Social Worker – Safeguarding Team
Liquid PersonnelSwindon, England, United Kingdom · Posted 13 days agoDescription
Liquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced Social Worker for its client’s Adult Safeguarding Team based in Swindon. This is an excellent opportunity to join a specialist service dedicated to protecting adults at risk, leading complex safeguarding enquiries, and delivering high-quality interventions that promote safety, independence, dignity, and positive outcomes.
Working within a fast-paced safeguarding environment, you will manage complex cases, undertake statutory assessments, and coordinate multi-agency responses to safeguard vulnerable adults. This role is ideally suited to a confident and knowledgeable practitioner who can make sound decisions, manage risk effectively, and champion person-centred practice.
What will your responsibilities be?
- Complete complex, strengths-based and person-centred assessments to identify risks, needs, and outcomes.
- Lead safeguarding investigations, including Section 42 enquiries, safeguarding planning, and risk management interventions.
- Manage a complex caseload involving adults at risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
- Undertake Mental Capacity Assessments and contribute to Best Interest decision-making processes.
- Apply the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Continuing Healthcare guidance, and safeguarding legislation to professional practice.
- Work closely with health professionals, police, legal services, families, carers, and partner agencies to coordinate safeguarding responses.
- Prepare high-quality assessments, reports, court documentation, and professional records.
- Present evidence at court hearings, safeguarding meetings, and multi-agency forums where required.
- Support families and carers while promoting strengths-based and outcome-focused practice.
- Mentor and support ASYE social workers, students, and less experienced colleagues.
- Contribute to service development initiatives, quality assurance activities, and continuous improvement projects.
Benefits of the role
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities where available.
- Competitive agency pay rates.
- Supportive team environment with regular supervision.
- Access to specialist safeguarding training and CPD opportunities.
- Opportunity to work within a highly regarded Adult Safeguarding service.
- Dedicated consultant support throughout your assignment.
Qualifications and Experience
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- A recognised Social Work qualification (BA, BSc, MA, Diploma in Social Work, CQSW, or equivalent).
- Current registration with Social Work England.
- Substantial post-qualified experience within Adult Social Care and Adult Safeguarding.
- Strong understanding of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Continuing Healthcare guidance, and Adult Safeguarding legislation.
- Experience conducting complex assessments, safeguarding enquiries, and risk management interventions.
- Proven ability to work effectively within multi-agency safeguarding frameworks.
- Experience supporting, mentoring, or coaching colleagues and students.
- Excellent communication, report-writing, analytical, and decision-making skills.
- Competency in Microsoft Office applications and electronic social care recording systems.
- Commitment to continuous professional development and best practice within safeguarding services.
How to Apply
If you're passionate about safeguarding vulnerable adults and making a lasting impact on people's lives, apply today.
Why Liquid Personnel?
- Free DBS and compliance service
- Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
- 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.
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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