Qualified Social Workers – Children And Adults – Reading

We’re currently recruiting multiple Qualified Social Workers and Practitioners for live locum roles across both Children’s and Adults’ Services in Reading Borough Council, with new positions released daily.

Whether you're looking for frontline assessment, fostering, homelessness prevention, or residential support – there’s something here for a variety of skillsets and experience levels.

All roles are hybrid, pay highly competitive rates, and are based within well-structured, supportive teams with clear practice frameworks and manageable caseloads.

Children’s Services

• Consultant Practitioner – Independent Fostering Agency – £42ph

• Assistant Team Manager – Independent Fostering Agency – £42ph

• Senior Social Worker – Single Point of Access (SPA) – £42ph

• Team Manager – Referral & Assessment – £47ph

• Senior Social Worker – Together for Families – £42ph

• Family Help Practitioner – £25ph

• Family Worker – £25ph

• Residential Child Care Practitioner – £16.56ph

Adults’ Services

• Senior Social Worker – Advice & Wellbeing Hub (Homelessness) – £40ph

• Social Worker – Living Well Team – £38ph

• Senior Social Worker – Living Well Team – £40ph

We receive new roles from Reading Borough Council daily, so if your preferred team or specialism isn’t listed, it’s still worth reaching out.

To apply for these roles, you must have:

• A recognised Social Work qualification (Degree/DipSW/CQSW)
• Registration with Social Work England
• Minimum 1 year of post-qualified experience (Adults) or 3 years (Children)
• Enhanced DBS on the update service or willingness to complete one
• Experience relevant to the team you're applying for

Please note: These roles do not offer visa sponsorship or ASYE support

• Competitive hourly rates (Up to £47 depending on role and team)
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Flexible contracts (typically 3–6 months with extensions)
• Weekly payroll and dedicated compliance support
• Access to unadvertised vacancies across the UK
• Help with CV formatting, interview preparation, and representation
• Referral bonus – earn £250 for every successful referral!

At Only Social Care, we are a specialist social work agency supporting roles across Children’s and Adults’ Services, including:

Social Workers | Senior Social Workers | IROs | AMHPs | BIAs | Team Managers | Service Managers | Heads of Service

We work with local authorities and private organisations across the country and have 300+ social workers placed nationwide. Many of the roles we recruit for are exclusive or not yet publicly advertised.

You’ll get personalised support from an experienced consultant who works evenings and weekends and understands the fast-paced nature of locum work.

If this role isn’t quite right for you, you can still earn a £250 referral bonus in any of the following ways:

• You refer a qualified social worker to me and I successfully place them into a role
• You introduce me to a social worker who wants help finding their next position
• You are a locum yourself and want me to represent you for a role directly
• You introduce me to a hiring manager who is recruiting and I help fill one of their roles

Referral bonuses are once a placement has been successfully made and worked for 12 weeks. It's that simple – and there's no limit to how many bonuses you can earn.