Social Worker - Referral and Assessment
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Job Description
Liquid Personnel is currently hiring a Social Worker to be part of its client’s Referral and Assessment team in Kingston and Richmond.
What Will Your Responsibilities Be?
- Receive and screen referrals from professionals, families, or the public.
- Conduct initial assessments to determine risk levels and service eligibility.
- Make decisions on whether cases require further intervention under Section 17 (Child in Need) or Section 47 (Child Protection).
- Undertake home visits and interviews with children and families.
- Liaise with police, schools, health services, and other agencies to gather information.
- Prepare detailed reports and recommendations for further action.
- Escalate cases to child protection teams when necessary.
- Maintain accurate records and ensure timely responses to referrals.
Qualifications & Experience
To be successful in this role you must have,
- Social Work England registration
- Eligible to work in the UK
- Hold a full UK driving licence
- Post-qualified experience
- Degree level or equivalent in Social Work
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
The role involves screening referrals and conducting initial assessments to determine risk levels and service eligibility for children and families. Responsibilities include making decisions on Section 17 and Section 47 interventions and collaborating with police, schools, and health services.
Requirements
Candidates must be registered with Social Work England and hold a degree-level qualification in Social Work. A full UK driving licence and post-qualified experience are also required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker - Referral and Assessment 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 6,480 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 44% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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