Adult Social Worker – Neighbourhood Team

Our client in Lewisham is seeking an experienced Adult Social Worker to join their Neighbourhood Team. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a busy Adult Social Care service, supporting adults with a range of needs through strengths-based assessments, reviews, safeguarding interventions, and multi-agency working.

Working as part of an integrated neighbourhood service, you will play a key role in promoting independence, safeguarding vulnerable adults, and ensuring individuals receive the right support to achieve positive outcomes within their local communities.

The role offers a hybrid working arrangement, with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office and 3 days working remotely. Additional time within the borough may be required to undertake visits, assessments, and meetings based on the needs of the service.

What will your responsibilities be?

In this role, you will:

• Manage a caseload of adults with a range of social care needs, delivering person-centred and outcome-focused interventions
• Undertake Care Act assessments, reviews, and support planning to promote independence and wellbeing
• Complete scheduled and unscheduled reviews, ensuring care and support packages remain appropriate and effective
• Work with adults, carers, families, and advocates to identify needs and achieve positive outcomes
• Apply the principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interest decision-making where appropriate
• Identify individuals who may be eligible for Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and complete associated assessments and referrals
• Recognise and respond to safeguarding concerns, undertaking enquiries and risk assessments where required
• Work collaboratively with health professionals, housing teams, voluntary organisations, and other partner agencies
• Support individuals with a wide range of needs, including physical disabilities, learning disabilities, long-term health conditions, and age-related needs
• Prepare high-quality assessments, reports, and court or panel documentation where required
• Maintain accurate and timely case records on electronic recording systems
• Use professional judgement and evidence-based practice to make defensible decisions in complex situations
• Attend team meetings and contribute positively to a collaborative multidisciplinary working environment

Qualification and Experience

To be considered for this role, you must have:

• Social Work England registration
• A recognised Social Work qualification (Degree, DipSW, CQSW, or equivalent)
• Experience working within Adult Social Care services
• Strong knowledge of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and Adult Safeguarding procedures
• Experience undertaking assessments, reviews, safeguarding enquiries, and support planning
• Excellent communication, assessment, and report-writing skills
• The ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary environment
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities

What's on offer?

• Competitive pay rate of £32 per hour
• Hybrid working with a combination of office, home-based, and community-based working
• Opportunity to work within a supportive and established Neighbourhood Team
• Diverse and rewarding caseload within Adult Social Care
• Regular supervision and ongoing professional development
• Strong multi-agency and partnership working opportunities

If you are an experienced Adult Social Worker looking for your next opportunity within a Neighbourhood Team, we'd love to hear from you.

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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