Job summaryWe're thrilled to announce a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Social Worker to join our Emergency Duty Team in a Relief role. Find out more details below!
Adult Social Worker - Emergency Duty Team Relief
Main duties of the jobAt Cambridgeshire County Council, we offer an extensive range of benefits designed to support you and your wellbeing. Discover all the details below.
About usAt Cambridgeshire County Council, we offer an extensive range of benefits designed to support you and your wellbeing. Discover all the details below.
DetailsDate posted: 03 August 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £41,985 to £44,822 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: VPBA4D8B4E
Job locations: Huntingdon, PE29 6NP, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesCambridgeshire County Councils Emergency Duty Team has a fantastic opportunity for a Relief Senior Social Worker, who also holds a qualification as an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP). This role is to cover weekends and bank holidays only and is a zero-hour Contract.
The Emergency Duty Team (EDT) provides a social care response to emergency situations that arise outside of normal working hours and that cannot wait until the next working day. This includes the provision of an AMHP service for urgent Mental Health Act assessments.
EDT are part of the Integrated Front Door serving the Local Authorities of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
The team are based with the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) at the Police HQ in Hinchingbrooke, Huntingdon.
As a Senior Social Worker, you would be working to ensure the safety and well-being of vulnerable people outside of normal working hours. This role will provide an opportunity for an experienced social worker with a high level of expertise, sound knowledge of relevant legislation and with the ability to work autonomously to a high standard, in an often highly pressured environment.
This role is subject to a rolling working rota consisting of nights, weekends, and bank holiday cover. As a Relief Social Worker/ AMHP, the service provides a retained rate for the shift in addition to the hourly rate if called out.
You need to be, dynamic, innovative, committed, and passionate; you'll bring a comprehensive knowledge and skill-base to the challenge of working with vulnerable children, families, and adults. Your strong social work skills will enable you to support and develop others as well as being a role model for good social work practice, ensuring the very best outcomes for the people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Candidates must hold a degree level qualification including a certified and current qualification in social work, with evidence of post qualifying experience and continued professional development and in addition a qualification as an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP).
Interviews will be arranged as required.
For an informal discussion and further information please contact Adeola Omotoso on 07483700198 or via email adeola.omotoso@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
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.
This role will be required to work from a Police building and therefore this post will be subject to the outcome of a Police vetting check.We are proud to serve the diverse the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Our benefitsWe value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- 6 days of protected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development
- A pay progression scheme to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills
- A Refer a Friend Scheme where if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, well pay you an introduction fee of £350
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.
What will you be doing?Cambridgeshire County Councils Emergency Duty Team has a fantastic opportunity for a Relief Senior Social Worker who also holds a qualification as an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP).
The Emergency Duty Team (EDT) provides a social care response to emergency situations that arise outside of normal working hours and that cannot wait until the next working day. This includes the provision of an AMHP service for urgent Mental Health Act assessments.
EDT are part of the Integrated Front Door serving the Local Authorities of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
The team are based with the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) at the Police HQ in Hinchingbrooke, Huntingdon.
This role is subject to a rolling working rota consisting of nights, weekends, and bank holiday cover. As a Relief Social Worker/ AMHP, the service provides a retained rate for the shift in addition to the hourly rate if called out.
As a Senior Social Worker, you would be working to ensure the safety and well-being of vulnerable people outside of normal working hours. This role will provide an opportunity for an experienced social worker with a high level of expertise, sound knowledge of relevant legislation and with the ability to work autonomously to a high standard, in an often highly pressured environment.
About youYou need to be, dynamic, innovative, committed, and passionate; you'll bring a comprehensive knowledge and skill-base to the challenge of working with vulnerable children, families, and adults. Your strong social work skills will enable you to support and develop others as well as being a role model for good social work practice, ensuring the very best outcomes for the people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Candidates must hold a degree level qualification including a certified and current qualification in social work, with evidence of post qualifying experience and continued professional development and in addition a qualification as an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP).
You must:
- Be a qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration
- Have the ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently
For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description and Person Specification.About usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you dont meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please dont be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
Person SpecificationGeneral RequirementsEssential- Please refer to job description above
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Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer detailsEmployer name: Cambridgeshire County Council
Address: Huntingdon, PE29 6NP, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website (opens in a new tab)
Employer contact detailsFor questions about the job, contact: Recruiter Elizabeth Cobb Stark, VPBA4D8B4E.1286@vacancyposter.com, 03450455200
