Senior/Social Workers

We Are St Helens Borough Council

Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.

Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.

Adult Social Care and Health

Senior/ Social Worker, Working Age Team

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join and be part of the Working Age, Adult Social Work Team on a permanent basis. We welcome applications from experienced Social Workers.

The Working Age Social Work Team is responsible for adults from the age of 18 to 67 with a Learning Disability, Physical Disability, or a Diagnosis of a Severe and Enduring Mental Health Need. The team is also responsible for the statutory provisions under the Mental Health Act 1983 and runs the Council’s AMHP rota.

The Social Work team is extremely busy, and the work undertaken is complex and challenging. As a Social Worker on the team, you will be expected to carry a complex caseload made up of all the different client groups the team works with; you will also be undertaking investigations under Safeguarding, Assessments including those under the Care Act, Care Planning and Reviewing.

The team also undertakes a huge amount of legal work and has an excellent working relationship with the Council’s Legal Team. The team works very closely with colleagues in Merseycare; we have a social work presence in all the Merseycare in-patient wards which are now across the whole footprint of the Merseycare region. We are also proud to have implemented a new Homelessness Social Work post, which works with the homelessness population in St Helens; this post is attached to the Social Work team however operates within the outreach service, YMCA, and Salvation Army.

The successful candidate will also have an opportunity to develop their social work skills and knowledge by supporting the AMHPs when undertaking Mental Health Act Assessments in the community and hospital settings. The AMHP rota is managed by our AMHP Lead and runs until 8pm Monday to Friday so there may be times when you are asked to work past your normal working hours.

*Additional £4,000 payment paid to those who are AMHP qualified. £2000 of this allowance is currently reviewed every two years. Next review due March 2027. Please note, staff receiving AMHP allowance would not receive recruitment and retention allowance.

We welcome applications from qualified AMHPs, BIAs and Practice Educators or applicants willing to undergo the specific training.

In return you will be provided with management support from our team of four managers and you will be part of a very supportive team, receive monthly supervision, informal supervision, appraisals, one to one support and monthly team meetings and have access to on-going training and development.

A full driving licence and access to a car is essential to this role.

For an informal chat please contact Gemma Johnson, Team Manager, Working Age on or if you would like to come and visit the team prior to applying we would be happy to arrange an informal meeting, where you can meet the team and ask any questions.

Making a Difference

Whatever stage of your career, working in the public sector puts you at the heart of communities. Our workforce provides services to our resident's day in and day out, making a positive impact on people’s lives. We could not do this without the dedication, professionalism and strength of our workforce. There are so many reasons to choose to work at St Helens Council including the fantastic range of employee benefits and rewards on offer.

Full Job Description & Person Specification Documents are included with this advert.

This is an Enhanced Disclosure post

St Helens Council is officially recognised as one of the region’s leading fair employers, achieving accredited status under the Liverpool City Combined Authority Fair Employment Charter. The Charter recognises the ongoing commitment to fair pay, secure work, training & progression & staff well-being whilst celebrating employers who go above and beyond for our workforce providing an inclusive and supportive environment.

Equality & Diversity

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. The Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within selection.

All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles

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