Social Worker Consultant - Practice Development

Salary

Competitive rate of pay

Basis

Full time

Employment type

Temporary

Package

Temporary 6-month assignment, with a scope to be extended, full time Monday to Friday, with hybrid working available and weekly access to the York office required.

Job category/type

Social Work

Date posted

18/06/2026

Job reference

WWYK180607

Work with York Limited are working with our York based client, to find an experienced Social Worker Consultant for Practice Development work within their Adult Social Care Services team.

This is a temporary 6-month assignment, with a scope to be extended, full time Monday to Friday, with hybrid working available and weekly access to the York office required.

Competitive rate of weekly pay, holiday pay and pension with online timesheets.

The role

• The focus of this role is to ensure high quality practice in accordance with procedures, practice guidance and the Practice Model.
• Supporting and training direct case holders across front door, reablement and hospital social work.
• Working with Service Managers through supervision of practitioners, particularly ASYE, those in the early stages of their career and those who do not hold a Social Work qualification, driving practice and overall outcomes for people with social care needs and their carers.
• Providing peer support to qualified social workers to ensure a high quality practice
• Assisting social workers with decision making
• Completing project work

Essential skills and experience for this role

• A relevant Social Work qualification
• A minimum of 5 years recent Social Work experience within Adult Social Work, including front door, reablement and hospital.
• IT skills, preferably experienced with Mosaic.
• Be eligible to work within the UK.
• Must be SWE registered
• Have an enhanced adults DBS on the Update service or be willing to undertake a new one.
• Be able to show creativity and uphold strong values and standards

Pay will depend on qualifications and experience.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expect all WorkwithYork staff to share this commitment. We will require successful applicants to undertake an Enhanced Criminal Records check via DBS.

For more information please contact Andrew Parkes on (01904) 566066.

To apply, please visit the Work with York Limited website.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expect all WorkwithYork staff to share this commitment. We will require successful applicants to undertake an Enhanced Criminal Records check via DBS.