Our client based in Birmingham. Is seeking experienced and committed Adult Safeguarding Social Workers to join their citywide safeguarding teams. These roles sit within a fast‑paced statutory safeguarding service and require skilled practitioners who are confident working with complex risk, multi‑agency partners, and safeguarding legislation.
What will your responsibilities be?
- Undertake and lead Section 42 safeguarding enquiries, including screening, risk assessment, and investigation of safeguarding concerns.
- Coordinate safeguarding responses in line with the Care Act 2014 and Making Safeguarding Personal principles.
- Chair and contribute to strategy meetings, professionals’ meetings, and safeguarding planning meetings.
- Develop, implement, and review risk management and protection plans to manage complex risk.
- Work closely with multi‑agency partners including police, health, housing, and care providers.
- Apply the Mental Capacity Act 2005, including capacity assessments, Best Interest decision‑making, and accurate case recording.
Qualifications & Experience:
To be successful in this role you must have,
- Professional Qualification: MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, or CQSW.
- Registration: Must be registered with Social Work England.
- Experience: Minimum of 2 Years Post-qualified experience evidenced in a permanent qualified Social Worker role (ASYE completed). (MoC Cooling-Off Period)
- Legislation Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, safeguarding procedures, and Section 42 enquiries.
- Skills: Excellent risk assessment, analysis, report writing, and communication skills. Confidence working in high‑risk, multi‑agency safeguarding environments.
- IT Skills: Experience using electronic case management systems and maintaining accurate, timely records.
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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