Social Worker (Adults)

Full Time / Permanent and Fixed Term Vacancies

Social Workers (inc. NQSW) BG11: £39,862- £41,771

Experienced Social Workers holding a Post Qualification Award (inc. PEPS (1&2), Deaf Blind Assessors, BIA, AMHP) BG12: £42,839- £46,142

We are not currently offering international sponsorship.

Ready to Make a Difference?

Are you a passionate social worker eager to make a meaningful impact in the lives of adults?

Do you thrive in a dynamic, supportive environment where your skills are celebrated, your professional growth is nurtured, and transparency is at the heart of everything we do?

If so, we want you in our exceptional teams!

We currently have vacancies in –

• Advice Information and Assessment Service
• Communities Teams (various localities)

Apply now and start your journey toward a rewarding and fulfilling career in social work!

Bristol Adult Social Care is rated ‘GOOD’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)

Our Vision for Adult Social Care

Our Vision for Adult Social Care acts as our ‘north star’. We use as a starting point for everything we do. Working in Adult Social Care you will play a big part in ensuring that people who draw on our support, will receive the help they need, that is tailored to them and driven by what is important to them. 

The Role:

As a social worker in Adult Social Care, you'll play a crucial role in assessing and addressing the diverse needs of our community, navigating the varied challenges our vibrant city provides. Your responsibilities will also include:

• Conducting assessments and developing tailored care plans for service users and carers, ensuring their unique needs and priorities are addressed.
• Advocating choice and control, you'll empower individuals to make decisions and manage risks, ensuring services are organised in alignment with their preferences and needs.
• Upholding professional standards continuously as our service evolves, you'll monitor changing needs, develop support plans, utilise resources, and ensure Social Care remains future-ready through creative use of assistive tech.

You will:

• Be a qualified social worker who is registered with Social Work England, you will have a Social Work qualification. Or you are an undergraduate completing your social work degree and are awaiting your results and/or your SWE registration.

• Be passionate about strengths based, person centred social care, you will also have a proven talent for co-production and involving people in decision-making and building on their strengths.
• Be highly motivated and adaptable with a collaborative spirit for building relationships and working in diverse environments.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a competitive salary, with opportunities for pro-rata arrangements and job sharing.

• Generous Rewards: Enjoy a competitive rewards package, featuring flexible working, an exceptional Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. Explore more about our benefits here or visiting Rewards and benefits (bristol.gov.uk).

• Career Development: Benefit from our commitment to supporting your career progression in a modern and agile workplace, including protected CPD time.
• Supportive Environment: Work in a vibrant and supportive environment that values your collaboration, innovation, and professional excellence.
• Wellbeing: We want to promote a positive culture of encouraging colleagues to adopt healthier lifestyle choices, including access to our Employee Assistance Programme and Health and Wellbeing Plans.

Why Bristol?

• Fast Paced and Dynamic: Join a vibrant and fast-paced environment that thrives on innovation and collaboration.
• City of Hope: Explore our short film, "City of Hope – We Are Bristol," to gain insights into our vibrant city and diverse populations.

How to Apply

If you share in Our Vision for Adult Social Care and our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

When applying, please state within your personal statement your interest in one or more of our teams -

• The Advice Information and Assessment Service
  
  

Our Advice, Information and Assessment Service has been delivering timely, proportionate support since October 2025, responding effectively to citizens, families and professionals seeking Adult Social Care involvement. Our dedicated and multi-disciplinary team works collaboratively and at pace, using a strength‑based approach in line with the Bristol Vision. We focus on preventing, reducing or delaying the need for formal services by offering early advice, information and practical support, helping people stay safe, independent and connected to their communities. The longer-term work we complete includes but is not limited to Care Act assessments, Mental capacity assessments, S42 Enquiries and Social Circumstance report writing for Tribunals.

• Communities Teams (various localities)
  
  

Our Community Teams work with adults with physical disabilities, mental health needs, learning disabilities, age‑related needs and unpaid carers. We complete planned and unplanned reviews, reassess support plans, manage duty responsibilities, and accept case transfers from the Advice, Information and Assessment Service and Hospital Discharge Teams. We triage referrals, prioritise cases and provide professional social work intervention when needed. Our locality model strengthens links with GP practices, health partners and community organisations, supporting local, integrated and efficient pathways.

Submitting your application

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the ‘Further Information’ section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

Please note this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification and team information. 

We are not currently offering international sponsorship.

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, Disabled, LGBTQ+, and Male candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.