Social Worker – Adult Social Care Direct – Wakefield

Liquid Personnel; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a dedicated Social Worker to join their Adult Social Care Direct team in Wakefield. This role involves triaging referrals, providing urgent responses, and engaging in crisis intervention work while ensuring best practices in social care assessments and safeguarding. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in Social Work and be registered with Social Work England, alongside relevant post-qualified experience. Join a forward-thinking organization that values your expertise and offers exclusive training opportunities, a dedicated consultant, and a range of attractive bonuses for referrals and job placements. If you're passionate about making a difference in the community, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Faster Pay service

Twice weekly payroll

Free DBS and compliance service

Access to exclusive roles

Free social work training and CPD portal

Dedicated consultant

Wide selection of social work positions

Refer a Friend bonus

Find your own job bonus

Qualifications

• Must have Social Work England registration and a degree in Social Work.
• Post-qualified experience is essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Triage referrals and provide urgent responses and advice.
• Attend multi-agency meetings and lead initiatives.

Skills

Triage new referrals

Crisis intervention

Effective communication

Social care assessments

Safeguarding

Education

Degree in Social Work

Social Work England registration

Tools

BIA qualification

AMHP qualification

Practice Educator qualification

ASYE Assessor qualification

Job description

Job Title: Social Worker – Adult Social Care Direct – Wakefield
Location: Wakefield
Pay Rate: £35 per hour

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced Social Worker for our esteemed client. Your role will involve triaging referrals, providing urgent responses, offering advice and information, and signposting. You will be responsible for triaging requests for social care assessments and safeguarding referrals.

Requirements for the role:

• Triage new referrals, including social care assessments and safeguarding, providing urgent responses, advice, and signposting.
• Attend multi-agency meetings and lead new initiatives and team developments.
• Utilise specialist qualifications (BIA, AMHP, Practice Educator, or ASYE Assessor) to support best practice.
• Communicate effectively over the phone, handling varied, fast-paced, and crisis intervention work.
• Perform non-case-holding duties, focusing on short-term assessments and rapid decision-making.

Qualifications and Experience:
To be successful in this role you must have Social Work England registration, be eligible to work in the UK, hold a qualification in Social Work at degree level, and have post-qualified experience.

Why Liquid Personnel?

• New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly.
• Twice weekly payroll.
• Free DBS and compliance service.
• 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.