Social Worker - Assessment Team

Job Title: Social Worker - Assessment Team Location: Hull Pay Rate: £35 per hour

Job Description:

Liquid Personnel is seeking a dedicated and experienced Social Worker to join it client's Assessment Service Team located at Hull.

This role involves managing a dynamic caseload of children and families requiring initial assessments, as well as participating in the duty cycle for new referrals into the service. The successful candidate will play a key role in safeguarding children and ensuring timely, high-quality assessments that inform effective planning and intervention.

What will your responsibilities be?

Undertake timely and comprehensive assessments of children and families in line with statutory requirements and local procedures.

Be part of the duty rota, responding to new referrals and allocating cases appropriately within the team.

Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns, ensuring that children are protected from harm and risk is effectively managed.

Liaise with professionals from health, education, police, and other agencies to gather information and coordinate support.

Maintain accurate, up-to-date case notes and reports using the council’s case management system.

Ensure the voice of the child is central to all assessments and planning, promoting their welfare and best interests.

Work in accordance with the Children Act 1989, Working Together to Safeguard Children, and Hull City Council’s policies and procedures.

Contribute to team meetings, supervision, and reflective practice sessions to support continuous improvement.

Benefits:

Support from senior members of staff

Great location with public transport links

Competitive rate of pay

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have,

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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