Adult Safeguarding Social Worker Bristol 5289084

Safeguarding Adults Social Worker

Bristol City Council | Agency Contract
£32 per hour | Full-time | Contract until May 2026
Base: City Hall, BS1 5TR

 Hoop Recruitment is delighted to be supporting Bristol City Council with the recruitment of an experienced Safeguarding Adults Social Worker to join their busy and well-established Safeguarding Adults Team on an agency basis.

This is a fast-paced, high-demand service responding to safeguarding concerns across the city. The successful candidate will be confident managing complexity, working to tight timescales, and making sound, defensible professional decisions in line with legislation and best practice.

The Role

The post holder will be responsible for:

• Managing safeguarding concerns from initial triage through to decision-making and coordination of enquiries

• Leading and contributing to multi-agency meetings, ensuring effective information sharing and proportionate responses

• Producing high-quality, timely recording with clear professional rationale

• Working directly with adults to understand risk, wishes and desired outcomes

• Building and maintaining strong working relationships with health, police, housing and community partners

• A blend of office-based work, home working, and community visits where required

What We’re Looking For

To be considered, candidates must demonstrate:

• Strong, recent safeguarding adults experience – the team requires someone who can hit the ground running

• A confident working knowledge of relevant legislation, thresholds and safeguarding principles

• The ability to manage a high-volume, fast-moving caseload

• Resilience, strong organisation skills, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision

• Confidence working within multi-agency environments

• Ability to be based in or near Bristol and attend City Hall (BS1 5TR) as required

The Team & Environment

You’ll be joining a highly experienced, supportive and collaborative safeguarding team. The service is dynamic and responsive to demand, making this an excellent opportunity for a social worker who thrives in a challenging, specialist safeguarding setting and wants to make a meaningful impact.

To apply for this role, you will need to hold -

• A minimum of 6 months experience of working in the UK as a registered social worker
• A relevant Social Work Qualification
• Registration with Social Work England
• Enhanced DBS, registered on the update service or be happy to apply for a DBS
• 3 Years of referencing
• Driving license with access to a car

Benefits of working for Hoop:

• 20 years’ experience of the Social Work market
• Your local agency based in Cardiff
• Welsh-speaking consultant available should you wish to converse in Welsh throughout your job search
• PAYE and Umbrella payroll options available – you choose!
• Dedicated point of contact (support team to cover whilst on leave)
• Twice weekly payroll
• Actively supplying every Local Authority in South/West Wales and South West England
• Refer a friend scheme available
• Birthday gifts 
• Wellbeing sessions

Given the nature of the role, only applications from individuals with a social work qualification and registration with either professional body - Social Care Wales / Social Work England can be considered. No sponsorship provided. Please only apply if you meet this criteria.

Contact Sarah Leigh at Hoop Social Work in Cardiff today on 02922 400519 for an informal chat.