Liquid Personnel is recruiting an Adult’s Social Worker to join its client’s Disabilities team, based in Powys. 

What will your responsibilities be? 

• Managing a caseload of adults with physical disabilities, sensory impairments, learning disabilities, long-term health conditions, and complex care and support needs.
• Undertaking strengths-based assessments in accordance with the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.
• Developing, implementing, and reviewing person-centred Care and Support Plans that promote independence, wellbeing, and positive outcomes.
• Working collaboratively with individuals, carers, families, advocacy services, health professionals, housing providers, and partner agencies.
• Undertaking safeguarding enquiries and responding appropriately to concerns relating to abuse, neglect, exploitation, and self-neglect.
• Completing Mental Capacity Assessments and contributing to Best Interest decision-making processes where required.
• Assessing and managing complex risks whilst promoting positive risk-taking and individual choice.
• Supporting adults through significant life changes, transitions, accommodation issues, and changes in support arrangements.
• Coordinating services and support packages to ensure individuals receive timely and effective interventions.
• Promoting access to community resources, direct payments, preventative services, and support networks that enhance independence.
• Participating in multidisciplinary meetings and contributing to integrated care and support planning.
• Preparing high-quality assessments, reviews, reports, and professional documentation.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, and legally compliant case records in accordance with organisational requirements. 

Qualifications and Experience: 

To be successful in this role you must have;  

• Professional Qualification: Degree in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, CQSW, or equivalent recognised Social Work qualification.
• Registration: Must be registered with Social Care Wales.
• Experience: Significant post-qualified experience within Adult Social Care services.
• Disabilities Experience: Experience supporting adults with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, sensory impairments, and complex care needs.
• Legislation Knowledge: Strong understanding of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Human Rights legislation, and Adult Safeguarding procedures.
• Assessment Skills: Proven ability to undertake strengths-based assessments, reviews, care and support planning, and risk management interventions.
• Safeguarding Experience: Experience managing safeguarding concerns and undertaking safeguarding enquiries involving vulnerable adults.
• Multi-Agency Working: Strong experience working collaboratively with health professionals, housing providers, carers, advocacy organisations, and partner agencies.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication, report-writing, assessment, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Professional Practice: Commitment to strengths-based, person-centred practice with a focus on independence, wellbeing, and inclusion.
• Driving Licence: Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is desirable due to the community-based nature of the role. 

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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