Qualified Social Worker, Community Team, Rochdale Council
Vitalis · Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Qualified Social Worker, Community Team, Rochdale Council at Vitalis, based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, paying £30.00 per hour. This is a contract role.
- Salary
- £30.00 per hour
- Location
- Rochdale, Greater Manchester
- Contract
- Contract
- Posted
- 4 weeks ago
- Closes
- 17 Sep 2026
- Sector
- Local Government
6% below the typical rate for local government
Reference OR-2961
About the role
Qualified Social Worker, Community Team, Rochdale Council
Pay rate to £30 per hour
Contract role
Vitalis are recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to work in a Community Team in Rochdale Council.
Don’t forget, if this role isn’t the perfect fit, we’re confident we can find one that is. We recruit across a wide range of public sector specialisms, including:
Contact me on [email removed] or [phone removed] for more information.
Pay rate to £30 per hour
Contract role
Vitalis are recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to work in a Community Team in Rochdale Council.
- You will be an experienced positive and enthusiastic social worker who promotes a strength based approach to assessments, support planning and offering advice and guidance to colleagues, service users and carers, as within the objectives of the Care Act 2014. Additionally, social workers are expected to promote the independence and well-being of service users and carers, utilising natural support and the voluntary sector, ensuring creativity with solutions to support planning
- You will be experienced in completing Mental Capacity Assessments & Section 42 Enquiries
- You will be expected to support the Home First Hospital Discharge Hub when there is social work pressures for discharge.
- You will be expected to be part of the Duty Rota
- You will be an effective multi-tasker with excellent organisational skills and the ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
- You will be motivated and forward thinking, who can demonstrate professionalism and enthusiasm
- You will be a team player
- You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- You will have excellent ICT skills and be able to use a range of packages including Word, Excel and Outlook.
- You will have a real attention for detail and be able to maintain accurate and detailed records using both manual and electronic systems. Experience in the use of liquid logic is beneficial
- There is an opportunity to work from home but this is as the needs of the service allows.
Don’t forget, if this role isn’t the perfect fit, we’re confident we can find one that is. We recruit across a wide range of public sector specialisms, including:
- Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO)
- Best Interest Assessor (BIA)
- Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
- Looked After Children (LAC)
- Children’s Social Work
- Adult Social Work
- Service Manager
- Head of Service
- Team Manager
- Assistant Team Manager
- A wide range of housing roles
- Careers in SEND in local authorities
Contact me on [email removed] or [phone removed] for more information.
Reference: OR-2961 · Posted 4 weeks ago · Closes 17 Sep 2026 · Listed via Vitalis
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