Senior Social Worker – Central Neighbourhood Team

Our client Harrow Council is looking for a confident and supportive practitioner to join its Central Neighbourhood Team.

This is an excellent opportunity to provide professional guidance, support colleagues and help ensure high-quality social care services through effective casework oversight and team support.

What will your responsibilities be? 

• Providing advice and professional support to Social Workers and Care Managers.
• Deputising for the Team Manager in their absence.
• Acting as Duty Manager when required.
• Chairing professional meetings and case conferences.
• Supporting duty workers to ensure incoming concerns are managed promptly.
• Undertaking complex enquiries and working with internal and external partners.
• Maintaining clear and accurate case records and decisions on the Mosaic database.

Benefits:  

• £34-36 per hour (Dependent on Experience)
• 37 hours per week
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Opportunity to develop senior practice and leadership experience.
• Collaborative working within a neighbourhood-based service.
• The chance to support colleagues and make a positive difference to local residents.

Qualifications and Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have;  

• Qualified Social Worker with current SWE.
• Experience within Adult Social Care or neighbourhood teams.
• Strong case management and safeguarding knowledge.
• Experience supporting colleagues and providing professional guidance.
• Confidence deputising for management and overseeing duty functions.
• Experience chairing meetings and managing complex enquiries.

About Harrow Council:

You'll be joining Harrow Council, serving a diverse community in North West London. The borough is committed to supporting residents, strengthening local communities and delivering effective, person-centred 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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