Social Worker - Review Team


Company:	Reading Borough Council
Salary:	£36,581 to £47,529 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Reading, RG1 2LU
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 2 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	11 Sept 2026
Closing date:	27 Sept 2026

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Summary

We are seeking an experienced and qualified Social Worker to become a valuable member of the Supporting Independence Through Review Team in our Adult Social Care department at Reading Borough Council. Regardless of where you currently stand in your career, we are dedicated to providing the necessary support and opportunities for your professional development.

In the role of a Social Worker at Reading Borough Council, you will be a member of a welcoming and supportive team. We are seeking individuals who can exhibit excellent communication skills and possess the capability to establish and sustain relationships with colleagues, service users, and healthcare providers.

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.

We support hybrid working, it’s important to us that working arrangements are designed to enable our employees to excel and within this role you’ll have the opportunity to work in a way that suits your lifestyle.

About the Role:

You will be an experienced, registered Social Worker, with considerable post qualifying experience and have a range of social care knowledge, including experience of community working and safeguarding.

You will hold a varied caseload across user groups such as people with physical disabilities, learning disability and neurodiversity and mental health. Transferable skills can be considered.

The team collaborates closely with other teams engaged in the provision of Adult Social Care. Our main objective is to promptly assess current care and support, employing a strengths-based approach to work with individuals in order to enhance wellbeing, uphold rights, foster independence, and facilitate positive outcomes.

You will work closely with providers to ensure people’s care and support plans reflect their eligible needs and up to date costings and contribute to the team performance and positive outcomes for our residents.

In addition we work closely with health colleagues to consider NHS Continuing Healthcare alongside our Care Act duties.

You will work within the legal framework provided by the statute, guidance, policies and procedures.

You will need to have:

A degree or equivalent in Social Work

Registration with Social Work England

Understanding of the Care Act 2014

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