Adult Social Worker

Social WorkerFull-Time

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Job Description

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an Adult Social Workers to join its client’s team, based in Cornwall.

What Will Your Responsibilities Be?

  • In this role, you will:
  • Provide a statutory social work service to adults with health and social care needs under the leadership of the Team Manager / Principal Social Worker
  • Complete high‑quality, timely, and person‑centred needs assessments reflecting individual needs and risks
  • Undertake analysis, care planning, intervention, and review in line with the work of the team or service unit

Work collaboratively with colleagues across different teams, disciplines, and partner organisations to deliver a seamless service

Work in partnership with individuals, families, and carers facing complex social and family crises across a range of settings

Promote autonomy, development, and inclusion for individuals with complex needs who are more vulnerable to exclusion

Work with communities, individuals, and families to identify and promote personal strengths

Qualifications & Experience

Professional Qualification: A recognised professional qualification in social work, such as an MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, or CQSW (Certificate of Qualification in Social Work).

  • Registration: Must be registered with Social Work England, the regulatory body for social workers in England.
  • Experience: 2+ years post qualified experience as an adult social worker in a statutory setting.

Knowledge of Legislation: Thorough understanding of relevant legislation, such as the Care Act 2014 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

Skills

Strong assessment and analysis skills, as well as the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Driving Licence: A full UK driving licence and access to a car are often required for client visits.

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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Key Responsibilities

Provide statutory social work services to adults with health and social care needs, including conducting person-centred assessments and care planning. Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and partner organisations to support individuals and families facing complex crises.

Requirements

Requires a recognised professional qualification in social work and current registration with Social Work England. Candidates must have at least 2 years of post-qualified experience in a statutory adult social work setting and a full UK driving licence.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Needs assessmentCase reviewMultidisciplinary team workingCrisis interventionAdult safeguardingRisk analysisPerson-centred careAutonomy promotionCommunity engagement

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Adult Social Worker at Liquid Personnel a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 6,558 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 40% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

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About Liquid Personnel

Staffing and Recruiting
Manchester, Lancashire
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Free DBS and compliance service
Twice weekly payroll
Access to exclusive roles
Free CPD portal
Dedicated consultant
Referral bonus