Senior Social Worker - Learning and Disability

liquidpersonnel

Richmond Upon Thames · M2 2BY

Posted May 12, 2026

Temporary
Hybrid
Liquid Temp

Job description

Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Senior Social Worker for its client’s Learning Disability team in Richmond upon Thames.
Our client’s Adult Social Services team is seeking an experienced and qualified Senior Social Worker to provide leadership within the Learning Disability Adult Social Care Team. The team consists of Service Managers, Assistant Service Managers, Senior Social Workers, Social Workers, and Social Care Assessors who work collaboratively across the borough. Their focus is to deliver a holistic, personalised, and strength-based service to residents aged 18 and over.

What You Bring:

A positive, ‘can‑do’ approach
Confidence in fast‑paced or emergency situations
Strong knowledge of legislation and safeguarding
A commitment to delivering better outcomes and better value
A passion for person‑centred, strengths‑based practice

Where You’ll Make a Difference:

We’re recruiting into:

Learning Disabilities
Locality Teams
Safeguarding & Complex Care
Hospital Discharge & Reablement
Senior Social Worker pathways

Benefits:

A supportive culture that values collaboration, curiosity, and creativity
Strong supervision and excellent CPD
Hybrid working and flexible arrangements
Opportunities to move across teams or step into senior practice
A service that truly puts residents first

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have,

Candidates must have post qualification experience along with a good knowledge of relevant legislation and local authority responsibilities in the safeguarding of vulnerable adults. You must have good communication, decision-making and time management skills.

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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