Adults Senior Social Worker - Connect to Community (C2C)

This role has a starting salary of £24,732 per annum based on a 18 hour working week (£49,464 FTE).

We are excited to be hiring a new part time Senior Social Worker to join our fantastic Connect to Community (C2C) team, our new front door service for Adult Social Care. This is an exciting opportunity for people who want to support residents, carers and families while helping to embed a modern, strengths-based approach to social care.

Your contractual base will either be Victoria Gate, Chobham Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6JD or The Ashford Centre, Stanwell Road, Ashford, Middlesex, TW15 3DU. Further details to be discussed at interview.

This is a hybrid role where the expectation is a minimum of 2 days per week in the office, as well as working in locations to meet the demands of the role as required.

Our Offer to You

26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service
Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
A generous local government salary related pension
Up to 5 days of carer's leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents
About the Team

The Connect to Community (C2C) team, creates a seamless journey for residents. Our C2C Teams act as the first point of response, providing urgent assessments, safeguarding, and support planning.

Our operating model is designed to cut down on unnecessary bureaucracy and increase meaningful time with people in their communities, focusing on what really matters: listening, building relationships and creating solutions that work.

About the Role

As a Senior Social Worker in Surrey, you will bring strong experience in assessing social care needs and delivering direct interventions with some of the most complex and challenging individuals and their carers, using a strengths-based approach to promote independence, choice and control. Alongside your casework, you will supervise and support staff, work closely with Team Managers to improve processes and shape the team, and demonstrate the flexibility and resilience needed to thrive in a dynamic and demanding environment.

Shortlisting Criteria

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills:

A Social Work degree and registration with Social Work England.
Substantial post-qualification professional experience as a social worker.
Experience of providing professional leadership.
Evidence of having built strong relationships and worked collaboratively with others.
An applied knowledge of The Care Act 2014 and The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and experience of undertaking Safeguarding Enquiries as well as experience of working in complex situations using professional judgement and a range of interventions.
You will have experience of, and be able to provide, professional, reflective supervision, guidance and advice to less experienced social workers, including those completing ASYE and social work students.Surrey has both urban and rural areas and locality based social care workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK and access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area.

Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.

To apply, we request that you submit a CV and you will be asked the following 3 questions:

Surrey County Council promotes values such as listening, responsibility, working together, and respect. Provide an example of how you demonstrate these values in your day-to-day practice.
Describe how you have applied a strengths-based approach in your work.
How have you contributed to improving practice within a team?An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 12th July 2026 with interviews planned to follow.

Local Government Reorganisation

Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two-tier system to two new unitary councils in April 2027. If you are employed by Surrey on 1st April 2027, your role will transfer with current terms and conditions to one of the new organisations, supporting local devolution and greater powers for our communities.

Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents!

Our Commitment

We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum criteria, we guarantee you an interview.

Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we're committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs