Social Worker - Learning Disabilities Team

Liquid Personnel is recruiting Social Worker for its client's Learning Disabilities Team at Somerset.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated practitioner to work with adults with learning disabilities and their carers, delivering strengths-based, person-centred social work interventions that promote independence, wellbeing, and positive outcomes.

The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload of adults with learning disabilities, undertaking assessments, reviews, care planning, safeguarding interventions, and risk management. You will work closely with individuals, families, carers, health professionals, and partner agencies to ensure people receive appropriate support and services tailored to their needs, whilst promoting choice, control, and community inclusion.

• Managing a caseload of adults with learning disabilities, responding to referrals and undertaking assessments of varying complexity.
• Undertaking ongoing strengths-based assessments to reflect changing circumstances, risks, eligible needs, and individual outcomes.
• Completing Care Act assessments, statutory reviews, and support planning in accordance with relevant legislation, policies, and procedures.
• Assessing and managing risk to ensure individuals are safeguarded from abuse, neglect, self-neglect, and significant harm.
• Working with individuals, carers, families, and partner agencies to identify needs and agree appropriate levels of support and intervention.
• Engaging with individuals who may be reluctant to access services and working proactively with those who present risks to themselves or others.
• Supporting people during periods of crisis, using appropriate legislation, resources, and professional judgement to achieve timely resolutions.
• Undertaking carers' assessments and developing carer support plans to ensure carers' needs are identified and addressed appropriately.
• Developing, implementing, and reviewing person-centred care and support plans that promote independence, wellbeing, and community inclusion.
• Arranging and coordinating services with social care, health services, and independent and voluntary sector providers to meet assessed needs.
• Negotiating and arranging care provision, resources, and support packages to achieve agreed outcomes.
• Preparing and presenting assessments, reports, statements, and supporting documentation to inform decision-making and care planning.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date case records in accordance with legislative, professional, and organisational standards.
• Working collaboratively with health professionals, providers, families, carers, and partner organisations to deliver coordinated and effective support.

To be successful in this role you must have,

• Professional
  
  Qualification:
  
  MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, or CQSW.
• Registration:
  Must be registered with Social Work England.
• Experience:
  
  Significant post-qualified experience within Adult Social Care, preferably within Learning Disabilities Services.
• Legislation Knowledge:
  Strong understanding of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Adult Safeguarding legislation, and associated statutory guidance.
• Learning Disabilities
  
  Experience:
  
  Experience supporting adults with learning disabilities, complex needs, and challenging circumstances.
• Assessment
  
  Skills:
  
  Proven ability to undertake strengths-based assessments, risk assessments, reviews, and person-centred support planning.
• Safeguarding
  
  Experience:
  
  Experience identifying, managing, and responding to safeguarding concerns.
• Multi-Agency Working:
  Ability to work effectively with health colleagues, providers, carers, families, and other partner agencies.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Excellent communication,…