Locum Adult Social Worker

Liquid Personnel

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South Tyneside Until 8/22/2026 First posted April 21, 2026 Last posted April 21, 2026
Job description

Liquid Personnel is recruiting Adult Social Workers to join its client’s Adult Services team based in South Tyneside.

What will your responsibilities be?

  • Conducting timely assessments of adults, families, or vulnerable residents to identify risks, strengths, and support needs within the local community
  • Coordinating multi‑agency interventions with health, housing, police, and voluntary services to ensure residents receive cohesive, outcome‑focused support
  • Managing safeguarding concerns by responding to referrals, completing enquiries, and implementing protection plans that prioritise safety and independence

Benefits

  • Initial 3‑month contract with potential to extend
  • Hybrid working
  • Supportive and friendly team

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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About this role

Summary

Conduct assessments, coordinate interventions, manage safeguarding, and support adult residents in community.

Job title

Locum Adult Social Worker

Experience level

post-qualified

Industry

social services

Location requirements

South Tyneside, hybrid work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

social work england registrationuk work eligibilityuk driving licensepost-qualified experiencesocial work degree

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

adult social worksafeguardingcommunity supportmulti-agency coordination
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Unknown location

Hybrid