Social Worker - Learning Disabilities Team

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

This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated practitioner to support adults with learning disabilities to achieve positive outcomes, maximise independence, and maintain meaningful lives within their local communities.

The successful candidate will work with adults, families, carers, and partner agencies to deliver strengths-based, person-centred social work interventions in accordance with the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. The role involves managing a varied caseload, undertaking assessments, care and support planning, safeguarding responsibilities, and promoting the rights, wellbeing, and independence of individuals with learning disabilities.

What will your responsibilities be?

Undertaking strengths-based assessments in accordance with the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 to identify eligible care and support needs.

Managing a caseload of adults with learning disabilities and complex needs, ensuring timely and effective interventions.

Developing, implementing, and reviewing person-centred Care and Support Plans that promote independence, wellbeing, choice, and control.

Working collaboratively with individuals, families, carers, advocacy services, health professionals, housing providers, and partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes.

Undertaking safeguarding enquiries and interventions, ensuring adults are protected from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and self-neglect.

Completing risk assessments and implementing positive risk management strategies that balance safety with individual choice and independence.

Undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments and contributing to Best Interest decision-making processes where required.

Supporting adults through key life transitions, accommodation moves, changes in support arrangements, and community integration.

Promoting access to community resources, direct payments, and opportunities that maximise independence and social inclusion.

Participating in multidisciplinary meetings and contributing to integrated approaches to assessment, planning, and service delivery.

Maintaining accurate, timely, and professional case records, assessments, reports, and support plans in line with statutory requirements and organisational policies.

Advocating for individuals and ensuring their voice, wishes, and desired outcomes remain central to all areas of practice.

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have,

Professional Qualification: Degree in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, CQSW, or equivalent recognised Social Work qualification.

Registration: Must be registered with Social Care Wales.

Experience: Significant post-qualified experience within Adult Social Care, ideally within Learning Disabilities services.

Legislation Knowledge: Strong understanding of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Human Rights legislation, and Adult Safeguarding procedures.

Learning Disabilities Experience: Experience supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism, and complex care and support needs.

Assessment Skills: Proven ability to undertake strengths-based assessments, reviews, care and support planning, and risk management.

Safeguarding Experience: Experience managing safeguarding concerns and protecting vulnerable adults through effective intervention and partnership working.

Multi-Agency Working: Ability to work collaboratively with health services, housing providers, advocacy organisations, carers, and other statutory and voluntary sector partners.

Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing, assessment work, and relationship-building.

Driving Licence: Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is desirable due to the community-based nature of the role.

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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