Experienced Social Worker – Duty & Assessment

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join its client’s Duty and Assessment team in Oldham. This role is ideal for practitioners who thrive in a fast-paced environment and are committed to keeping children and young people safe through timely interventions and robust assessments.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Conduct strategy meetings and Section 47 (S47) investigations to ensure children are protected from harm.
• Formulate and execute Child in Need (CIN) plans and conduct regular CIN reviews.
• Manage a caseload of referrals to determine the necessary level of intervention within the continuum of need.
• Step up and progress cases to Initial Child Protection Case Conferences (ICPCC), Public Law Outline (PLO), and Court proceedings as required.
• Prepare and participate in planned court work effectively and within appropriate timescales.
• Ensure the needs and wishes of children are central to the assessment and planning process.
• Work in partnership with other professionals and agencies to provide a coordinated social work response.

Qualifications and Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have:

• Social Work England registration.
• CQSW, DipSW, Degree in Social Work or equivalent recognised qualification.
• Post-qualified experience in a Duty and Assessment or similar frontline setting.
• A full UK driving licence and a car available for business use (essential car user post).
• Strong assessment skills, specifically in identifying risk and managing complex family circumstances.
• PLO/Court experience is desirable; however, support and training will be provided for those willing to learn.

Benefits:

• Hybrid Working: We support working from home and hybrid arrangements provided work is completed to a high standard.
• Office Attendance: There is an expectation to be in the office for at least one "team day" per week on non-duty weeks. During duty weeks, you will be expected to be in the office every day.
• Professional Development: You will receive regular supervision and have access to continuous professional development and training opportunities.

Our Client's Commitment:

• Equal Opportunities: We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in our employment arrangements and service delivery.
• Safeguarding: We are dedicated to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

Why Liquid Personnel?

•  Free DBS and compliance service
• Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
• 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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