Social Worker – Family Help & Front Door

<p style="text-align: justify;"><span data-contrast="auto">Liquid Personnel is recruiting a </span><span data-contrast="auto">Children’s&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">Social Worker to join its client’s Family Help &amp; Front Door </span><span data-contrast="auto">team, based in Manchester</span><span data-contrast="auto">.<br></span><span data-contrast="auto">This is a unique,&nbsp;non-case holding&nbsp;social work opportunity designed to bridge the gap between Family Help Services and the Front Door of Social Care. Rather than managing a traditional caseload, you will act as a community-facing consultant and facilitator, ensuring families receive early, effective intervention and that risk is identified accurately at the point of referral.</span><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><br></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">What will your responsibilities be?</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul style="text-align: justify;"> <li>Community Outreach:&nbsp;Reach out into the community to support families by building on their existing strengths and facilitating access to necessary support services.</li> <li>Front Door Support:&nbsp;Work alongside First Response Advisors and multi-agency partners to process referrals, share information, and identify both risks and strengths.</li> <li>Partnership Coordination:&nbsp;Use high-level partnership skills to draw agencies together, showing partners how to build effective plans and enable successful interventions.</li> <li>Service Navigation:&nbsp;Ensure the "right work reaches the right place at the right time" by facilitating smooth work transfers from the Front Door to the appropriate long-term services.</li> <li>Risk Consultation: Provide expert advice and guidance on levels of need and risk thresholds to community partners and families.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span data-ccp-props="{}"><strong>Working Hours and Flexibility:&nbsp;</strong><br></span></p> <ul style="text-align: justify;"> <li>Non-Case Holding:&nbsp;This is a purely consultative and facilitative role, focusing on throughput and community engagement rather than long-term case management.</li> <li>Service Needs:&nbsp;You may be required to work outside of core business hours to meet the needs of the service and the families within the community.</li> <li>Contract:&nbsp;Full-time agency cover within an "Outstanding" rated local authority.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">Our Commitment:</span></strong></p> <ul style="text-align: justify;"> <li>Strengths-Based Practice:&nbsp;We believe in empowering families through relationship-based social work and early intervention.</li> <li>Integrated Care: We are aligning our services to ensure there is no "wrong door" for families seeking help in Manchester.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Qualifications and Experience:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span data-contrast="auto">To be successful in this role you must have;</span> &nbsp;</p> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;">Social Work England registration&nbsp;and a recognized Social Work qualification.</li> <li style="text-align: justify;">Risk Expertise:&nbsp;Deep knowledge of safeguarding thresholds and the ability to assess risk confidently in a non-statutory setting.</li> <li style="text-align: justify;">Relationship Building:&nbsp;Exceptional engagement skills with the ability to build kind, professional relationships with families and community stakeholders.</li> <li style="text-align: justify;">Compliance:&nbsp;Candidates must provide a&nbsp;5-year reference history&nbsp;(with all gaps checked) and must pass the&nbsp;DfE Recommendation Compliance Questions to be considered.&nbsp;&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><strong>Note to Applicants:</strong>&nbsp;This role is ideal for an experienced Social Worker who enjoys the "front end" of social care and partnership working but prefers a role without the requirements of long-term statutory case holding.</p> <p><strong>Reasonable Adjustments:</strong> If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please highlight this at your earliest opportunity.</p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">BH - </span></strong>198617<br><strong><span data-contrast="auto">GH&nbsp;-</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> 34778</span></p>