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Job details

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Job reference

REQ00000019035

Date posted

10/10/2025

Application closing date

19/10/2025

Location

KENDAL

Salary

Grade 9 34,434 - 35,412 Grade 11 38,220 - 39,152 Grade 13 42,839 - 44,075

Package

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Attachments

Social Worker - WMF2353e

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Job description

Location:

Kendal

Contract Type:

Fixed Term



We apply a career grade system to our Social Worker roles, meaning your starting salary will depend on your competencies, experience, and qualifications. We then support staff to progress through the career grade in line with their development against the requirements at each step of the grade.

We encourage the right balance of skills and experience across our teams within Adult Social Care and would welcome applications from both newly qualified and experienced candidates for this role.

About this opportunity

Would you like to work in a positive, close-knit and supportive environment, where you can make a real impact in people's lives on a day-to-day basis? Join our Rural team and be part of a passionate group of professionals dedicated to achieving meaningful outcomes for the people we support, across South Lakes.



We work with Older Adults and adults with physical disabilities aged 18+ offering you a rewarding role with real variety. You'll contribute to both our Enhanced Duty Function and longer-term casework, collaborating closely with colleagues across Occupational Therapy, Care Services, and Health to deliver the best possible support.



We offer a supportive 2-week induction programme, allowing you to confidently integrate into our team, including an introduction to Adult Social Care in Westmorland and Furness Council with our Advanced Practice Lead Team, where you will get the opportunity to meet your colleagues from across the Service



If you're looking for a role where you can grow your skills, feel valued, and make a positive difference every day, we'd love to hear from you.

Who we are looking for...

Adult Social Care vision is "People living in a place they call home with the people and things that they love, in communities where they look out for one another, doing the things that matter to them."



We are looking for the right people, with the right values and behaviours to join our teams across Adult Social Care. We'd like to hear more about you, your motivations, interests and values on your application, including what attracted you to this role and how you feel your values relate to the role.



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