Adult Social Worker

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an Adult’s Social Worker to join its client’s Adults Social Care Services team, based in London.

About the Role:

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Social Worker with at least two years' post-qualification experience to deliver high-quality social work services to adults, their families and carers.

You will play a key role in promoting independence, protecting vulnerable adults and improving individual wellbeing through person-centred, strengths-based assessments and effective support planning.

Working in accordance with the Care Act 2014 and relevant mental health and capacity legislation, you will assess individual needs, identify risks, undertake safeguarding enquiries and develop personalised support plans that enable adults to achieve their desired outcomes.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with individuals, families, carers, community services and multi-disciplinary professionals to ensure a holistic and integrated approach to care and support.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Provide a professional social work service to adults, their families and carers in accordance with the Care Act 2014 and relevant statutory requirements.
• Undertake comprehensive strengths-based assessments, identifying individuals' personal strengths, support networks, community resources and available universal services.
• Apply robust, evidence-based eligibility criteria and professional judgement when determining individuals' care and support needs.
• Develop personalised support plans that reflect individual needs, preferences and desired outcomes.
• Take a preventative approach to social work interventions, promoting independence and identifying opportunities to reduce, prevent or delay the development of care and support needs.
• Provide appropriate information, advice and guidance to individuals and families to support informed decision-making.
• Arrange advocacy services where appropriate to ensure individuals are fully supported and their voices are heard.
• Undertake safeguarding enquiries in accordance with relevant legislation, statutory guidance and best practice.
• Apply the Making Safeguarding Personal approach, ensuring adults remain at the centre of safeguarding processes and decisions.
• Identify, assess, manage and review risks, ensuring appropriate safeguarding measures and interventions are implemented.
• Apply the Mental Capacity Act 2005 when assessing and supporting individuals who may have difficulties making specific decisions.
• Work collaboratively with families, carers, health professionals and other relevant agencies to deliver integrated and holistic support.
• Ensure interventions are proportionate, effective and provide best value while maintaining high standards of professional practice.
• Promote individual wellbeing, dignity, choice, control and independence throughout all aspects of service delivery.

Qualifications and Experience: 

To be successful in this role you must have;  

• A recognised Social Work qualification.
• Current registration with Social Work England.
• A minimum of 2 years' post-qualification experience working as a qualified Social Worker.
• Experience working within Adult Social Care.
• Strong working knowledge of the Care Act 2014.
• Knowledge and practical understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Experience undertaking strengths-based assessments and developing personalised support plans.
• Experience managing safeguarding concerns and undertaking safeguarding enquiries.
• Understanding of risk assessment, risk management and safeguarding procedures.
• Experience working with adults with complex care and support needs.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams, families, carers and external partner agencies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to make sound, evidence-based professional decisions and maintain accurate case records. 

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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