Job summary

Are you a Senior Social Worker looking to join a team where your professional judgement, leadership and commitment to excellence will transform lives every day?

Bracknell Childrens Social Care are proud to have achieved an Outstanding in all areas grading in December 2025. Staff shared with inspectors they appreciate leaders visibility, approachability and unwavering commitment to children, all factors that underpin their decision to continue their careers in Bracknell Forest.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities

• To hold a caseload and provide assessment, care planning, intervention and family support in line with expertise commensurate to a senior practitioner.
• To promote listening to children at every opportunity, ensuring their views are heard, recorded and acted upon in an appropriate and timely manner and to ensure life journey work is completed with children and young people in accordance with their age and understanding.
• To assess and identify the needs of children and families referred and negotiate delivery of services by determining how these needs can be best met in accordance with statutory responsibilities and council policies using best value principles.
• To work alongside partner agencies, for example voluntary and statutory and within the context of the care plan for children and families to ensure the provision of appropriate and effective services.
• To develop and maintain accurate case records and comply with the department's policies, procedures and guidelines including data protection and GDPR.
• To participate in regular reflective supervision and be able to set clear goals and intervention strategies.
• To support and mentor less experienced colleagues including newly qualified Social Workers, Family workers and Social Work Students.

About us

About the team

The Childrens Specialist Safeguarding Team - CSST is a highly skilled team working with children who have disabilities and, or complex health needs.

We provide a wide range of services for children with additional needs and those who may be more vulnerable. This includes delivering the councils statutory responsibilities for disabled children in need within the community, such as care packages, practical support and access to short breaks.

The team brings together an eclectic mix of expertise across different service areas, covering a broad spectrum of work with children with disabilities, Occupational Therapy, and Short Breaks, including Larchwood, our dedicated short break respite unit.

Social workers in CSST focus on disabled children's lived experiences and take time to understand their specific needs. As a result, they are able to identify neglect early and use practical toolkits to support parents to make positive changes. When risks escalate, decisive action is taken, meaning you are well supported in your role to keep children safe. Children also benefit from excellent holistic support that meets their identified occupational therapy and speech and language needs, helping to ensure their overall wellbeing and developmental progress.

Job summary

Help shape safer, stronger futures for adults in our community. As a Safeguarding Social Worker at Bracknell Forest Council, you will use your expertise to support and protect adults at risk, placing their strengths, wishes and wellbeing at the heart of every decision.

At Bracknell Forest, we pride ourselves on being a council which is stable and well-managed where our employees can thrive in a supportive environment. We understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer a variety of flexible working practices, including options for remote working and arrangements that allow you to work from home, dependent on the needs of the service. This role includes an expectation to work from our Time Square office or hospitals 3 - 4 days per week, alongside flexible working arrangements.

To learn more about what it is like to work with us, take a look at Adult Social Care Workforce video.

If you would like an informal chat or a tour of the office prior to submitting your application, please contact [email protected] to arrange a suitable time.

We have developed clear career pathways for many of our roles. To learn more, please explore our Occupational Therapy academy model: Adult social care - Occupational therapy pathway handbook.

Main duties of the job

About you...

We are looking for a registered Social Worker with excellent safeguarding knowledge, confident decision-making skills and a passion for promoting independence and wellbeing through strengths-based practice.

In this rewarding role, you will help safeguard adults at risk through the delivery of Section 42 enquiries, risk assessments and mental capacity assessments. Working collaboratively with colleagues and partner organisations, you will ensure individuals receive the right support at the right time.

Based at Time Square in Bracknell, our Hospital Team and Front Door Hub provide a dynamic and supportive environment where your expertise can have an immediate impact. As a Safeguarding Social Worker, you will work collaboratively with experienced colleagues and partner agencies to respond to safeguarding concerns, share information effectively and make timely, evidence-based decisions.

We value curiosity, resilience and reflective practice, offering regular supervision, ongoing professional development and a strong culture of learning and continuous improvement.

The interview date is to be confirmed.

Interviews will be conducted in person, providing candidates with the chance to personally meet the team and experience our work environment.

About us

Key responsibilities...

As a Safeguarding Social Worker, Adult Social Care you will:

• undertake safeguarding enquires, whilst maintaining peoples choice and control, empowering adults within a risk enablement and strengths-based approach.
• have a thorough understanding, knowledge and experience of working within the adult safeguarding arena, including: S42 enquires, Making Safeguarding Personal and the Care Act (2014).
• complete safeguarding work within the timeframe and guidance provide by Bracknell Forest Council.
• coordinate and work effectively with the ward/MDT and family by providing professional advice in a timely manner to support hospital discharge.
• conduct risk assessments and manage safeguarding alerts.

• 28 days annual leave increasing to 33 days after 3 years continuous service, with the opportunity to buy up to 10 and sell up to 5 days.
• Hybrid working opportunities to support your wellbeing and work-life balance.
• Paid employee volunteering scheme.
• Local government pension scheme, with life insurance cover.
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (subject to eligibility).
• Reimbursement of Social Work England registration.
• Recognition of continuous service attained within the NHS and UKHSA when calculating some benefits. (Terms and Conditions apply)
• Career development through internal and external training opportunities.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and fostering leave.