Senior Social Worker - Safeguarding Triage Team

Liquid Personnel is recruiting Senior Social Worker for its client's Safeguarding Triage Team at Essex.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative service focused on the screening, triaging, and management of new safeguarding concerns referred into Adult Social Care.

The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping safeguarding practice, ensuring that safeguarding remains person-centred while applying Care Act thresholds appropriately. Working within a fast-paced environment, you will support effective decision-making and ensure safeguarding concerns are progressed in line with statutory duties and best practice.

The position is predominantly home-based, with attendance required in the office on Wednesdays.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Triage and manage new safeguarding concerns referred into Adult Social Care
• Make timely and proportionate decisions regarding safeguarding thresholds under the Care Act 2014
• Support the effective progression of Section 42 safeguarding enquiries
• Provide specialist safeguarding advice and guidance to colleagues and partner agencies
• Assess and manage complex and high-risk situations, ensuring appropriate interventions are implemented
• Apply safeguarding principles to ensure outcomes remain person-centred and strengths-based
• Work collaboratively with operational teams, health professionals, and partner agencies to support effective safeguarding practice
• Analyse information, identify potential risks, and make evidence-based decisions to safeguard vulnerable adults
• Contribute to service development and help shape innovative approaches to safeguarding triage
• Maintain accurate, timely, and defensible case records, reports, and decision-making documentation
• Work within key legislative frameworks including the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Human Rights Act 1998, and safeguarding procedures
• Demonstrate professional curiosity, sound judgement, and confident decision-making when managing complex safeguarding concerns

Benefits:

• Competitive rate of £299 per day
• Predominantly remote working arrangement
• Opportunity to be part of an innovative and developing safeguarding service
• Challenging and rewarding work within a specialist adult safeguarding setting
• Supportive team environment with opportunities to influence and shape practice
• Exposure to complex safeguarding cases and multi-agency working

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have,

• Current Social Work England registration
• A recognised Social Work qualification (Degree, DipSW, CQSW, or equivalent)
• A minimum of 3 years' post-qualified experience within Adult Social Care
• Strong working knowledge of the Care Act 2014 and adult safeguarding legislation
• Experience managing complex cases and working with high-risk situations
• The ability to make clear, defensible decisions and effectively manage competing priorities
• Excellent communication, analytical, and report-writing skills
• Experience working within fast-paced statutory social work environments
• A full driving licence and access to transport, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through alternative means

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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