Social Worker – Community Social Work

Our client based in Swindon is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join their Community Social Work Team. This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated practitioner to support adults with a range of care and support needs through strengths-based, person-centred social work practice.

The successful candidate will manage a varied and complex caseload, undertaking statutory assessments, safeguarding interventions, support planning, and reviews. Working closely with individuals, carers, families, health professionals, providers, and partner agencies, you will promote independence, wellbeing, and positive outcomes whilst ensuring people remain at the centre of all decision-making.

This role requires a confident Social Worker who can work autonomously, manage risk effectively, and contribute to high-quality Adult Social Care practice within a supportive multidisciplinary environment.

What will your responsibilities be?

In this role, you will:

• Managing a complex caseload of adults with diverse care and support needs across the community.
• Undertaking strengths-based Care Act 2014 assessments, reviews, and reassessments to identify eligible needs and desired outcomes.
• Developing, implementing, and reviewing person-centred Care and Support Plans that promote independence, wellbeing, and choice.
• Undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments and facilitating Best Interest decision-making in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Leading and contributing to safeguarding enquiries, including Section 42 enquiries, and supporting adults at risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
• Assessing and managing complex risks whilst balancing individual rights, choice, control, and safety.
• Working collaboratively with health services, housing providers, care providers, families, carers, and partner agencies to coordinate effective support.
• Undertaking Court of Protection work, preparing reports, and contributing to legal processes where required.
• Supporting carers through assessment, advice, guidance, and access to appropriate services and support.
• Acting as an advocate for individuals and ensuring their voice, wishes, and outcomes remain central to all interventions.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, and legally compliant records, assessments, reports, and case documentation.
• Providing professional advice and guidance to colleagues and contributing to service development and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have:

• Professional Qualification: MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, CQSW, CSS, or equivalent recognised Social Work qualification.
• Registration: Must be registered with Social Work England.
• Experience: Significant post-qualified experience within Adult Social Care services.
• Legislation Knowledge: Strong understanding of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Adult Safeguarding legislation, Court of Protection processes, and associated statutory guidance.
• Assessment Skills: Proven ability to undertake complex assessments, reviews, support planning, and risk management interventions.
• Safeguarding Experience: Experience undertaking Section 42 enquiries and managing complex safeguarding concerns.
• Multi-Agency Working: Strong experience working collaboratively with health professionals, providers, carers, families, and partner agencies.
• Court Experience: Experience preparing reports and contributing to Court of Protection proceedings is desirable.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication, report-writing, analytical, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
• Professional Practice: Commitment to strengths-based, person-centred practice and continuous professional development.
• Organisational Skills: Ability to manage a complex caseload, prioritise competing demands, and work effectively within a busy Adult Social Care environment.

Interested?

Apply now or get in touch with us to learn more about this opportunity.

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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