Social Worker – Learning Disabilities

Our client based in Southampton is seeking an experienced and skilled Adult Social Worker to join their Learning Disabilities and Neurodiversity Team in Southampton. This role requires a confident practitioner with strong legal literacy, excellent assessment and recording skills, and the ability to manage complex and high-risk situations within a busy adult social care setting.
This is an exciting opportunity to work with individuals with learning disabilities and neurodiverse needs, delivering person-centred, evidence-based interventions that promote independence, wellbeing, and positive outcomes.

What will your responsibilities be?

In this role, you will:

• Undertaking Care Act 2014 assessments and reviews in line with statutory responsibilities.
• Leading on Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries, ensuring robust, timely and proportionate responses.
• Completing Mental Capacity Assessments (MCA) with strong evidence-based practice and confidently leading Best Interest decisions.
• Developing strengths-based care and support plans focused on promoting independence and reducing long-term care needs.
• Managing a dedicated caseload of adults with learning disabilities and neurodiverse conditions, including those with complex needs.
• Conducting lone working home visits and engaging effectively with service users, families, and carers.
• Working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary framework including health professionals, providers, and partner agencies.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, and high-quality case records in line with statutory and organisational requirements.
• Responding calmly and effectively to high-risk and high-demand situations.

Qualifications & Experience

• MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, or CQSW
• Must be registered with Social Work England
• Minimum 2 years post-qualified experience, including completion of ASYE
• Demonstrable experience working with learning disabilities and/or neurodiverse individuals
• Strong understanding of the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Experience in safeguarding, Best Interest decisions, and statutory duties
• Excellent assessment, analytical, and evidence-based decision-making skills
• Strong time management and organisational abilities
• High standard of written recording and documentation
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to undertake lone working visits confidently
• Willingness to be office-based at least one day per week
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car is desirable

Contract Details

• Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
• Duration: 3-month initial contract
• Working Pattern: Hybrid working with a requirement to attend the office a minimum of one day per week

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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