Liquid Personnel are delighted to be recruiting Senior Social Workers to join Medway Council’s Adults Locality Team.

Salary: £45,830 + £1,000 Welcome Bonus 

This is an excellent opportunity for experienced practitioners who are ready to take on additional leadership responsibilities while continuing to deliver high‑quality, strengths‑based social work.

Why Work for Medway?

Medway offers a supportive, progressive environment where staff development and wellbeing are prioritised. Benefits include:

• Hybrid working arrangements

• Generous annual leave entitlement

• Local Government Pension Scheme

• Access to extensive training and development opportunities

• Flexible working scheme

• Supportive management and a positive team culture

About the Role

As a Senior Social Worker in the Adults Locality Team, you will play a key role in both practice delivery and team development. Responsibilities include:

• Providing a high‑quality resource of professional social work knowledge and expertise to Social Workers, supporting the team to deliver its core tasks to a consistently high standard

• Taking an active lead role in service and staff development, identifying areas for improvement, presenting action plans, and implementing changes to support optimal performance

• Encouraging positive practice through reflective supervision and professional guidance

• Actively promoting and supporting Social Work students and social work apprentices within the team

• Providing high‑quality formal and informal supervision to both qualified and unqualified staff

• Ensuring team performance and practice quality meet and maintain excellent standards, including developing tailored action plans for individual team members where required

• Continuing to deliver strengths‑based, person‑centred practice with adults, families, and carers

This role is ideal for experienced practitioners who are ready to step into a leadership position while maintaining direct practice responsibilities.

Requirements

• A recognised Social Work qualification

• Completed ASYE

• Active Social Work England registration

• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

Interested?

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please contact: Nicole Street on 02033193113 or [email protected]

Important Information

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of Practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the WHO Workforce Support and Safeguard List.