Social Worker - Duty and Assessment

Liquid Personnel; Bradford; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Liquid Personnel is looking for a Social Worker for the Duty and Assessment Team in Bradford. The role involves conducting assessments and working with families to ensure effective safeguarding for children. Successful candidates will possess Social Work England registration and relevant experience, joining a supportive team focused on child safety.

Benefits

Fast-paced supportive team environment

Free DBS and compliance service

Twice weekly payroll

Access to exclusive social work training

Dedicated consultant with social work knowledge

Refer a Friend bonus

Find your own job bonus

Qualifications

• Social Work England registration is required.
• Post-qualified experience in duty and assessment, safeguarding, or statutory children's services is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Respond to new referrals and complete initial assessments.
• Work with families and professionals to assess risk and need.
• Ensure timely safeguarding actions and maintain case records.

Skills

Assessment

Safeguarding

Risk Assessment

Education

Degree in Social Work

Job description

Job Title: Social Worker - Duty and AssessmentLocation: Bradford
Pay Rate: £35 per hour

Job Description:

Liquid Personnel is currently recruiting for a Social Worker to join our client's Duty and Assessment Team based in Bradford. This is a frontline role where the successful candidate will be responsible for conducting initial assessments, responding to referrals, and ensuring timely and effective safeguarding interventions for children and families.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Respond to new referrals and complete initial assessments
• Make informed decisions regarding thresholds and next steps
• Work closely with families and multi-agency professionals to assess risk and need
• Ensure timely safeguarding actions and appropriate service planning
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date case records

Benefits:

• Fast-paced and supportive team environment
• Clear focus on child safety and early intervention
• Well-connected location with excellent transport links
• Competitive pay and structured caseloads

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have,

• Social Work England registration
• Degree in Social Work or equivalent
• Right to work in the UK
• Full UK driving licence
• Post-qualified experience in duty and assessment, safeguarding, or statutory children's services

Why Liquid Personnel?

• 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.

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