Do it for being passionate about improving children’s life chances.
Join us and do it for ensuring every Devon child receives the same high-quality service, no matter where they live. Do it for Devon.
As an advanced social worker (ASW), you will provide professional leadership and supervision to colleagues within your team, supporting the team manager with your team’s day-to-day operations and contributing to effective and efficient services.
The role of an ASW is very hands-on. You have a smaller caseload, working with children and families with a complexity of needs (including undertaking in-depth assessments) and where, through supervision and mentoring, you will share your knowledge and experience with colleagues.
Our ASWs help champion high professional social work practice standards by encouraging and supporting opportunities for reflection and learning. By delivering on-the-job training, coaching, and mentoring to unqualified/alternatively qualified staff, students, and less experienced social workers.
Do it for Devon and become an advanced social worker!
Take a look at the film of Nellie, one of our current advanced social workers, who discusses the advanced social worker’s role in Children’s Social Care and what she enjoys most. Is this the next exciting role for you?
Current Vacancies
Advanced Social Worker
Assessment and Intervention Team
South & East Locality
Based: Follaton House, Totnes
Closing date: 19/04/2026
To apply
Advanced Social Worker
Children and Families Team
South & East Locality
Based: Follaton House, Totnes
Closing date: 19/04/2026
To apply
Advanced Social Worker
Assessment and Intervention Team
Exeter & East Locality
Based: County Hall, Exeter
Closing date: 19/04/2026
To apply
Advanced Social Worker
Children and Families Team
Exeter & East Locality
Based: County Hall, Exeter
Closing date: 19/04/2026
To apply
Advanced Social Worker
Assessment and Intervention Team
North & Mid Locality
Based: Barnstaple
Closing date: 19/04/2026
To apply
Advanced Social Worker
Children and Families Team
North & Mid Locality
Based: Barnstaple
Closing date: 19/04/2026
To apply
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