Social Worker - Safeguarding Team

Liquid Personnel

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Trafford Until 8/21/2026 First posted April 21, 2026 Last posted April 21, 2026
Job description

Job Title: Social Worker - Safeguarding Team
Location: Trafford
Pay Rate: £30 per hour

Job Description:

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an Adult Social Worker for its client's Safeguarding Team at Trafford.

What will your responsibilities be?

  • Conduct safeguarding enquiries: Carry out investigations under Section 42 of the Care Act 2014 to address concerns of abuse or neglect.
  • Assess risks and develop protection plans: Work with individuals and multi-agency partners to evaluate needs and create tailored safeguarding strategies.
  • Provide advocacy and support: Offer advice, guidance, and advocacy to vulnerable adults and their families, ensuring their rights and well-being are promoted.

Benefits:

  • Hybrid Work
  • Initial 3 month contract with potential to extend
  • 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 safeguarding investigations, assess risks, develop protection plans, and support vulnerable adults.

Job title

Social Worker - Safeguarding Team

Experience level

post-qualified

Industry

social services

Location requirements

Trafford, hybrid work, UK residents only

Salary

£30 per hour

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

social work england registrationfull uk driving licencedegree in social work

Preferred skills

advocacyrisk assessment

Specializations

safeguardingadult social work
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Trafford, PA, USA

Hybrid City