Children's Social Worker
| Posting date: | 25 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | £36.00 to £36 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 February 2025 |
| Location: | Chorley, Lancashire, PR1 8XJ |
| Company: | Service Care Solutions |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | BBBH136259_1737713370 |
Summary
Lancashire County Council is seeking a dedicated and experienced Children's Social Worker to join our progressive Family Safeguarding Service. This role, based in Chorley and South Ribble, offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families while working in a supportive and innovative environment.
With a strong focus on strength-based approaches and a manageable work-life balance, Lancashire County Council provides an ideal setting for social workers to thrive. Join us in a service that embraces flexibility, promotes professional growth, and values collaboration.
Responsibilities- Work with children, young people, and families to assess needs, ensure safety, and promote positive outcomes.
- Deliver effective interventions using strength-based approaches, aligned with the family safeguarding model.
- Manage a manageable caseload (typically between 15 and 22) to provide focused and high-quality support.
- Collaborate with multi-agency partners to develop and implement child-centred plans.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date case records in line with statutory requirements.
- Experience: A minimum of three years' post-qualification experience in children's social work.
- Qualifications: Degree in Social Work and registration with Social Work England.
- Skills: Strong assessment, communication, and decision-making skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team.
- Attributes: Compassionate, proactive, and committed to achieving the best outcomes for children and families.
- Must provide a contact telephone number on your application/CV.
- Flexible Working: Opportunities to balance work and personal commitments.
- Family-Friendly Employer: Support for maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
- TOIL Policy: Time off in lieu for hours worked beyond 37 hours.
- Manageable Caseloads: Focused support with caseloads between 15 and 22.
- Travel Benefits: Mileage reimbursement for travel.
- Hybrid Working: A mix of working from home and in-office collaboration.
If you are interested, please call Chris Richardson on 01772 208964 or email me your CV - Christopher.richardson@servicecare.org.uk
If this role isn't right for you, but you know someone who would fit perfectly to our engaged and devoted team and you refer them, you will receive a referral bonus of £350.
The benefits of working with SCS:
- A specialist dedicated Social Work consultant offering single point of contact.
- Exceptional referral bonuses - £350 per referral placed in to work!
- An extensive & exclusive range of Social Work vacancies across the UK
- Nationwide provider Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities.
- Payroll service twice a week.
- Ltd and PAYE payment options available.
- Annual training budget of up to £250 and continued online CPD training.
- Excellent Annual Loyalty schemes / bonuses.
- DBS disclosures provided via fast-track online services free of charge.