Join Hackney’s Adult Services

Join our Adult Services

At Hackney, we use a strengths-based approach to support people who use our services and their carers to lead independent and healthy lives. We pride ourselves on a strong team ethos with supportive management and multi-disciplinary teams, giving you an opportunity to work with service users and their families in a joined-up way.

As a social worker, you’ll have a varied portfolio and the opportunity to strengthen your personal professional skills and development.

Hackney has a diverse and multicultural community. When working in the office, you’ll work in a state of the art building, surrounded by a wide range of bars, shops, discounted gyms, restaurants and green space. 

Rewards & benefits:

  • Up to £45,594 for a Senior Practitioner, £42,609 for a Social Worker 
  • An accredited TimeWise council offering highly flexible working
  • Wellbeing Champions, offering advice, information & support
  • Reviews of caseloads to ensure manageability
  • Regular 121 supervision to practice reflective sessions
  • Peer to peer learning – including buddy and mentoring schemes
  • Financial support for appropriate professional qualifications

You will also receive:

  • Unrivalled pension scheme
  • Range of local discounts and and subsidised gym membership
  • Staff loans and Cycle to work scheme
  • Oyster Cards and pool bikes for travel to work-related appointments 

 

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Hackney Council’s staff values

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Learning and development academy

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About Adult Services

We have an exciting programme of transformation ahead where you can help shape the services of the future.

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Career development

We've developed our innovative Hackney Adult Services Practice Academy to help you develop your career.

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Valuing our staff

We have a number of health and wellbeing initiatives and our flexible working requests are open to all staff.

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Social workers

We're looking for highly skilled social workers who can provide a person-centred and strengths-based practice.

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Senior practitioners

We're looking for skilled and enthusiastic practitioners to support our social workers and deliver the best outcomes for our residents.

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Occupational therapist

You'll carry out assessments to identify needs and make recommendations.

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