Senior Social Worker – Early Intervention & Prevention

Liquid Personnel; Telford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS and compliance service

Twice weekly payroll

Faster Pay service

Exclusive social work training & CPD

Dedicated consultant

Wide UK role access

Refer a Friend £500 bonus

Find your own job £250 bonus

Job summary

Liquid Personnel Ltd. is seeking a Senior Social Worker for the Early Intervention & Prevention Team in Telford. The role focuses on front-door social care work, early support, prevention, and empowering individuals to maintain independence at home and in their communities.

You will deliver timely assessments, support planning, and safeguarding activities, working with multi-agency partners to reduce long-term care needs and promote asset-based practice.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with registration in England.
• Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience in Adult Social Care and safeguarding.
• Experience with Care Act 2014 and MCA 2005.
• Experience managing complex cases in community settings.

Responsibilities

• Undertake Care Act 2014 assessments, reviews, and support planning using a strengths-based approach
• Deliver early intervention to reduce, delay, or prevent long-term care needs
• Manage a diverse caseload including adults with complex needs
• Complete Mental Capacity Assessments (MCA) and contribute to Best Interest decisions
• Lead and support safeguarding activity including Section 42 enquiries
• Develop person-centred, asset-based care and support plans
• Promote home first principles to maximise independence
• Work collaboratively with multi-agency partners including health and voluntary sector
• Participate in peer reviews and reflective practice
• Undertake duty responsibilities including responding to urgent risks
• Maintain accurate case records and reports including Court of Protection documentation
• Assess and manage risk using evidence-based decision making

Skills

Assessment & analysis

Caseload management

Communication skills

Report writing

Professional curiosity

Flexibility

Teamwork

Training opportunities

DBS & compliance service

Referral bonuses

Education

Social Work degree

Registered with Social Work England

Job description

Senior Social Worker – Early Intervention & Prevention

Telford

Our client, based in Telford is seeking an experienced Adult Social Worker to join their Early Intervention & Prevention Team.This role sits at the front door of Adult Social Care, focusing onearly support, prevention, and reducing long-term dependency on services. You will work in a strengths-based, community-led way to empower individuals to maintain independence and achieve positive outcomes within their own homes and communities. This is an excellent opportunity for a confident practitioner who is passionate aboutasset-based practice, proactive intervention, and managing complex cases, while balancing risk and promoting independence.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Undertake Care Act 2014 assessments, reviews, and support planning using a strengths-based approach
• Deliver early intervention to reduce, delay, or prevent long-term care needs
• Manage a diverse caseload including adults with complex needs
• Complete Mental Capacity Assessments (MCA) and contribute to Best Interest decisions
• Lead and support safeguarding activity including Section 42 enquiries
• Develop person-centred, asset-based care and support plans
• Promote “home first” principles to maximise independence
• Work collaboratively with multi-agency partners including health and voluntary sector
• Participate in peer reviews and reflective practice
• Undertake duty responsibilities including responding to urgent risks
• Maintain accurate case records and reports including Court of Protection documentation
• Assess and manage risk using evidence-based decision making

Qualifications and Experience:

• Qualified Social Worker (MA, BA, BSc, Diploma in Social Work or CQSW)
• Registered with Social Work England
• Minimum 2 years post-qualified experience including ASYE
• Experience in Adult Social Care including assessment, care planning and safeguarding
• Experience of strengths-based and preventative approaches
• Experience managing complex cases within community settings
• Strong knowledge of Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and safeguarding procedures
• Experience contributing to Best Interest decisions and Court of Protection work

Skills:

• Strong assessment and analytical skills
• Ability to manage a demanding caseload independently
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• High standard of report writing and recording
• Ability to apply professional curiosity and reflective practice
• Competitive hourly rate
• Flexible working arrangements
• Supportive team environment
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• 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.