Senior Social Work Practitioner - Referral & Assessment

Liquid Personnel Limited.; England; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retention payment up to £3000

Car allowance or lease car

Laptop and mobile phone

Generous annual leave

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Liquid Personnel Limited is recruiting an experienced Senior Practitioner for the Referral & Assessment Team in Medway. The role supports learning and development, mentoring newly qualified social workers, supervising frontline staff, and contributing to training activities in specialist areas.

The post offers a pathway into management with a supportive local authority environment and opportunities to develop skills across assessments, care planning, and multi-agency co-ordination.

Qualifications

• Mentor and support colleagues with development
• Coordinate with teams to support children and families
• Communicate effectively with partners and safeguarding professionals
• Commit to ongoing learning and professional growth

Responsibilities

• Undertake assessments and determine care packages for complex cases
• Mentor and support other practitioners
• Plan and oversee interventions for a complex caseload
• Liaise with internal and external colleagues and agencies
• Ensure delivery of an Assessment Service for children in need or at risk
• Engage directly with children and young people with safeguarding implications
• Maintain Social Work England registration
• Hold a full UK driving licence
• Post-qualified experience in social work

Skills

Mentoring

Supervision

Interagency liaison

Education

Degree in Social Work

Job description

Liquid Personnel Limited is recruiting an experienced Senior Practitioner for the Referral & Assessment Team in Medway. The role supports learning and development, mentoring newly qualified social workers, supervising frontline staff, and contributing to training activities in specialist areas.

The post offers a pathway into management with a supportive local authority environment and opportunities to develop skills across assessments, care planning, and multi-agency co-ordination.