Social Worker – Disabilities Team

Liquid Personnel Limited.; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS and compliance service

Twice weekly payroll and Faster Pay

Exclusive roles across the UK

CPD portal access

Job summary

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join the Disabilities Team in Wolverhampton. You will support adults with physical and learning disabilities, autism, and complex care needs through strengths-based and person-centred social work practice.

You will undertake statutory assessments, safeguarding interventions, care planning, and reviews to promote independence, wellbeing, and positive outcomes within the community.

Qualifications

• Professional Qualification: MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, CQSW, CSS, or equivalent recognised Social Work qualification.
• Registration: Must be registered with Social Work England.
• Experience: Significant post-qualification experience within Adult Social Care services.
• Disabilities Experience: Experience supporting adults with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, autism, sensory impairments, and complex care needs.
• Legislation Knowledge: Strong understanding of Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Adult Safeguarding legislation, Human Rights legislation, and associated statutory guidance.
• Assessment Skills: Proven ability to undertake complex assessments, reviews, support planning, and risk management interventions.
• Safeguarding Experience: Experience undertaking safeguarding enquiries and managing complex safeguarding concerns.
• Multi-Agency Working: Strong experience working collaboratively with health professionals, housing providers, care providers, carers, families, and partner agencies.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication, report-writing, analytical, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
• Professional Practice: Commitment to strengths-based, person-centred practice and continuous professional development.
• Organisational Skills: Ability to manage a complex caseload, prioritise competing demands, and work effectively within a busy Adult Social Care team.

Responsibilities

• Managing a varied caseload of adults with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, autism, sensory impairments, and complex care and support needs.
• Undertaking Care Act 2014 assessments, reviews, reassessments, and support planning to identify eligible needs and improve outcomes.
• Developing, implementing, and reviewing person-centred Care and Support Plans that maximise independence, wellbeing, and community inclusion.
• Completing Mental Capacity Assessments and contributing to Best Interest decision-making in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Undertaking safeguarding enquiries and responding appropriately to concerns relating to abuse, neglect, exploitation, and self-neglect.
• Assessing and managing complex risks whilst promoting positive risk-taking, independence, and informed decision-making.
• Supporting individuals to access community resources, direct payments, supported living services, and other appropriate support arrangements.
• Working collaboratively with health professionals, housing providers, care providers, carers, advocacy services, and partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes.
• Coordinating complex care and support arrangements and monitoring the effectiveness of services provided.
• Supporting individuals through periods of crisis, transition, deterioration in health, or changes to support arrangements.
• Participating in multidisciplinary meetings, safeguarding discussions, reviews, and case conferences.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, and legally compliant records, assessments, reports, and support plans.
• Promoting strengths-based practice and empowering individuals to exercise choice, control, and independence in their daily lives.

Skills

Assessment skills

Complex case management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Multi-agency working

Report writing

Team collaboration

Strengths-based practice

CPD commitment

Education

MA in Social Work

BSc in Social Work

CQSW/CSS

Social Work England registration

Job description

Our client based in Wolverhampton is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join their Disabilities Team. This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated practitioner to support adults with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, sensory impairments, autism, and complex care and support needs through strengths-based and person-centred social work practice.

The successful candidate will work closely with individuals, families, carers, health professionals, providers, and partner agencies to promote independence, wellbeing, and positive outcomes. You will undertake statutory assessments, safeguarding interventions, care planning, and reviews, ensuring individuals receive the support they need to remain safe, empowered, and active within their communities.

This role requires a confident Social Worker with strong assessment skills, experience of complex case management, and a comprehensive understanding of Adult Social Care legislation and safeguarding responsibilities.

What will your responsibilities be?

In this role, you will:

• Managing a varied caseload of adults with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, autism, sensory impairments, and complex care and support needs.
• Undertaking Care Act 2014 assessments, reviews, reassessments, and support planning to identify eligible needs and improve outcomes.
• Developing, implementing, and reviewing person-centred Care and Support Plans that maximise independence, wellbeing, and community inclusion.
• Completing Mental Capacity Assessments and contributing to Best Interest decision-making in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Undertaking safeguarding enquiries and responding appropriately to concerns relating to abuse, neglect, exploitation, and self-neglect.
• Assessing and managing complex risks whilst promoting positive risk-taking, independence, and informed decision-making.
• Supporting individuals to access community resources, direct payments, supported living services, and other appropriate support arrangements.
• Working collaboratively with health professionals, housing providers, care providers, carers, advocacy services, and partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes.
• Coordinating complex care and support arrangements and monitoring the effectiveness of services provided.
• Supporting individuals through periods of crisis, transition, deterioration in health, or changes to support arrangements.
• Participating in multidisciplinary meetings, safeguarding discussions, reviews, and case conferences.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, and legally compliant records, assessments, reports, and support plans.
• Promoting strengths-based practice and empowering individuals to exercise choice, control, and independence in their daily lives.

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have:

• Professional Qualification: MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, CQSW, CSS, or equivalent recognised Social Work qualification.
• Registration: Must be registered with Social Work England.
• Experience: Significant post-qualified experience within Adult Social Care services.
• Disabilities Experience: Experience supporting adults with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, autism, sensory impairments, and complex care needs.
• Legislation Knowledge: Strong understanding of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Adult Safeguarding legislation, Human Rights legislation, and associated statutory guidance.
• Assessment Skills: Proven ability to undertake complex assessments, reviews, support planning, and risk management interventions.
• Safeguarding Experience: Experience undertaking safeguarding enquiries and managing complex safeguarding concerns.
• Multi-Agency Working: Strong experience working collaboratively with health professionals, housing providers, care providers, carers, families, and partner agencies.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication, report-writing, analytical, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
• Professional Practice: Commitment to strengths-based, person-centred practice and continuous professional development.
• Organisational Skills: Ability to manage a complex caseload, prioritise competing demands, and work effectively within a busy Adult Social Care team.

Interested?

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer.

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.

• 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 *