About the Role
As a Social Worker in the Adult Community Team, you will manage a varied caseload of adults with social care needs. You will promote independence, wellbeing, and informed choice while ensuring statutory responsibilities are met. You will support vulnerable adults, undertake assessments, coordinate care, and safeguard those at risk.
Responsibilities
- Manage a caseload of adults with varying levels of need, including complex cases depending on experience
- Complete Care Act assessments, reviews, and reassessments
- Develop and review person-centred support plans that promote independence and wellbeing
- Undertake safeguarding enquiries and manage risk effectively
- Complete Mental Capacity Assessments and apply the Mental Capacity Act where appropriate
- Support hospital discharges and work proactively to prevent unnecessary admissions
- Work collaboratively with health services, housing providers, voluntary organisations, and other partner agencies
- Provide information, advice, and guidance to adults and their carers
- Maintain accurate, timely, and high-quality case records
- Contribute to service development and continuous improvement initiatives
- Support and supervise less experienced colleagues where appropriate
Requirements
- A recognised Social Work qualification
- Current Social Work England (SWE) registration
- Experience undertaking assessments, reviews, and safeguarding interventions within adult social care
- Good knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and relevant legislation
- Strong multi-agency partnership working skills
- Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving abilities
- A compassionate, proactive, and person-centred approach to practice
- A commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for adults and their families
Location
- London Borough of Newham
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Flexible working
Experience Level
- Experienced
Education Level
- Recognised Social Work qualification
Benefits
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
- Ongoing training, CPD, and career development opportunities
- Supportive management and collaborative team environment
- Free DBS and compliance service
- Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service
- Access to exclusive roles
- Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
- 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
About the Company
- 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.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer.
- 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.
