Experienced Social Worker – Transitions Team

Our client based in Wolverhampton is seeking three experienced Social Workers to join their Transitions Team. This is an excellent opportunity for skilled practitioners to support young people and adults with a range of disabilities through key transition periods, promoting independence, wellbeing, and positive long-term outcomes through strengths-based and person-centred practice.

The successful candidates will work with young people aged 16-18 and adults with complex needs, supporting preparation for adulthood, transition planning, safeguarding, complex assessments, and care planning. The role involves working closely with individuals, families, carers, Children's Services, health professionals, education providers, housing services, and partner agencies to ensure smooth transitions into adulthood and Adult Social Care.

This role requires confident and experienced Social Workers who can manage complex casework, undertake court-related work, and work effectively in a fast-paced environment whilst maintaining high standards of professional practice.

Core duties include:

• →Managing a caseload of young people and adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism, and complex care and support needs.
• →Supporting young people through preparation for adulthood and transition from Children's Services into Adult Social Care.
• →Undertaking Care Act 2014 assessments, transition assessments, reviews, and support planning to identify eligible needs and positive outcomes.
• →Developing, implementing, and reviewing person-centred Care and Support Plans that promote independence, wellbeing, and community inclusion.
• →Working collaboratively with young people, families, carers, Children's Services, education providers, health professionals, housing teams, and partner agencies.
• →Undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments and facilitating Best Interest decision-making in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• →Completing Court of Protection work, including Community Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (CDoLS) applications and Section 16 welfare applications where required.
• →Preparing high-quality court reports, professional assessments, and supporting legal documentation.
• →Undertaking Mental Health Act-related duties, including Social Circumstances Reports where appropriate.
• →Completing Home Office reports and supporting individuals with complex legal, forensic, or immigration-related circumstances where required.
• →Undertaking safeguarding enquiries and responding to safeguarding concerns in accordance with Adult Safeguarding legislation and local procedures.
• →Managing complex risks and supporting positive risk-taking whilst promoting choice, control, and independence.
• →Participating in duty functions and responding to urgent referrals and service demands as required.
• →Attending and contributing to multidisciplinary meetings, court hearings, Best Interest meetings, safeguarding discussions, and transition planning meetings.
• →Maintaining accurate, timely, and legally compliant case records, assessments, reports, and support plans.

• Professional Qualification: MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, CQSW, CSS, or equivalent recognised Social Work qualification.
• Registration: Must be registered with Social Work England.
• Experience: Significant post-qualified experience within Adult Social Care services.
• Disabilities Experience: Proven experience supporting adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism, and complex support needs.
• Transitions Experience: Experience supporting young people aged 16-18 through preparation for adulthood and transition into Adult Social Care is highly desirable.
• Court Experience: Experience undertaking complex court work, including Court of Protection applications, CDoLS, Section 16 welfare applications, and court report writing.
• Mental Health Knowledge: Experience completing Social Circumstances Reports and an understanding of Mental Health Act processes is desirable.
• Safeguarding Experience: Experience undertaking safeguarding enquiries and managing complex safeguarding concerns.
• Legislation Knowledge: Strong understanding of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983, Adult Safeguarding legislation, and relevant statutory guidance.
• Multi-Agency Working: Strong experience working collaboratively with Children's Services, health professionals, education services, housing providers, carers, families, legal services, and partner agencies.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication, report-writing, analytical, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
• Professional Practice: Ability to work at pace, manage competing priorities, and confidently engage with a wide range of professionals and stakeholders.

•  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.

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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