Job Title: Senior Social Worker - Integrated Access and Referral Team
Location: Winsford
Pay Rate: £38.99 per hour

Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Senior Social Worker for its client’s Integrated Access and Referral Team in Winsford, Cheshire West.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Integrated Access and Referral Team (i-ART), which serves as the first point of contact for the public and professionals wishing to make referrals regarding children and their families.
As a Senior Social Worker, you will play a key role in supporting the Team Manager to deliver a high-quality, intensive access service as the front door for families across the continuum of need. You will manage risk, make critical decisions about thresholds of need for children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and provide guidance to a multi-disciplinary team.

What will your responsibilities be? 

• Support the Team Manager in leading an effective access service for families.
• Make key decisions on thresholds of need and manage risk for children and vulnerable adults.
• Provide supervision and day-to-day support to social workers, early support officers, i-ART officers, and staff from various disciplines.
• Ensure timely and accurate assessments, decision-making, and referrals in line with statutory requirements.
• Contribute to a positive team culture and promote best practice across the service.

Benefits: 

• Competitive hourly rate.
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team.
• Flexible working arrangements. 

Qualifications and Experience: 

To be successful in this role you must have;  

• Social Work England registration.
• Eligible to work in the UK.
• Degree level or equivalent in Social Work.
• Evidence of experience managing staff through supervision and day-to-day support.
• Post-qualified experience in children’s services. 

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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