Senior Social Worker - Safeguarding

All about the Role

Join Peterborough City Council's Adult Social Care team as a Senior Social Worker specialising in safeguarding. This pivotal role is designed for experienced professionals who are passionate about proactive, preventative, and personalised social work. You'll be the first point of contact for adult safeguarding concerns, managing complex cases, allocating work based on risk assessments, and deputising for the Team Manager when needed.

You'll lead safeguarding enquiries, oversee multi-agency risk management meetings (MARMs), and contribute to the development of best practice guidance. Your responsibilities will include supervising staff, and representing the council in strategic partnerships. You'll also play a key role in service development, quality assurance, and professional leadership.

This is a dynamic and rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in people's lives—helping adults live healthy, independent, and socially engaged lives. You'll work in a fast-paced environment, using your knowledge of the local community and networks to deliver person-centred care and support, managing risk, making safeguarding personal and identifying outcomes

We're looking for someone with strong safeguarding knowledge, excellent communication and leadership skills, and a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. You must be a qualified social worker registered with Social Work England

All about our Team

The Safeguarding Team at Peterborough City Council plays a pivotal role in protecting vulnerable adults by responding to safeguarding concerns, conducting risk triage, and completing safeguarding enquiries where necessary. The team ensures timely and appropriate action to uphold the safety and wellbeing of individuals at risk and making safeguarding personal is a theme through all of our interventions.

The team structure includes a Team Manager, one senior social worker, four x social workers, one x safeguarding co-ordinator.

All about You

Professional Qualifications : A recognised Social Work qualification and registration with Social Work England

Experience : We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Social Worker with a proven track record in safeguarding and substantial line management responsibilities, ready to lead with expertise and drive positive outcomesPrior experience working with adults, particularly in safeguarding.

Knowledge Base :

Strong understanding of the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005.

Ability to apply a Strengths-Based Approach to practice.

Competence in making risk-assessed decisions to promote safety and wellbeing

Personal Attributes :

Organised, compassionate, and responsive to service users' needs.

Able to travel independently between locations if required

Safeguarding Ethos : Commitment to protecting adults' rights to live safely, free from abuse and neglect, while promoting their wellbeing and respecting their views and beliefs

All about our Benefits

We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme…

Access to a range of benefits via Vivup, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes

Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata)

Access to car lease scheme

Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances

Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings

Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth

Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day

Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network

Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards

All about our Commitments

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success.

We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are disabled and require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact (url removed)  we will work with you to meet your needs.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment