Social Worker - Referral and Assessment

Job summary

Responsibilities include receiving and screening referrals, conducting initial assessments to determine risk and eligibility, and making decisions regarding intervention under Section 17 or Section 47. The role also involves undertaking home visits, liaising with various agencies, preparing reports, and escalating cases when necessary.

Job details

Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Children’s Social Worker to join its client’s Referral & Assessment team, based in Halton. What will your responsibilities be? Receive and screen referrals from professionals, families, or the public. Conduct initial assessments to determine risk levels and service eligibility. Make decisions on whether cases require further intervention under Section 17 (Child in Need) or Section 47 (Child Protection). Undertake home visits and interviews with children and families. Liaise with police, schools, health services, and other agencies to gather information. Prepare detailed reports and recommendations for further action. Escalate cases to child protection teams when necessary. Maintain accurate records and ensure timely responses to referrals. Qualifications and 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. BH - 197790 GH - 34540

What you’ll do

Responsibilities include receiving and screening referrals, conducting initial assessments to determine risk and eligibility, and making decisions regarding intervention under Section 17 or Section 47. The role also involves undertaking home visits, liaising with various agencies, preparing reports, and escalating cases when necessary.

Requirements

Successful candidates must possess Social Work England registration, be eligible to work in the UK, and hold a full UK driving licence. A degree or equivalent in Social Work along with post-qualified experience is mandatory for this position.

Benefits

• Free DBS and compliance service • Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service • Access to exclusive roles • Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal • Dedicated consultant • Refer a Friend bonus • Find your own job bonus

Listed skills

• Dedicated · Preferred
• Recruitment · Preferred
• assessment · Preferred
• Training · Preferred
• Organisation · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• Receiving · Preferred
• Client · Preferred
• Compliance · Preferred
• Process · Preferred
• Payroll · Preferred
• Consultant · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Referral Screening
• Initial Assessment
• Risk Assessment
• Service Eligibility Determination
• Section 17 Intervention
• Section 47 Intervention
• Home Visits
• Interviews
• Liaison
• Report Preparation
• Case Escalation
• Record Keeping
• Timely Responses
• Social Work England Registration
• Driving Licence

Job areas

• Social Services
• Government & Public Sector