Job Description

Job Title: Social Worker - MASH Team
Location: Knowsley
Pay Rate: £37.23 per hour

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced and proactive Social Worker to join their client's Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) teamat Knowsley. This is a key frontline role where you’ll be responsible for making informed decisions to safeguard children at risk, working closely with partner agencies in a fast-paced environment.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Conduct initial assessments of safeguarding referrals received from professionals and the public.
• Liaise with partner agencies (e.g., police, health, education) to gather relevant information for decision-making.
• Analyze risk and protective factors to determine the appropriate level of intervention.
• Make threshold decisions in line with local safeguarding procedures and statutory guidance.
• Provide clear, evidence-based recommendations for next steps, including Early Help, Child in Need, or Child Protection pathways.
• Maintain accurate and timely case records using case management systems.
• Participate in multi-agency strategy discussions and planning meetings.
• Ensure all actions comply with safeguarding legislation, policies, and best practices.
• Escalate complex or high-risk cases to senior practitioners or managers as appropriate.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of MASH processes and inter-agency collaboration.

Benefits:

• Strong multi-agency collaboration and support
• Excellent transport links and accessible location
• Competitive pay and structured working environment

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have,

• Social Work England registration
• Right to work in the UK
• Full UK driving licence
• Degree in Social Work or equivalent
• Post-qualified experience in MASH, child protection, or frontline children’s services

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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