Social Worker - Family Help Team (Coastal, Flexible Hours)

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Generous Annual Leave

Flexible Working

Local Government Pension Scheme

Professional Development

Coastal Lifestyle

Job summary

Sanctuary Personnel is seeking a dynamic Social Worker to join the Family Help Team in Bournemouth. You will provide early help and safeguarding support within Children’s Services, building relationships with families and working across Child in Need and Child Protection pathways.

You will collaborate with multi‑agency professionals to achieve lasting outcomes and contribute to pre‑proceedings and court work, while mentoring Level 3 Social Workers and students in a restorative, community‑focused

Qualifications

• Experience delivering early help in children’s services.
• Strong safeguarding and child protection knowledge.
• Able to work across multi‑agency teams to support families.

Responsibilities

• Engage with families to provide targeted early help and prevent issues from escalating.
• Work across needs including Child in Need and Child Protection.
• Build positive relationships with families to understand children’s lived experiences.
• Collaborate with multi‑agency professionals to achieve lasting change.
• Support pre‑proceedings and court work involving children and families.
• Mentor Level 3 Social Workers and students to develop practice.
• Utilise a restorative approach to keep children with their families and communities.

Skills

Family engagement

Early help

Child protection

Multi-agency collaboration

Court work

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel is seeking a dynamic Social Worker to join the Family Help Team in Bournemouth. You will provide early help and safeguarding support within Children’s Services, building relationships with families and working across Child in Need and Child Protection pathways.

You will collaborate with multi‑agency professionals to achieve lasting outcomes and contribute to pre‑proceedings and court work, while mentoring Level 3 Social Workers and students in a restorative, community‑focused