Are you a passionate and dedicated Social Worker looking to make a real difference in the lives of adults with learning disabilities?

Then be part of a supportive forward thinking team committed to promoting independence and choice as well as wellbeing.

Duties Include: 

• Working with adults who have complex social care needs whilst carrying a varied caseload with increasing complexity and autonomy.
• Contribute to safeguarding, assessments, care planning, and service delivery in collaboration with health and care partners.
• Play a vital role in promoting personalisation, ensuring services are shaped around the individual, supporting independence and enabling adults to live fulfilling lives in a strengths based way.
• Work collaboratively with individuals, their families, providers and other health care professionals, to proactively encourage independent and safe living within the community.

We believe our staff deserve to feel fulfilled professionally and enjoy a good work life balance.

We understand the demands and emotional challenges of the job and provide our teams with a safe and supportive working environment, offering regular supervision, mentoring and Continuous Professional Development opportunities, alongside a competitive benefits package.

If you want a new opportunity to make a real difference within our community, we would love to hear from you!

How to apply

When you are ready to apply, click on ‘Apply for Vacancy’; you will be asked to upload a CV and answer some application questions.  The application questions require a yes/no response.  Please make sure your CV shows how you meet the requirements for the role you are applying for, the job profile below will show the essential selection criteria.  An optional CV template is provided below.  

Closing Date: 21st January 2026

Please note:

The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:

· a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)

· a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only) unless the appointment is business critical

For further information, please email recruitment.team@bedford.gov.uk

Bedford Borough Council is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant, Care Leavers Covenant and is a Disability Confident Employer. For more information please visit https://www.bedford.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/why-work-us/working-culture-and-commitments

Visa Sponsorship 

The Council has a sponsorship licence, and may be able to offer visa sponsorship to candidates for this post that are based in the UK.

Enhanced DBS Post 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If your application is successful you will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions, adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

Competitive Salary plus Market Rate Supplement.