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
- 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
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.
Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer.
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