Our client, based in Derbyshire, is seeking an experienced Adult Social Worker to join their Prevention and Personalisation Team. This role focuses on early intervention, strengths-based practice, and promoting independence, supporting adults to live well within their communities. You will deliver personalised, outcome-focused support in line with the Care Act 2014, working with a range of needs while effectively managing risk.
Key Responsibilities
Core duties include:
- Managing a caseload of adults, focusing on prevention, early intervention, and personalised support planning.
- Undertaking Care Act 2014 assessments, strengths-based reviews, and outcome-focused support plans.
- Promoting independence through reablement, assistive technology, and community-based solutions.
- Supporting individuals to access local community resources, voluntary sector services, and informal support networks.
- Carrying out proportionate risk assessments and risk management, balancing empowerment with safeguarding.
- Completing Mental Capacity Assessments and contributing to Best Interests decision-making where required.
- Working within key legislative frameworks including:
- Care Act 2014
- Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA)
- Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA)
- Leading and contributing to Safeguarding Adults processes, including Section 42 enquiries where required.
- Applying a strengths-based and person-centred approach to all interventions.
- Working collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams (MDT), including health professionals, housing, and voluntary organisations.
- Supporting hospital discharges and prevention of admission where appropriate.
- Maintaining accurate, timely, and high-quality case records in line with statutory requirements.
- Demonstrating professional curiosity, sound judgement, and evidence-based decision-making.
Qualifications & Experience
Professional Qualification: MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, or CQSW
Registration: Must be registered with Social Work England
Experience:
- Minimum 2 years’ post-qualified experience, including completion of ASYE
- Strong background within Adult Social Care
- Experience in strengths-based practice, prevention, and care management
- Experience undertaking Care Act assessments, reviews, and support planning
- Experience in safeguarding and multi-agency working
- Experience supporting individuals to access community-based services and early intervention support
Legislation Knowledge:
Strong working knowledge of:
- Care Act 2014
- Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA)
- Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA)
- Safeguarding Adults legislation (including Section 42)
Skills:
- Strong strengths-based assessment and person-centred planning skills
- Ability to manage caseloads with a focus on prevention and independence outcomes
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work collaboratively within multi-agency environments
- High standard of report writing and case recording
- Good understanding of community resources and partnership working
- Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload
- Demonstrates resilience and a proactive, solution-focused approach
- Ability to apply professional judgement in complex situations
Other Requirements: Full UK driving licence and access to a car is desirable
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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