Social Worker - Assessment & Safeguarding

Our client London Borough of Haringey is looking for an experienced and motivated Adult Social Worker to join its Central Locality Team within the Assessment and Safeguarding service.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Social Worker with at least two years' post-qualification experience in statutory Adult Social Care.

The role will focus on supporting the Front Door service, responding to new referrals, safeguarding concerns and urgent social care needs. You will undertake initial Care Act assessments, screen safeguarding concerns and ensure vulnerable adults receive timely and appropriate support.

Working collaboratively with individuals, families, carers, healthcare professionals and partner agencies, you will help protect vulnerable adults, promote independence and achieve positive outcomes.

• Participate in the weekly duty rota for the Central Locality Team.
• Undertake initial Care Act assessments during allocated duty weeks.
• Screen, assess and respond to adult safeguarding concerns.
• Conduct welfare visits and identify potential risks to vulnerable adults.
• Manage urgent referrals and enquiries, ensuring timely interventions.
• Develop appropriate support plans based on individual needs and circumstances.
• Work collaboratively with families, carers and multidisciplinary professionals.
• Provide cover for colleagues and support the wider team's service delivery.
• Maintain accurate case records, assessments and professional reports.
• Promote safeguarding, independence and person-centred practice.

• Minimum of 2 years' post-qualification Social Work experience.
• Proven experience working within statutory Adult Social Care.
• Strong experience undertaking Care Act assessments.
• Sound knowledge and experience of adult safeguarding.
• Experience screening referrals and responding to complex social care needs.
• Ability to assess risk and make sound professional decisions.
• Experience managing competing priorities within a busy frontline service.
• Excellent communication, assessment and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Recognised Social Work degree or equivalent professional qualification.
• Current registration with Social Work England.
• Comprehensive understanding of the Care Act 2014.
• Working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and adult safeguarding legislation.

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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.