Social Worker - Learning Disabilities

Job Title: Social Worker - Learning Disabilities
Location: Kingston Upon Thames
Pay Rate: £32 per hour

Job Description:

Liquid Personnel is currently recruiting a Social Worker to join its client’s Learning Disabilities Team based in Kingston Upon Thames.
This role focuses on supporting young people aged 17 to 25 as they transition from Children’s Services to Adult Social Care.
You will empower individuals to navigate this critical phase with confidence, independence and dignity—ensuring their needs are met through person-centred planning and multi-agency collaboration.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Complete Care Act assessments and develop outcome-focused support plans.
• Undertake prevention and enablement work, including direct interventions and reviews.
• Carry out Mental Capacity Act assessments, Best Interests decisions, and DoLS applications.
• Respond to safeguarding concerns and lead Section 42 enquiries.
• Implement safeguarding plans and apply Making Safeguarding Personal principles.
• Apply a strengths-based approach to support young people and their families.
• Participate in Pathway Plans, EHCP reviews, and IRO meetings.
• Explore funding options including Continuing Healthcare and Section 117 aftercare.
• Develop effective partnerships and joint working arrangements to ensure smooth transitions.
• Manage a diverse caseload and participate in weekly duty rotations.
• Maintain accurate and timely records, including assessments, case notes, and funding applications.

Benefits:

• Make a Difference: Help change the lives of adults
• Great Team: Work with a supportive and collaborative crew.

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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