Qualified Social Worker - Adults - Mental Health

Pertemps; Bolton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the social services sector is seeking a Qualified Social Worker specializing in Adult Mental Health to join their vibrant team in Bolton. In this role, you will be actively involved in supporting children and families, managing caseloads, and promoting effective interventions. Ideal candidates will possess a strong background in social work with a focus on improving the outcomes for service users through compassionate and informed support. This position offers a competitive rate of £30 per hour and promises an engaging work environment with robust team support.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant for support

Easy online registration process

Referral schemes and incentives

Ongoing compliance support

Prompt and reliable payroll

Qualifications

• 2+ years of qualified experience.
• Experienced in working with vulnerable children and families.
• Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation.

Responsibilities

• Make full assessments of risks and social care needs.
• Devise individual care plans.
• Manage caseload effectively.

Skills

Communication

Assessment

Decision-making

Mediation

Negotiation

Multi-disciplinary Collaboration

Education

Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England

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02.06.2025

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Qualified Social Worker
Adults - Mental Health
Location: North West
Pay: £30 per hour
We are looking for experienced and passionate Qualified Social Workers to join the Adults - Mental Health Service. This is an exciting opportunity to join our client's Community Mental Health Adults team in the North West. You will be supported by an experienced team manager. Our client has a strong and positive culture in this North West local authority, which we would love you to be a part of. They offer regular monthly supervision and group reflective supervision.

Working in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by the values and principles of social care, you will support the delivery of person-centered, safe, and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience, you’ll make assessments and decisions about the most appropriate interventions. Applying your significant social work experience and excellent communication skills, you’ll establish and maintain relationships with service users and other agencies to ensure services meet identified needs.

You’ll be committed to ensuring positive and sustainable outcomes of your interventions. Using best practice, you’ll strive to provide the best outcomes for service users. Most importantly, you’ll have a passion for supporting children and their families to ensure they thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to be as efficient as possible.

Perfect candidate will be:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experienced in working with children and families including those from vulnerable groups.
• Experience working within courts, Children in Need, and Child Protection.
• Supporting children and families subject to CIN and Child Protection planning, pre-proceedings, and court proceedings.
• Understanding factors that impact children including abuse and neglect.
• Undertake Child & Family Assessments demonstrating effective analysis, decision-making, planning, and review.
• Undertake effective direct work with children and families.
• Creative, flexible, and forward-thinking in approach.
• Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and understanding of child protection issues.
• Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for children.
• Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
• Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans.
• Committed to providing our service users with a high-quality service.
• Experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary, interagency basis.
• 2+ Years Qualified.

In this role, you will:

• Use skills, knowledge, and experience to make full assessments of risks, protection, and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed caseload.
• Use specialist communication skills to achieve optimum outcomes for service users.
• Devise individual care plans, taking account of diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.

This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:

• A dedicated consultant with access to all roles across the UK and available for you to speak to.
• An easy registration process (all done online).
• Referral schemes and incentives.
• Ongoing compliance managed for you.
• Prompt and reliable payroll and much more.

This role is ideally located for those traveling from Blackburn, Fulwood, Rawtenstall, Blackpool, Morecambe, Darwin, Preston, Crosby, Chorley, Clitheroe, Oswaldtwistle, Burnley, Bootle, Lancaster, Middleton, Leigh, Ormskirk, Skelmersdale, Leyland, Accrington, Barrow, Wigan, St Helens, Liverpool, Birkenhead, Widnes, Warrington, Wirral, Huyton, Wallasey, Manchester, Rochdale, Oldham, and surrounding areas. We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this is not the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, Children with Disabilities, Children Looked After, Localities, Children in Need, Child Protection, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Learning Disability, Neighbourhood, Preparation for Adulthood, Learning Difficulties, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager, and Assistant Team Manager.

Not looking right now? We also offer generous referral bonuses, so please pass this on to colleagues or friends who may be interested!