*Internal Applicants Only*

Salary: £34,434 to £35,412 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: West Cumbria House, Workington

Contract: Permanent

About this opportunity

Join Cumberland Council as a Social Care Worker and make a real difference in Adult Social Care.

We’re looking for a passionate and knowledgeable individual to join our Screening and Assessment Team - someone who embodies our organisation’s core values: ambitious, collaborative, compassionate, empowering, and innovative. We believe in the power of these values to drive positive change, deliver excellent public services, and shape a better future for our communities.

We recognise that our workforce is best placed to design and embed new ways of working to achieve a modern social care service able to deliver the best outcomes for the people of Cumberland within a financially sustainable envelope.

Aims of the role:

• To work in a fast-paced team to undertake strengths-based assessments and deliver appropriate person-centred support and outcomes for people in Cumberland with care and support needs
• To work in ways that promote independence recognise potential for change and through excellent practice enable people to maximise their strengths
• To actively promote the work of Cumberland internally and externally on the development and delivery of continuously improving modern and competitive services for the people of Cumbria.

West Screening and Assessment Team

The team support people aged 18 and over who require early interventions to manage risk and to ensure needs are met.

The service works with health, social care and third sector organisations with a primary focus upon ensuring that all support plans:

• Include robust contingency plans that promote personal resilience to manage temporary changes in need or circumstance
• Demonstrate how people will meet their needs and aspirations from a range of sources including friends, family, third sector, the community, equipment or assistive technology as well as support services.

Our vision for Adult Social Care is a place where people want to come and work in a team who feel supported, empowered and valued for the great work they do.

Adult Social Care develops ways of working that promote greater independence to ensure best value for money whilst putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work collaboratively across health, social care, and community sectors, shaping person-centred support plans that truly make an impact.

This role is available on a permanent basis.

Be sure to take a look at the post specification (below) for the essential criteria for this role.

Contact

For more information about the role or to arrange an informal chat prior to your application, please contact Stephanie Bigrigg by email at stephanie.bigrigg@cumbria.gov.uk

DBS Checks

This role requires a DBS check. The level of check for this role is:

Enhanced DBS check with a Adults Barred List check.

Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with adults. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults.

Guaranteed Interviews

We offer a guaranteed interview to the following applicants as long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

• Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010
• Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under
• Those who identify as a member of the British Armed Forces community (service leavers, veterans, their partners or spouses, reservists, cadets).

If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application. Find out more.

Diversity, Inclusion & Adjustments

We’re dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. That’s why we’re a proud Disability Confident Leader and also an Age Friendly Employer – to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.

If you need any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by emailing Resourcing@Cumberland.gov.uk. While adjustments aren’t always guaranteed, we’ll always listen and we’ll try our best to accommodate your needs.

Application and Interview information

Easily apply by submitting your CV and answering a few short questions

• Closing date: 24^th July 2026
• Interview date: 11^th and 12^th August 2026

Please read the supporting information:

• Post Specification