Liquid Personnel is currently recruiting for a Social Worker to join a busy Adult Community Team based in Wigan.
Benefits of the role:
1. Competitive hourly rate
2. Flexible working arrangements with at three days from home
3. Sensible expectations with caseloads
4. Regular supervision
Your main responsibilities as a Social Worker:
5. Assessing and reviewing needs under the eligibility criteria of adult social services
6. Co-ordinating allocation of safeguarding referrals and monitoring progress.
7. Designing individual care packages with the service user, family and or carers within a community setting
8. Requesting funding for packages of care via the resource allocation group by means of weekly presentation and negotiation
9. Undertaking safeguarding investigations within the community and residential settings
10. Chairing professional and formal meetings in relation to service user eg: multi-disciplinary meetings and case conferences
11. Contributing to team duty rotas to provide prompt and emergency support as required
12. Maintaining professional knowledge and skills via continuous professional development, reflective practice, and training and relevant post qualifying awards under the PQ framework
13. Maintaining knowledge of relevant research, government guidance, legislation and best practice in my specialist areas of practice
14. Contributing to the continuous improvement and development of adult services including providing oversight and support to other professionals
What we are looking for in a Social Worker:
15. Social Work England registration
16. Eligible to work in the UK
17. Hold a full UK licence
18. Post-qualified experience
19. Degree level or equivalent in Social Work
Why Liquid Personnel?
20. New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly
21. Twice weekly payroll
22. Free DBS and compliance service
23. Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
24. Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
25. Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
26. Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
27. “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
28. “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *