Return to Social Care Programme – Social Worker job with Essex County Council

Return to Social Care Programme – Social Worker

Permanent, Part Time

£31,161 per annum rising to at least £37,715 per annum post re-registration, pro-rata for part-time

Location: Various locations, Countywide

Working Style: Community-based worker

Closing Date: 2nd July 2023

As an experienced Social Worker, your passion, skills and knowledge are highly valued – there has never been a better time to return to the profession you love.

You’ll receive our full support to return to Social Work, enabling you to balance your work around your current lifestyle, whether this is on a part-time or full-time basis.

Essex County Council (ECC) are proud to launch the Return to Social Care Programme, designed specifically for qualified Social Workers looking to return to practice within Adult Social Care (ASC).

The support you’ll receive will enable you can return to practice with confidence.

Roles available in various locations across Essex to suit you, whether you are looking for full-time or part-time.
You will undertake a 6-month training and coaching programme, offered by our award-winning Essex Social Care Academy (ESCA) to gain your re-registration evidence.
You will receive the support you need from work buddies, mentors and Practice Educators during the training period.
You will have a guaranteed role within ECC upon successful completion of the training programme.
We will pay your restoration and registration fees with Social Work England.
You will have access to our bespoke wellbeing service specifically designed for those working in Social Care.
You will be in paid employment and enrolled into the Essex Pension scheme from your first day.

Our Return to Social Care Programme has been designed for qualified Social Workers to regain confidence, experience and knowledge to get back to making a real difference to the residents of Essex. You will be given operational work placements, comprehensive coaching and mentoring and the support to build the skills you need to get back to work.

As part of the Return to Social Care Programme, you’ll work alongside skilled and dedicated colleagues who share your determination to support people to achieve and maintain maximum choice and control over their lives.

You can find more information about the programme and hear from some of our previous Returnee’s and our Director of Adult Social Care by clicking here .

With us you can:

Make your career work for you with flexible working options.
Access the support you need with employee support and wellbeing services.
Access a wide range of learning and development opportunities.
Enjoy 26 days annual leave + bank holidays (and the option to purchase extra!)
Join the generous Local Government Pension Scheme.
Join our Employee Support Networks.
Make the most of our employee reward scheme with discounts for hundreds of well-known brands.
Contribute to the Essex community and be proud of the impact of your work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader: we are committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

What to do next:

To register your interest in the Return to Social Care Programme, please click on the ‘Apply’ button to upload your CV. Once we have received your application, we will be in contact to discuss your requirements and answer any questions you may have.

Alternatively, if you would like to find out further information or request a call, please contact Hayley Bincalar on [email protected]

About Adult Social Care within ECC:

Adult Social Care (ASC), through effective practice, is moving towards a transformational shift from a focus on long-term care support, to a model with four key principles: prevention; early intervention; enablement and safeguarding. This will enable people, their families and carers to access information and tools, live healthily and independently and for ASC, an opportunity to respond pro-actively to growing service demand in a sustainable way. To hear more about us, please visit: Adult Social Care

Why Essex?

Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England’s oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest – Basildon and Harlow – are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us here.

We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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