Liquid Personnel is recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to join its client in a Learning Disabilities Team in Rhondda Cynon Taf. This role focuses on undertaking strengths-based assessments and reviews in line with the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, supporting adults to achieve independence, choice and positive outcomes.
You will manage a caseload completing reviews for individuals on a waiting list, working collaboratively with families, carers and partner agencies to deliver high-quality, person-centred care.
What will your responsibilities be?
- Undertaking assessments and reviews in line with the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
- Managing a caseload within a Learning Disabilities service, completing timely reviews and reassessments
- Developing and updating person-centred care and support plans, ensuring outcomes are clearly identified and monitored
- Promoting a strengths-based approach, identifying and building on individual and community resources
- Assessing and managing risk, ensuring safeguarding responsibilities for vulnerable adults are met
- Supporting individuals, families and carers to maximise independence, choice and control
- Working collaboratively with health professionals, providers and other agencies using a multi-disciplinary approach
- Completing accurate, timely and high-quality case recordings, assessments and reports
- Participating in and contributing to multi-agency meetings, including safeguarding and planning meetings
- Making informed decisions regarding referrals, thresholds and urgency of response
- Providing information, advice and signposting, including access to advocacy services
- Supporting the commissioning and coordination of care packages, ensuring resources meet assessed needs
- Monitoring and reviewing care and support plans, making adjustments where required
- Ensuring compliance with departmental policies, procedures and statutory requirements
- Using supervision effectively to reflect on practice and manage workload
Qualifications and Experience:
Professional Qualification:
- MA, BA or BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, or CQSW
Registration:
- Must be registered with Social Care Wales
Experience:
- Minimum 2+ years’ post-qualified experience (ASYE completed or equivalent)
- Experience within Learning Disabilities and/or Adult Social Care
- Strong background in assessment, care planning and reviews
- Experience working within a strengths-based, person-centred framework
- Ability to manage a busy caseload and prioritise work effectively
- Experience of multi-agency working and partnership collaboration
- Understanding of safeguarding and risk management processes
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Legislation Knowledge
Strong working knowledge of:
- Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
- Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA)
- Human Rights legislation
- Adult Safeguarding procedures and frameworks
Skills
- Strong assessment and analytical skills
- Ability to apply strengths-based and outcome-focused approaches
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage complex workloads and competing priorities
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- High standard of written work and case recording
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Commitment to promoting independence, inclusion and choice
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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