Adult Social Worker - Mental Health

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced Adult Social Worker for its client's Mental Health Team based in Stockton-on-Tees. This is a rewarding agency opportunity supporting adults with severe and enduring mental health needs and promoting recovery, independence, and wellbeing within the community. What will your responsibilities be? As an Adult Social Worker within the Mental Health Team, you will: - Manage a caseload of adults with severe and enduring mental health needs, undertaking assessments, support planning, reviews, and outcome-focused interventions in line with the Care Act. - Work closely with individuals, families, carers, health professionals, and partner agencies to coordinate services, promote recovery, and support independence within the community. - Undertake safeguarding responsibilities, mental capacity assessments, and risk management activities, ensuring appropriate support and protection plans are in place to meet identified needs. Benefits - Competitive pay rate with the opportunity to work within a well-established Adult Social Care and Mental Health service. - Flexible working arrangements, supporting a healthy work-life balance through a hybrid approach where available. - Opportunity to develop specialist experience supporting adults with severe and enduring mental health needs while working alongside multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies. Qualifications & Experience To be successful in this role, you must have: - Social Work England registration. - Eligibility to work in the UK. - A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle, where required. - Post-qualified experience within Adult Social Work. - A degree or equivalent qualification in Social Work. - Experience undertaking Care Act assessments, safeguarding enquiries, mental capacity assessments, and support planning. - Knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005. Interested? Apply now or get in touch with us to learn more about this opportunity. 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 - 203551 GH - 36659