Social Worker - Recruitment & Assessment Team

Job Title: Social Worker - Recruitment & Assessment Team

Location: County Hall, Preston (cases are county-wide, covering Lancashire, Blackpool, and occasionally out of county)

Pay Rate: £36 per hour

Contract Type: Full-time, Temporary

Start Date: Immediate

Interview Date: 07/11

Job Description

Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Social Worker for its client’s Recruitment & Assessment Team in Blackpool.

Join our client’s Adoption Lancashire and Blackpool service within the Recruitment & Assessment Team, where you will play a vital role in supporting the recruitment of adopters and guiding them through the adoption process. This position requires flexibility, as cases span Lancashire, Blackpool, and occasionally out-of-county, so the ability to travel independently is essential.

We are seeking an experienced Social Worker who can undertake thorough assessments of prospective adopters and preferably has experience within adoption services (though this is not essential).

Core Values and Job Purpose

• Support the recruitment of adopters.
• Provide advice, training, and support to adults enquiring about adoption.
• Undertake assessments of prospective adopters and prepare detailed reports.
• Support adopters and their families through matching and achieving adoption orders.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Complete complex assessments of adoptive applicants and present well-written Prospective Adopter Reports to the Adoption Panel.
• Plan and deliver preparation and training sessions for adoptive applicants.
• Support applicants through matching and placement processes.
• Participate in planning, facilitating, and running training events.
• Work collaboratively as part of a committed team, contributing to service development.
• Attend team meetings, service meetings, and working groups as required.
• Deliver training for staff and adoptive applicants.
• Participate in regional and national adoption events.
• Maintain accurate records and comply with all statutory obligations and agency procedures.
• Liaise with professionals in statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure best outcomes for children and families.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly rate.
• Opportunity to work in a specialist adoption team.
• Flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications & Experience

To be successful in this role you must have,

• At least three years’ experience in a permanent post within a local authority.
• Must not have held a permanent or fixed-term position within the last 12 weeks.
• Social Work England registration.
• Eligible to work in the UK.
• Degree level or equivalent in Social Work.
• Ability to travel across Lancashire, Blackpool, and occasionally out of county.
• Experience completing assessments similar to Prospective Adopter Reports (adoption experience preferred but not essential).

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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