Social Worker - West Locality

liquidpersonnel; Walsall; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunities employer

Job summary

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join the West Locality Team in Walsall. You will support adults with care and support needs, promote independence through strengths-based, person-centred practice, and collaborate with carers and health professionals.

Responsibilities include carrying out assessments, developing care plans, managing risk, and leading safeguarding enquiries. You will mentor students and newer colleagues while ensuring high-quality case records and timely

Qualifications

• Social Work England registration.
• to work in the UK.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Post-qualification experience in Adult Social Care.
• Degree level or equivalent in Social Work.
• Strong knowledge of Care Act 2014, MCA 2005, safeguarding guidance.
• Experience leading safeguarding enquiries and care planning.
• Experience completing strengths-based assessments, reviews and risk assessments.
• Excellent report writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake strengths-based assessments for adults and carers.
• Develop, implement and review person-centred Care and Support Plans.
• Manage varied caseloads within statutory timescales.
• Identify, assess and manage risk to safeguard adults.
• Lead safeguarding enquiries and safeguarding planning.
• Complete Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interest decisions.
• Advocate for adults and ensure access to advocacy services.
• Collaborate with families, carers, health professionals and partner agencies.
• Maintain high-quality case records and reports.
• Support students and less experienced colleagues with supervision.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Assessment skills

Team collaboration

Advocacy

Report writing

Person-centred practice

Education

Social Work degree

Social Work England registration

Full UK driving licence

Post-qualifying experience in Adult Social Care

Job description

Our client based in Walsall is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join their West Locality Team. This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated practitioner to support adults with care and support needs, along with their carers, to achieve positive outcomes, maximise independence, and improve their overall wellbeing through strengths-based and person-centred social work practice.

Responsibilities

• Undertake strengths-based assessments for adults and carers in accordance with the Care Act 2014.
• Develop, implement, and review person-centred Care and Support Plans that promote independence and positive outcomes.
• Manage a varied caseload, ensuring assessments, interventions, and reviews are completed within statutory and local timescales.
• Identify, assess, and effectively manage risk to safeguard vulnerable adults.
• Lead safeguarding enquiries, safeguarding planning, and reviews to protect adults from abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
• Complete Mental Capacity Assessments and contribute to Best Interest decision-making where required.
• Advocate on behalf of adults with care and support needs, ensuring their voices are heard and access to advocacy services is provided when necessary.
• Work collaboratively with families, carers, health professionals, community organisations, and partner agencies.
• Promote strengths-based practice that empowers individuals to utilise their own skills, support networks, and community resources.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and high-quality case records, assessments, reports, and support plans.
• Participate in supervision and
• Support, mentor, and share knowledge with students, newly qualified social workers, and less experienced colleagues.

Qualifications & Experience

• Social Work England registration
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Hold a full UK driving licence
• Post-qualified experience within Adult Social Care
• Degree level or equivalent in Social Work
• Strong knowledge of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Adult Safeguarding legislation, and associated statutory guidance
• Experience completing strengths-based assessments, reviews, risk assessments, and care and support planning
• Experience leading safeguarding enquiries and implementing safeguarding plans
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with health professionals, carers, partner agencies, and community services
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including report writing and assessment preparation
• Commitment to person-centred, strengths-based, anti-discriminatory, and outcome-focused practice

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.

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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