Liquid Personnel are currently recruiting for an experienced Consultant Social Worker to join our client’s Family Safeguarding West Team in Hertfordshire. Our client is an innovative and forward‑thinking local authority committed to motivational practice, supporting practitioners to deliver high‑quality safeguarding work to children and families. With strong multi‑disciplinary teams, a hybrid working model and excellent development pathways, Hertfordshire offers one of the most supportive environments for progressing into leadership roles.
Your benefits as a Consultant Social Worker:
About the service
The Family Safeguarding Service is nationally recognised for its collaborative and relational model of practice. You will work within a highly skilled multi‑disciplinary team including Adult Mental Health Specialists, Domestic Abuse Practitioners, Substance Misuse Workers and specialist Family Practitioners. Practitioners benefit from regular, high‑quality supervision, strong motivational practice, small and supportive teams, hybrid working, and a culture focused on continuous improvement and reflective practice.
About the role
As a Consultant Social Worker in Family Safeguarding, you will support the safeguarding of children and young people across West Hertfordshire. Responsibilities include holding a small caseload of complex safeguarding work, supporting and supervising Social Workers and Senior Practitioners, leading on court work (including attendance), providing management cover in the Team Manager’s absence, ensuring high‑quality assessments and plans, and modelling excellent safeguarding practice. This role naturally supports progression into management.
Essential requirements:
If this sounds like it could be the role for you, please contact Mozz Radwan on 02038573486 or Mozz.Radwan@liquidpersonnel.com
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 WHO Workforce Support and Safeguard List.
Liquid Personnel is a specialist social work and healthcare recruitment consultancy. Founded in 2006, we are now the leading provider of agency social workers in the UK, trusted by over 150 organisations nationwide to provide exceptional agency staff.
We also specialise in the following divisions:
• Nursing - temporary and permanent nurses
• Allied Health Professionals - temporary occupational therapists and physiotherapists
• Criminal Justice - temporary prison nurses, probation officers, and youth offending officers
Accreditations:
- Listed in the UK's Best Medium Workplaces Awards 2013 - 2017; winners of the Laureate Award 2017, recognising that we have been ranked in the awards for 5 years in a row
- 24th in The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For 2016
- Winners of the Best People Development Business Award and Best Back Office Support Team Award 2016 at the Institute of Recruitment Professionals Awards
- 7th fastest-growing business in the Manchester area in the Greater Manchester Fastest 50 2016
- 11th in Recruiter Fast 50 2016 rankings
- Winners of "Best Large Recruitment Agency" at the Recruitment Business Awards 2015
- Holders of Investors in People status
- Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Members
- 'Disability Confident Employers'
