Senior Social Work Practitioner - Preparing for Adulthood Team

Liquid Personnel is recruiting Senior Social Work Practitioner for its clients Preparing for Adulthood Team at Shropshire.

Our client, based in Shropshire, is seeking an experienced and committed Senior Social Work Practitioner to join their Preparing for Adulthood Team. This role focuses on supporting young adults as they transition into adulthood, promoting independence, wellbeing, and positive long-term outcomes.

You will be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary service working with individuals whose disabilities significantly impact their daily lives, ensuring high-quality, person-centred care and support.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Work in partnership with young people, adults, and their families/carers to assess needs and develop outcome-focused support plans.
• Undertake statutory assessments, safeguarding activity, and care planning, ensuring wellbeing and safety is prioritised.
• Assess risk and deliver interventions to improve quality of life and long-term independence.
• Coordinate multi-agency services, working closely with health, education, housing, and partner organisations.
• Lead on preparation for adulthood and transition planning, enabling continuity of care and independence.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date case records in line with statutory and data protection requirements.
• Engage in supervision, training, and continuous professional development.

Qualifications & Experience:

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: Experience within a statutory setting working with young people transitioning to adulthood and/or adults, including safeguarding.
• Knowledge: Strong understanding of relevant legislation relating to adult social care, safeguarding, and transition services.

Skills:

• Strong assessment, analytical, and care planning ability
• Ability to manage complex caseloads and competing priorities
• Excellent communication and multi-agency working skills

IT Skills:

• Experience using electronic case management systems and maintaining accurate records

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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