Senior Social Worker - Early Help and Prevention

<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Job Title: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">Senior Social Worker - Early Help and Prevention Team</span><br><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Location: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">Medway</span><br><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Pay Rate: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">£40&nbsp;per hour</span></p> <p>Liquid Personnel is recruiting an Adult Social Worker to join its client’s Early Help and Prevention Team, based in Medway.<br>The role involves leading and contributing to the delivery of a highly effective Adult Social Care service within the Early Help and Prevention Locality Team. It focuses on empowering residents to maintain independence through early intervention, holistic assessments, and strength-based approaches.</p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">What will your responsibilities be?</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li>Provide professional supervision and oversight to a small team of social care staff.</li> <li>Support improvement activities through training, coaching, mentoring, and peer workshops.</li> <li>Maintain a complex caseload, managing high-risk situations and safeguarding adults.</li> <li>Deliver person-centred, strength-based assessments and interventions.</li> <li>Lead on quality assurance and audit activities, analysing data from complaints, safeguarding reviews, and audits to drive service improvements.</li> <li>Develop practice guidance, training materials, and best practice toolkits aligned with local and national policy.</li> <li>Represent the local authority in panels, meetings, and multi-agency forums.</li> <li>Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to achieve person-centred outcomes.</li> <li>Ensure adherence to legislative frameworks including The Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, and Mental Health Act.</li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Why join us?</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li>Make a Difference:&nbsp;Help change the lives of adults</li> <li>Great Team: Work with a supportive and collaborative crew.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Qualifications and Experience:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">To be successful in this role you must have.</span> &nbsp;</p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Social Work England registration</span>&nbsp;</li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Eligible to work in the UK</span>&nbsp;</li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Hold a full UK driving licence</span>&nbsp;</li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Post-qualified experience</span>&nbsp;</li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Degree level or equivalent in Social Work</span>&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Why Liquid Personnel?</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto"> Free DBS and compliance service</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies</span>&nbsp;</li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal</span>&nbsp;</li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge</span>&nbsp;</li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK</span>&nbsp;</li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">“Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*</span>&nbsp;</li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">“Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><span data-contrast="auto">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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Reasonable Adjustments:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">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.</span>&nbsp;<br><span data-contrast="auto">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.</span>&nbsp;<br><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">BH -&nbsp;</span>194880<br><span data-contrast="auto">GH -</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> 33469</span></p>