Adult’s Senior Social Worker, Social Care Connect Team, North Lincolnshire

Adult’s Senior Social Worker, Social Care Connect Team, North Lincolnshire 
Pay rate £38 per hour 
Contract role, Scunthorpe 
 
Pertemps are recruiting for an experienced Adult’s Senior Social Worker in the Scunthorpe area. 
This is to work in the Social Care Connect Team is the front door for Adult Social Care at North Lincolnshire Council. 
Key Responsibilities: 

• Provide operational oversight of the SCCT duty function, ensuring statutory responses are timely, proportionate, and risk‑informed. 

•  Performance‑manage duty activity to maintain safe decision‑making, throughput, and quality standards. 

•  Act as a calm, authoritative point of leadership during high‑pressure duty periods, including managing high‑risk and complex referrals. 

• Ensure effective screening, triage, and workflow allocation, balancing demand, capacity, and risk. 

•  Apply a solution‑focused approach to problem‑solving, escalating barriers appropriately and implementing pragmatic actions. 

• Support and challenge staff on duty to promote consistent thresholds, defensible decisions, and reflective practice. 

•  Monitor performance indicators and contribute to service improvement within the SCCT model. 

• Maintain oversight of safeguarding decisions and escalate concerns in line with local protocols. 

Please get in touch for more information. 
This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
• An easy registration process (all done online)
• Referral schemes and incentives
• Ongoing compliance managed for you
• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

Please contact Elle McKenna on 07823 789233 or email elle.mckenna@pprsocialcare.co.uk for more information.
We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this is not the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO (Independence Reviewing Officer), BIA (Best Interest Assessor), MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.