Social Worker

Job description

Contract terms

Starting salary: PO2 (£42,771 – £45,750), PO3 (£45,750 – £49,056), PO4 (£49,056 – £52,194)
Work location: 48 Station Road, Wood Green, London, N22 7TY
Hours per week: 36 per week
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday, 19th April 2026 at 23:59
Expected interview date: W/C 11th May 2026

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

As a Social Worker within our Carers Team, you’ll play an essential role in supporting unpaid carers and the people they care for. You’ll manage your own diverse caseload, applying person‑centred, strengths‑based practice to help individuals make informed decisions and achieve meaningful outcomes. Your work will span Care Act assessments, hospital discharge planning, safeguarding enquiries, Mental Capacity Act assessments, and the development of tailored care and support plans. You will work confidently within legal and policy frameworks—including the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act, Human Rights and Equalities legislation—ensuring every intervention is lawful, proportionate and focused on maximising independence and reducing risk.

In this role, you’ll build effective relationships with service users, carers, families and partner organisations, working collaboratively to deliver safe, timely and creative solutions. You will respond to referrals, assess levels of urgency, and take appropriate action, including in emergency situations to protect vulnerable adults or children. You’ll maintain accurate case notes, prepare professional reports (including court documentation where required), and contribute to multidisciplinary decision‑making around Continuing Health Care, Section 117 aftercare and Human Rights assessments. As part of a supportive and reflective team, you’ll actively participate in supervision, performance development and service improvement activities, ensuring your practice remains informed, current and aligned with our commitment to high‑quality social work.

About the team

The Carers Team supports Haringey in meeting its statutory duties around the assessment, review and ongoing support of unpaid carers. This fast paced, dedicated team plays a vital role in delivering the Council’s commitment to improving outcomes for carers, as set out in the Haringey Carers Strategy 2025–28. Working collaboratively with partners, residents and wider Adult Social Care services, the team will help ensure unpaid carers receive timely, meaningful support that recognises their contribution and enhances their well-being.

About you

As a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration, you’ll bring experience of working with unpaid carers. You’ll have strong assessment skills, the ability to formulate person‑centred carers support plans, and a sound understanding of the legislation that shapes practice—such as the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and associated statutory frameworks.

We’re looking for someone who can apply social work methods that promote positive change and independence, with excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear reports, respond to enquiries, and present complex information when required. You’ll have the confidence to work with a range of people and situations, demonstrating cultural awareness, analytical thinking, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Proficiency in IT and a commitment to maintaining up‑to‑date professional knowledge are essential.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.  Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.  

Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders.  Please continue to check these through the application process.  If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk