such you will be a SWE registered Social Worker with a minimum of 2 years' experience. You will have a high level of interpersonal skills, undertaking multi-agency work with partner organisations, providers, individuals, families and carers.

You must:

Be a qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration Have the ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently

For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the and Person Specification.

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.


Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.


We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don't meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don't be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.


Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.


We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.


Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.


https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers


Our benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage...

A comprehensive

wellbeing package

to cover

all aspects of wellbeing

, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family 6 days of

protected time

each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development A

relocation package

of up to 8,000 (eligibility applies) A

pay progression scheme

to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills A

Refer a Friend Scheme

where if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, we'll pay you an introduction fee of 350 Access to

development opportunities

, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support

your personal and professional growth

For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.