Social Worker – St Helens – Duty and Assessment

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

Job summary

A leading company in social work is seeking a dedicated Duty Social Worker in St Helens. This role involves responding to referrals, conducting assessments, and working with families to provide essential support. Candidates must hold social work qualifications and be registered with Social Work England. Attractive hourly rate and additional benefits offered.

Benefits

Twice weekly payroll

Free DBS and compliance service

Access to exclusive roles

Free access to training and CPD portal

Dedicated consultant with social work expertise

Wide selection of social work positions

Refer a Friend bonus - £500

Find your own job bonus - £250

Qualifications

• Must hold a degree level or equivalent qualification in Social Work.
• Eligible to work in the UK and hold a full UK driving license.
• Post-qualified experience required.

Responsibilities

• Respond to referrals from MASH and complete assessments within 45 days.
• Collaborate with professionals and manage cases for children's support.

Skills

Social Work England registration

Post-qualified experience

Education

Degree level qualification in Social Work

Job description

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Saint Helens, United Kingdom

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Posted:

25.06.2025

Expiry Date:

09.08.2025

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Job Description:

Job Title: Duty Social Worker
Location: St Helens
Rate: £44.48 per hour

St Helens are seeking a dedicated and experienced Duty Social Worker to join their team.

What will your responsibilities be?
In this role, you will respond to referrals from MASH and complete assessments within 45 days. You will identify needs and work with children and families to provide support and implement plans. Handling section 47 enquiries, CIN, assessments, and planning will be part of your responsibilities. You will collaborate with professionals to support children and their families. Additionally, you will manage cases involving children on child in need plans for short-term periods until they either step down or step up to ICPC, at which point cases will transfer to the longer-term assessment service. Your role will be crucial in ensuring that children receive the appropriate support and care they need during these transitions.

Benefits of the role:

• Competitive rate of £44.48 per hour

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

How to apply?
If this is a job for you, feel free to click apply below or if you want to learn more about it, please contact 0345 241 9590.

• 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 *

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.