Social Worker – Westmorland and Furness Council – Adults Short Term Interventions Team

Liquid Personnel; Ulverston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in social work is seeking a Social Worker to join their team in Cumbria. The role focuses on preventing admissions into formal services through short-term interventions, ensuring individuals are supported and safe. Benefits include competitive pay, flexible working, and access to exclusive training opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive rate of pay

Flexible working arrangements

Regular supervision

Weekly Pay

Free DBS and compliance service

Access to exclusive social work training

Refer a Friend bonus

Find your own job bonus

Qualifications

• Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Post-qualified experience in social care.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively to enhance prevention interventions.
• Ensure safe and timely discharge from hospitals.
• Conduct assessments to avoid admissions.

Skills

Communication

Assessment

Collaboration

Education

Degree level or equivalent in Social Work

Social Work England registration

Job description

Short-Term Interventions

A primary role of this team is to work across the system to enhance prevention interventions and work to prevent or delay admission into formal support services. This service will work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders from across the health and social care system and third sector and voluntary groups in Cumbria to ensure short term interventions (including assessment) are undertaken to ensure people are safe and supported using a strengths-based approach. The team will support the admission avoidance and the discharge or people from acute and community hospitals in a safe and timely way reducing the risk of delayed transfers of care.

Benefits of the role:

• Competitive rate of pay
• Flexible working arrangements
• Regular supervision
• Weekly Pay

What we are looking for in a Social Worker:

• Social Work England registration
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Hold a full UK licence
• Post-qualified experience
• Degree level or equivalent in Social Work

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.

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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