Adult Social Worker (Safeguarding Team)

Halton Borough Council; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days holiday

LGPS pension

Life Cover

Personal development

Free car parking

Flexible working

Benefits platform

Car user allowance

Job summary

Halton Borough Council is seeking an qualified professional to join the adult safeguarding team in Runcorn. The role involves taking safeguarding referrals, assessing risk, implementing interim measures, and coordinating with partner agencies to determine next steps in adult safeguarding cases.

The post requires a Social Work degree and registration with Social Work England, with sound knowledge of relevant legislation and strong record-keeping capabilities.

Qualifications

• To hold a degree in Social Work or equivalent and be registered with Social Work England.
• Experience assessing safeguarding referrals and risk in adult safeguarding.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and ability to coordinate with agencies.

Responsibilities

• Take receipt of safeguarding referrals and assess risk.
• Implement interim safeguarding measures and plan next steps.
• Liaise with partner agencies and document case records.
• Manage complex s42 enquiries as applicable.

Skills

Social Work

Risk assessment

Inter-agency liaison

Record keeping

Education

Degree in Social Work

Registered with Social Work England

Job description

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring three iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports. Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services. We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team:

The adult safeguarding team is a small friendly team made up of social workers, safeguarding support officer and admin staff. The main duty of the team is to take receipt of the safeguarding referrals submitted to the local authority, assessing risk, implementing interim safeguarding measures before making a decision around next steps. In addition to this, social workers within the team hold a small case of complex s42 enquiries. We work closely with partner agencies and safeguarding leads. We represent adult social care and several case conferences such as MARAC and MAPPA.

Hours:

37 per week based at Runcorn Town Hall, WA7 5TD

Your Contributions:

• To hold a degree in Social Work or equivalent and be registered with Social Work England
• To take receipt of safeguarding concerns, assess the risk, agree interim measures and agree next steps in relation to adult safeguarding enquiries
• A good knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation
• Liaise and negotiate with other professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies to gather information relevant to assessing risk and planning for next steps
• Maintain and update appropriate records of work undertaken and carry out required administrative procedures within the designated timescales

Our Offer:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service with the option to purchase an additional four-days of unpaid leave for our Annual Christmas Closedown
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Essential Monthly Car User Allowance

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier‑free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long‑term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – [e-mail] refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications.