Social Worker
Are you a passionate and skilled Social Worker looking to take the next step in your career? The Isle of Wight Council is seeking dedicated professionals to join our dynamic team and help shape the future of social care across our vibrant island community.
This is more than just a job—it’s a chance to make meaningful change in people’s lives, work collaboratively across services, and grow your professional expertise in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.
As a Social Worker with the Isle of Wight Council, you’ll play a vital role in assessing needs, planning support, and delivering high-quality care in line with the Care Act eligibility threshold. You’ll work across diverse settings, engaging with individuals, families, and partner organisations to ensure the best outcomes for those in need.
You’ll be part of a team that values your experience, encourages your development, and supports your growth through supervision, training, and continuous professional development.
We’re seeking qualified, SWE registered, professionals to join our Localities team who bring:
- Evidence of working with people in social care or related settings, demonstrating strong assessment and analysis skills.
- Proven ability to engage effectively with individuals in varied environments.
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Confidence in negotiating, influencing, and developing support plans that meet service standards.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage caseloads and meet time targets.
- Authoritative knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations, and care resources.
- Financial awareness to ensure accurate support planning and budget monitoring.
- Knowledge of Microsoft applications and specialist systems confidently, ensuring high-quality, timely, and accurate data recording.
Why Join Us?
- A welcoming, professional team environment
- Opportunities to influence and innovate in social care delivery
- A council committed to equality, inclusion, and excellence
- The chance to live and work in the beautiful Isle of Wight community
Ready to make a difference? Apply now and tell us about your expertise, compassion, and drive to a role that truly matters.
For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Karyn Crouch at karyn.crouch@iow.gov.uk
Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:
- Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
- Local Government pension scheme
- Discounted Solent ferry travel
- Island bus network discount
- Cycle to work scheme
- Staff parking permit scheme
- Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
- National and local discounts & benefits schemes
- Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
- Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)
Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island.
The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.
We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees. We are an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community.
We are a Disability Confident employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.
The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination, and this is supported by;
our values, culture and inclusivity
The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via adverts@iow.gov.uk if you would like to receive a copy.
The Isle of Wight Council reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than stated, if required. To ensure your application is considered, it is recommended to submit your application promptly.
Out of Hours Standby and Call Out. You may be asked to provide support in exceptional circumstances, outside of usual business hours. Unless stated otherwise in the job summary for the role this is not part of the department’s usual standby arrangements.
The Isle of Wight Council is committed to supporting all newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) via a robust post-graduate competency framework, the ‘Assessed and Supported Year of Employment’ (ASYE). The ASYE is intended to be the first stage of continuing professional development for Registered Social Workers. The framework will be closely allied to the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF). You will be therefore, be required to satisfactorily complete the ASYE programme within a 12-month period (or 18 months if part-time).
For support completing your online application or for further information on how to apply, phone 01983 823134 or email callcentre@iow.gov.uk Only applications submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.
We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. Please revisit our job page for alternate posts that may be suitable.