Experienced Social Worker - CSC Assessment Team

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council; Sefton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous annual leave

CPD and career progression

Job summary

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a committed safeguarding practitioner to manage a complex caseload, lead multi-agency planning, and deliver vital support to children, young people and families. You will work within a supportive team focused on improving outcomes for our most vulnerable residents.

The role offers a healthy work-life balance with flexible working arrangements, generous annual leave, and clear avenues for professional development and CPD to advance your career within

Job description

In this pivotal role, you'll manage a complex and varied caseload, lead multi-agency planning, and deliver life-changing support to children, young people, and families. You'll be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team committed to safeguarding and improving outcomes for our most vulnerable residents.

We can offer you a manageable and diverse caseload whilst supporting you to maintain a healthy work life balance with a generous annual leave entitlement and working from home/flexible working opportunities.

We have a commitment to our staff's professional development and actively promote career progression and training opportunities that will support your CPD.

This role suits someone who is passionate about working with children and family's to ensure timely intervention, working with compassion and focused on meeting the needs of children and family's in Sefton. This role is suited to someone who is committed to maintaining high standards, and confident working both independently and collaboratively to support a skilled and safe workforce.

The closing date for this vacancy is Sunday 4th October 2026 (or earlier in the event of high volume of applications being received).

Provisional interview dates are week commencing Monday 12th September 2026.

Equal Opportunities

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody's identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual's skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.

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