Adult Social Worker - Localities

Leicester City Council | £34 per hour | Locum contract
Working pattern: Hybrid – 2 days per week in the office
Gilmour Close, Leicester, LE4 1DZ

Leicester City Council is looking for an experienced Adult Social Worker to join their Locality Team. This role needs someone confident, resilient, and properly organised — you’ll be managing a complex caseload where strong risk management, defensible decision-making, and consistent practice standards are non-negotiable.

About the Role

You’ll complete statutory social work with adults and their carers, balancing safeguarding, legal literacy, and strengths-based practice. The work is varied and often high risk, so you’ll need to be comfortable working at pace, holding complexity, and progressing cases to clear outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage a complex adult social care caseload, progressing work in a timely and structured way

  • Complete Care Act 2014 assessments, reviews, and support planning

  • Undertake Mental Capacity Act assessments and lead Best Interest decision-making

  • Lead and contribute to Section 42 safeguarding enquiries and multi-agency risk planning

  • Coordinate with health and partner agencies to support safe discharge planning and community support

  • Complete high-quality recording, analysis, and reports that stand up to scrutiny

  • Apply strengths-based practice while maintaining clear professional boundaries and accountability

  • Contribute to duty / locality workflows as required by the service

Practice Model

The team works in a strengths-based, outcomes-focused way, with an emphasis on proportionate interventions, positive risk management, and partnership working. You’ll be expected to evidence your rationale, keep the person’s voice central, and deliver practice that meets statutory requirements.

Requirements

  • Social Work degree (or equivalent) and registration with Social Work England

  • Proven experience working in Adult Social Care locality / complex statutory settings

  • Strong working knowledge of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act, and adult safeguarding

  • Confident managing complexity, prioritising effectively, and maintaining high-quality recording

  • Able to work on a hybrid basis with 2 office days per week at Gilmour Close

Benefits

  • £34 per hour

  • Hybrid working (2 office days per week)

  • Varied and meaningful statutory work with a supportive locality structure

Interested?

Contact Emily Cooper - 07745 200325 | ecooper@sheldon-phillips.com

Referral bonus available – refer a friend and earn up to £300 (subject to terms).