Social Worker – Safeguarding Early Response Team
Liquid PersonnelWorcestershire, United Kingdom · Posted 29 days agoDescription
Our client, based in Worcestershire, is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join their Safeguarding Early Response Team (SERT). This role sits at the front end of Adult Social Care, working with adults who may be at risk of abuse, neglect, or who require early safeguarding intervention. As part of the SERT team, you will undertake safeguarding enquiries, assessments and reviews, using a strengths-based and person-centred approach to promote wellbeing, independence, and positive outcomes.
You will work closely with adults, carers, health professionals and partner agencies, ensuring timely and proportionate responses to safeguarding concerns while applying relevant legislation including the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and Mental Health Act 1983. The role requires strong assessment skills, sound professional judgement, and the ability to manage complex situations autonomously.
Working within a supportive multi-disciplinary environment, you will contribute to safeguarding activity, support less experienced colleagues, and play a key role in ensuring adults receive the right support at the right time.
Key Responsibilities
Core duties include:
- Managing safeguarding referrals and responding to concerns relating to adults at risk of abuse or neglect
- Undertaking and contributing to Section 42 safeguarding enquiries in line with the Care Act 2014
- Working with adults who have complex or fluctuating needs, applying a strengths-based approach to reduce and manage risks
- Completing Care Act assessments, reviews and support planning with adults and carers
- Carrying out Mental Capacity Assessments and applying the principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Identifying and responding appropriately to potential Deprivation of Liberty situations, ensuring the least restrictive options are considered
- Gathering, analysing and evaluating information from a range of sources to inform decision-making and risk management
- Developing person-centred support plans that promote independence, wellbeing and positive outcomes
- Working closely with health professionals, community services, voluntary organisations and partner agencies to coordinate effective interventions
- Applying Making Safeguarding Personal principles to ensure adults remain central to all safeguarding activity
- Supporting adults and carers to access community resources, natural support networks and preventative services wherever appropriate
- Completing Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Checklists and contributing to multidisciplinary assessments where required
- Undertaking duty responsibilities and responding effectively to urgent safeguarding and social care matters
- Maintaining accurate, timely and high-quality case records, assessments and reports
- Representing the service and presenting professional recommendations at meetings, safeguarding discussions and multi-agency forums
- Supporting the development of colleagues through mentoring, reflective practice and professional guidance
- Preparing reports and attending court proceedings when required
Qualifications & Experience
Professional Qualification
- MA, BA or BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work or CQSW
Registration
- Must be registered with Social Work England
Experience
- Significant post-qualified experience within Adult Social Care
- Experience undertaking safeguarding enquiries and risk assessments
- Experience completing Care Act assessments and support planning
- Experience working with older adults and adults with physical disabilities
- Experience undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments and applying Best Interest principles
- Experience working in partnership with health and social care agencies
- Experience supporting, mentoring or developing less experienced practitioners
Legislation Knowledge
Strong working knowledge of:
- Care Act 2014
- Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Mental Health Act 1983
- Human Rights Act 1998
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
- Adult Safeguarding legislation, policies and procedures
- Making Safeguarding Personal framework
Skills
- Strong assessment, analytical and decision-making skills
- Excellent safeguarding and risk management abilities
- Ability to manage complex cases and competing priorities effectively
- Strong partnership-working and multi-agency collaboration skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to build effective relationships with adults, carers and professionals
- Sound knowledge of strengths-based and person-centred practice
- Ability to work autonomously while contributing positively to team objectives
- Good IT skills and experience maintaining detailed case records
- Strong organisational, negotiation and conflict-resolution skills
If you are interested in this role, click Apply or contact me now.
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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