Exploitation Social Worker | Contextual Safeguarding | Lancashire

Lancashire County Council; Preston; On-site; GBP 35,235 - 44,711; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire County Council is seeking a qualified Contextual Safeguarding Social Worker to join the EmPower Contextual Safeguarding Team in Central Lancashire. The role involves safeguarding children experiencing exploitation and collaborating with multi-disciplinary colleagues.

You must be SWE registered, prepared to use your own car for duties, and pass a DBS check as part of the recruitment process. The post is based in Preston with locations at County Hall and Marsh Lane.

Qualifications

• Registered with SWE to be appointed as Social Worker.
• Must provide a car for duties and business use.
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) required as part of recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Support children experiencing exploitation and extra-familial harm within the Contextual Safeguarding Service.
• Develop meaningful relationships with allocated children to help achieve positive life outcomes.
• Redesign and deliver multi-disciplinary approaches within the EmPower Contextual Safeguarding Team in Central Lancashire.
• Work across the Preston area, including County Hall and Marsh Lane Office, to deliver safeguarding interventions.

Skills

Contextual safeguarding

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Driving

Education

SWE registration

Job description

Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Job Description

| Salary £35,235 - £44,711 (Bar at £39,513) Per Annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | Preston, Chorley, South Ribble and West Lancashire |

International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship.

Contextual Safeguarding Social Worker

This is an exciting time to join Lancashire's Contextual Safeguarding Service as we redesign our approach to supporting children who are experiencing Exploitation and Extra Familial Harm.

By adopting the TCE practice principles and expanding our multi-disciplinary teams, you will be able to develop meaningful relationships with the children you are allocated, supporting them to achieve positive outcomes in their lives.

We currently have a Qualified Social Worker vacancy within our EmPower Contextual Safeguarding Team within Central Lancashire.

The post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

You must be registered (SWE) to be appointed as a Social Worker or have applied to register with the Social Care Council. For Social Worker/Care Manager positions where non‑social worker qualifications are accepted, registration is not required and you will be appointed as a Care Manager.

You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

• Locations: County Hall, Preston, PR1 8RE, GB; Marsh Lane Office, Preston, PR1 8RR, GB