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Advanced Social Worker L4

Halton Borough Council

Cheshire, WA8 7QFView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£42,839 to £46,142

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time

Closing date

27 September 2026

23 days left

Job description

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring three iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team: Our vision is to improve the health and wellbeing of Halton people so that they live longer, healthier and happy lives.

Hours: 37

The candidate should hold a BA in Social Work or an equivalent qualification, be registered with Social Work England, and have completed a programme of post-qualification professional development with equivalent CPD accreditation. They may also be a qualified and practising Approved Mental Health Professional. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate adherence to professional CPD requirements.

Practice-based experience in one or more of the following fields:

  • Older People
  • Adults with Learning Difficulties
  • Physical and Sensory Disabilities
  • Rehabilitation Service (including drugs and alcohol, mental health, acquired brain injury or other relevant service)

Completing assessments and devising care packages.

Understanding of strengths-based (asset-based) approaches.

Application of person-centred support planning, with an outcome focussed approach.

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

  • A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service with the option to purchase an additional four-days of unpaid leave for our Annual Christmas Closedown
  • Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
  • 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Investment in your personal development
  • Free Car Parking at HBC sites
  • Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact kayleigh.thompson@halton.gov.uk

Interviews will take place TBC

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

LG Jobs

First seen

5 September 2026

Last checked

5 September 2026

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About the employer

HBC
Halton Borough Council

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