Social Worker – Learning Disabilities
Liquid Personnel
Apply to this jobLiquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced Social Worker for its client’s Adults Learning Disabilities Team based in Somerset. You will support adults with learning disabilities through person-centred assessments, care planning, and safeguarding, promoting independence and positive outcomes.
Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will collaborate with partner agencies to deliver effective, strengths-based interventions in line with statutory duties.
What will your responsibilities be?
- Undertake Care Act assessments, reviews and risk assessments for adults with learning disabilities and their carers
- Manage a caseload of varying complexity, responding to referrals and prioritising need effectively
- Develop and review person-centred care and support plans, promoting independence and wellbeing
- Carry out safeguarding enquiries and manage risk in line with statutory duties
- Support individuals in crisis, applying appropriate legislation to achieve timely outcomes
- Apply the Mental Capacity Act, including Best Interests decision-making where required
- Assess carers’ needs and implement appropriate support plans
- Prepare clear, accurate reports and maintain up-to-date case records
- Work collaboratively with families, advocates and multi-agency partners
- Facilitate and coordinate care packages with providers across statutory and independent sectors
- Participate in team duty rota and contribute to service delivery
Qualifications & Experience
- Degree in Social Work (BA, BSc, or MA) or an equivalent recognised qualification
- Registered with Social Work England
- Relevant experience within Adult Social Care, ideally within a Learning Disabilities setting
- Experience managing complex cases, including safeguarding and risk
- Experience working within multi-disciplinary teams and with partner agencies
- Strong knowledge of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and Human Rights Act
- Strong assessment, analytical, and decision-making skills
- Excellent communication and report-writing ability
- Ability to manage workload and competing priorities
- Competent IT skills for case recording and data management
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (essential due to Somerset’s rural nature)
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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Summary
Assess, support, and safeguard adults with learning disabilities in Somerset.
Job title
Social Worker – Learning Disabilities
Experience level
relevant experience in adult social care
Industry
healthcare
Location requirements
On-site in Somerset; remote work not allowed
Salary
Not specified
Management role
No
Required skills
Preferred skills
Specializations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
Somerset, UK