Job Title: Social Worker – Adult Community Team
Location: Wigan
Rate: £30 per hour
Liquid Personnel is currently recruiting for a Social Worker to join a busy Adult Community Team based in Wigan.
What will your responsibilities be?
Assessing and reviewing needs under the eligibility criteria of adult social services. Co-ordinating allocation of safeguarding referrals and monitoring progress. Designing individual care packages with the service user, family, and/or carers within a community setting. Requesting funding for packages of care via the resource allocation group by means of weekly presentation and negotiation. Undertaking safeguarding investigations within the community and residential settings. Chairing professional and formal meetings in relation to service users, e.g., multi-disciplinary meetings and case conferences. Contributing to team duty rotas to provide prompt and emergency support as required. Maintaining professional knowledge and skills via continuous professional development, reflective practice, and training and relevant post-qualifying awards under the PQ framework. Maintaining knowledge of relevant research, government guidance, legislation, and best practice in specialist areas of practice. Contributing to the continuous improvement and development of adult services, including providing oversight and support to other professionals.
Benefits:
1. Competitive hourly rate
2. Flexible working arrangements with three days from home
3. Sensible expectations with caseloads
4. Regular supervision
Qualifications and Experiences:
5. Social Work England registration
6. Eligible to work in the UK
7. Hold a full UK licence
8. Post-qualified experience
9. Degree level or equivalent 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.
Why Liquid Personnel?
10. New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly
11. Twice weekly payroll
12. Free DBS and compliance service
13. Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
14. Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
15. Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
16. Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
17. “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
18. “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *