Liquid Personnel

Social Worker - Child Protection

Liquid Personnel  •  £36k - £41k/yr  •  Onsite  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Social Worker for its client’s Childcare Management Team based in Pembrokeshire.

Salary: £36,363 – £40,777, plus up to £9,000 in additional payments.

What will your responsibilities be?

  • Joining Childcare Management Teams during a period of growth and positive change within Children’s Services
  • Contributing to the development of a learning-focused Children’s Service, with the ambition of being recognised as best practice in Wales
  • Delivering high-quality social work practice rooted in time, trust, reflection, and flexibility
  • Working collaboratively within a supportive team culture that values professional learning and development
  • Engaging in open and honest discussions about career aspirations and progression opportunities
  • Maintaining a strong focus on achieving positive outcomes for children and families
  • Managing responsibilities in a way that supports work–life balance and flexible working arrangements
  • Demonstrating reflective practice and a commitment to continuous service improvement

Benefits:

Our client actively supports sustainable practice through genuinely flexible working arrangements, including:

  • Flexible and agile working
  • 9-day fortnight, supporting wellbeing and longevity in practice
  • A culture that recognises the realities of social work
  • Open and honest conversations around workload, balance, and career goals
  • Reflective supervision and strong peer support
  • Clear career pathways and progression opportunities
  • Opportunities to develop specialist, leadership, and educator roles

What’s on offer:

  • £3,000 Golden Hello
  • £3,000 Professional Competency Payment (eligibility criteria apply)
  • £3,000 Temporary Market Supplement
  • Generous paid time off
  • 26 days’ annual leave rising to 31 days, plus Bank Holidays
  • Option to purchase additional annual leave
  • A comprehensive range of policies designed to support work–life balance
  • Flexible working hours and practices
  • Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme with enhanced employer contributions and the option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions
  • Opportunity to live and work in the beautiful county of Pembrokeshire
  • Relocation package of up to £8,000

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role, you must have:

  • Active Social Work England registration
  • Eligibility to work in the UK
  • A full UK driving licence
  • Post-qualified experience
  • A degree-level qualification or equivalent in Social Work

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please inform our team as early as possible. We are committed to providing appropriate support throughout the recruitment process and into your placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents of countries on 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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Liquid Personnel

About Liquid Personnel

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'​

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Manchester, GB
Year Founded
2006
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