Consultant Social Worker - Hoarding Specialist
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£46,579 – £50,908 / year
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This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2461 (100% match) is an eligible occupation, and Staffordshire County Council is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
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| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2461 Social workers Most likely code | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears |
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About the role
Job Introduction
Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of adults experiencing hoarding behaviours and self-neglect? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment, working to develop creative solutions that improve safety, wellbeing and independence? If so, this could be the role for you.
About the Role
Based in Adult Social Care & Safeguarding and reporting to the Assistant Service Lead: Workforce Development, the Consultant Social Worker – Specialist Hoarding Service will support social care practitioners and partner agencies in responding to complex hoarding behaviours and associated self-neglect.
Working in close partnership with colleagues across Adult Social Care, Adult Safeguarding, Public Health and Adult First Contact, alongside housing providers, health services, emergency services and voluntary sector organisations, the role will be instrumental in breaking down barriers and finding tailored solutions for adults with complex needs, including those who have needs under the Care Act 2014.
This position requires a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach, ensuring that practitioners are effectively supporting individuals through prevention, intervention and long-term planning. The Consultant Social Worker will work directly with adults alongside social care teams, supporting assessments, risk management and support planning, whilst also providing specialist consultation and contributing to strategic developments that help shape and develop the new Specialist Hoarding Service.
As part of a newly established countywide service, the postholder will play a key role in developing pathways, guidance and best practice, working closely with strategic leads, partners and people with lived experience to establish a coordinated approach to hoarding and self-neglect across Staffordshire.
This role offers an element of remote working, and the postholder will work across Adult Social Care teams and partner agencies throughout Staffordshire.
The role is designated for a fixed-term period of 12 months, with scope to be extended.
Working hours will be Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Staffordshire County Council, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Social workers (SOC 2461) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~99k in sample- Offer £46,579–50,908
- Middle half £39,260–49,400
- Median £44,044
The range sits inside the market's middle half (£39,260–49,400), so this is typical pay for the occupation.
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What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
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