Job Description

Job details

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Job reference
REQ00000018827
Date posted
28/08/2025
Application closing date
18/09/2025
Location
CARLISLE
Salary
42,839 - 44,075 per annum
Package
Blank
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time

Senior Social Worker- CMB1995e

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Job description

Location:

Carlisle

Salary:

42,839 - 44,075 per annum

Hours:

37 hours per week

Contract:

Permanent

About this opportunity

Join Cumberland Council as a Senior Social Worker and make a real difference in adult social care.



We're looking for a compassionate and experienced professional to join our Long-Term Assessment and Review teams. You'll carry out strengths-based assessments, support safe hospital discharges, and help individuals achieve their most independent outcomes. This is a fantastic opportunity to work collaboratively across health, social care, and community sectors, shaping person-centred support plans that truly make an impact.





To succeed, you'll need a recognised Social Work qualification, registration with the relevant professional body, and substantial post-qualification experience. In return, you'll be part of a supportive and forward-thinking team, with opportunities for professional development, flexible working, and the chance to contribute to innovative, strengths-based practice across Cumbria.





This role is available on a permanent basis.

Who we're looking for

We're looking for individuals who embody our organisation's core values: ambitious, collaborative, compassionate, empowering, and innovative. We believe in the power of these values to drive positive change, deliver excellent public services and shape a better future for our communities.





We're also about potential over perfection and we can help you grow in the role and thrive in your career.





Be sure to take a look at the post specification (below) for the essential criteria for this role.

Contact

For more information about the role or to arrange an informal chat prior to your application, please contact Bridie Nicholson by email at



Bridie.Nicholson@cumbria.gov.uk

DBS Checks

This role requires a DBS check. The level of check for this role is:

Enhanced DBS check with an Adults.

Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with adults. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults.

Guaranteed Interviews

We offer a guaranteed interview to the following applicants

as long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010 Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under Armed forces veterans whose last long term substantive employer was the armed forces

If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application. Find out more.

Diversity, Inclusion & Adjustments

We're dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. That's why we're a proud Disability Confident Employer and also an Age Friendly Employer - to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.

If you need any reasonable adjustments

to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by emailing

Resourcing@Cumberland.gov.uk

. While adjustments aren't always guaranteed, we'll always listen, and we'll try our best to accommodate your needs.

Application and Interview information

Closing date: 18th September 2025

Interview date:TBC

Please note this role may close early subject to demand. If you're interested in applying, you should apply well before the advised closing date. We cannot accept applications once the role has closed.