Social Worker

About Us:

THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF INDEPENDENT LIVES

Adult Social Care Westminster City Council is a world of extraordinary stories, where our passionate, caring and committed professionals do brilliant work every day.

Mrs D was frail and unwell. Her son was her main carer but he wasn't coping. We stepped in to help but they were hostile to outside agencies. They'd always lived together and were terrified they'd be split up. Our social worker did a great job persuading Mrs D to get hospital treatment and a temporary stay in a care home. In an epic effort throughout COVID, she gained the son's trust and sorted all the repairs, carers and nurses needed so that Mrs D could come home to live with her son. We also got Mr D regular respite and a personal budget awarded in recognition of him as her carer. After all, there's nothing more important than living the life you want.

The Role:

You can make your own powerful contribution as a social worker in our Adults Complex Team.

The cases range from long-term medical conditions to non-acute mental health needs, autism, transition cases, dementia and end-of-life care. Supportive and creative solutions that deliver what everyone here wants for our service users: independence, dignity, choice, self-esteem and the best wellbeing possible.

This is also a chance to get involved in management activities, including budgeting, resource planning, inductions and reviews, and making central contributions to the team's reports.

All of this means lots of competing priorities, of course. But there's a vibrant, collaborative mentality here that guarantees help on hand when you need it.

And as you make life better for service users, we'll give you all the encouragement you need to take your career further here too as there are lots of development opportunities within the department as well as Westminster Council.

Please refer to the Job Description for more information.

About You:

Previous experience in a local authority setting is essential, along with experience in implementing safeguarding procedures and risk assessments.

You should be a natural communicator and able to quickly build strong working relationships, both with colleagues, managers, other professionals as well as service users.

A sound knowledge of relevant legislation, personalisation and self-directed support is also essential.

You should have solid IT skills and a Social Work qualification.

What We Offer:

Westminster is an amazing place. We are home to more than 200,000 residents from all backgrounds, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses and three-quarters-of-a-million people work in Westminster. Westminster City Council's strategy is to work towards a Fairer Westminster. A Fairer Westminster is one in which our communities are at the heart of our decision-making and help to determine the city's future. By working directly with our communities and other partners, we can build a more inclusive city that celebrates our diverse communities, and where residents, workers and visitors from all backgrounds will feel welcome and safe.

At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is the Westminster Way. To find out more about how we do this visit

As a forward-thinking Council we appreciate that people work in different ways, therefore our staff benefit from working a range of flexible working patterns as well as Agile working.

The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible.

Vetting requirements: Enhanced DBS Check
Closing date: 7 November 2024
Contact details for Informal discussion: Joanna Lui, Team Manager, via email: