Social Worker - Safeguarding - Somerset

Job Title: Social Worker - Safeguarding
Location: Somerset
Rate: £38 per hour

Our client in Somerset is looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to join their Adults Services team. 

What will your responsibilities be?
As a Social Worker within the Adults Services team, you will support triage decision-making processes and undertake Section 42 enquiries to assess and mitigate risks. You will develop and implement protection plans tailored to individuals at risk of abuse or neglect while maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance with safeguarding procedures. The role requires strong risk management skills and the ability to work closely with vulnerable adults across Somerset.

Benefits:

• Competitive pay rate
• Flexible hybrid working model (37 hours a week with 1 day per week onsite)
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on adult safeguarding
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Great working hours (Monday - Friday between 08:30 - 17:00)

Qualifications and Experience:
To be successful in this role, you must have previous experience in adult safeguarding, with a strong understanding of safeguarding practices. You should be confident in record-keeping, risk management, and decision-making in triage situations. The ability to travel for site visits is essential. You must also have Social Work England registration, be eligible to work in the UK, and hold a degree-level qualification in Social Work

How to apply?

If this is a job for you, feel free to click apply below or contact Edward Cooper on 0161 234 9796 for more information about this role.

 

Why Liquid Personnel?

• New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly
• Twice weekly payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
• Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
• Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
• “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
• “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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