Job Title: Social Worker – Older Adults TeamLocation: Merton
Pay Rate: £32.69 per hour
Job Description:
Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Social Worker to join our client’s Older Adults Team based in Merton. In this role, you will deliver high-quality, person-centred social work support to older adults with complex needs. Your focus will be on promoting independence, safeguarding wellbeing, and ensuring full legal compliance under the Care Act 2014 and other relevant legislation.
What will your responsibilities be?
1. Undertake holistic assessments of need, risk, and capacity.
2. Develop and review personalised care and support plans.
3. Carry out Mental Capacity Act assessments and Best Interests decisions.
4. Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns.
5. Promote the rights, dignity, and autonomy of older people.
6. Collaborate with health professionals, housing teams, voluntary organisations, and care providers.
7. Maintain accurate and timely case records.
8. Ensure compliance with statutory duties and local policies.
9. Act as an advocate, ensuring older adults’ voices are heard in decision-making.
Benefits:
10. Make a Difference: Help change the lives of adults
11. Great Team: Work with a supportive and collaborative crew.
Qualifications & Experience:
To be successful in this role you must have,
12. Social Work England registration
13. Eligible to work in the UK
14. Hold a full UK driving licence
15. Post-qualified experience
16. Degree level or equivalent in Social Work
Why Liquid Personnel?
17. Free DBS and compliance service
18. Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
19. Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
20. Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
21. Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
22. Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
23. “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
24. “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *