Job Description

Qualified Adult Social Work Professionals – All Levels

Location: Greater Manchester Regions

Pay Rate: £30.00 – £40.00 per hour (Umbrella, dependent on role, specialism, and experience)

Contract: Long-Term Temporary / Ongoing

Start Date: ASAP / Immediate

Are you an experienced Adult Social Work professional looking for long-term assignment stability, high pay rates, and agile working across Greater Manchester?

Semester is currently recruiting across multiple local authorities in the Greater Manchester region for qualified statutory Adult Social Care practitioners and managers. We have immediate, long-term temporary vacancies across both community and acute multidisciplinary settings.

Roles Available

We are placing professionals from core statutory casework up to strategic leadership:

• Frontline Practitioners: Qualified Social Workers (QSW), Senior Practitioners

• Specialist Roles: Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHP), Best Interests Assessors (BIA)

• Safeguarding & Governance: Safeguarding Adults Chairs, Quality & Practice Reviewers

• Management & Leadership: Assistant Team Managers, Team Managers, Service Managers

Teams & Specialisms

Vacancies are live across community, hospital, and integrated NHS trust pathways:

• Adult Safeguarding & MASH: Enquiries under Section 42 of the Care Act 2014.

• Hospital Discharge / Integrated Discharge Teams (IDT): Rapid assessment, admission avoidance, and discharge to assess pathways.

• Complex Learning Disabilities & Autism: Strengths-based reviews, supported living, and complex commissioning.

• Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT): Secondary care, recovery, and AMHP duty rotas.

• Physical Disability & Older Adults: Community neighbourhood teams managing long-term support plans.

• Transitions: Supporting young adults transitioning from Children’s Services into Adult Social Care.

• Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS): BIA assessments and supervisory body reviews.

What We Offer

• High Hourly Rates: £30.00 – £40.00 per hour Umbrella, scaled according to specialism (e.g., AMHP duty) and management level.

• Assignment Security: Stable, ongoing contracts with rolling renewals.

• Hybrid Working: Flexible patterns blending home-working with community visits and minimal office days.

• Fast-Track Onboarding: Dedicated compliance support to get you cleared and in post rapidly.

• Dedicated Recruitment Consultant: Direct contact and support throughout your assignment.

Requirements

• Social Work England (SWE) registration.

• Recognised Social Work qualification (BA, BSc, DipSW, CQSW, or equivalent).

• Solid statutory adult social care experience within Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, and/or Mental Health Act frameworks.

• Enhanced DBS registered on the Update Service (or processed through Semester).

• Valid Warrant/AMHP badge or BIA qualification (for specialist roles).

How to Apply

To discuss specific caseloads, local authorities, and pay bandings across the Greater Manchester region, send your CV directly to nwilson@semester.co.uk for an immediate review.

You must have:

• A professional qualification in social work

• Social Work England registration.

• Post qualified experience.

• Enhanced DBS/Update service.

• References required for the last 5 years of employment.

Benefits of working with Semester.co.uk:

• Free on-going training opportunities upon registering as part of our commitment to you.

• Competitive Rates of pay

• In house payroll, providing weekly payments and support

• Enhanced DBS completed.

• Support and expert advice from an approachable, dedicated and friendly team

• An assigned dedicated & experienced consultant

• Various employment opportunities in your preferred geographical area

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