Social Worker NEW Blackpool Council Posted today Blackpool and Fylde £37,035 Expires on 08/04/2025

Blackpool; Blackpool; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate and dedicated Senior Social Worker to join their 0 – Infant team in Blackpool. This role focuses on supporting families and children, ensuring they receive the best possible outcomes. You will be responsible for conducting pre-birth assessments, child protection, and mentoring less experienced staff. The organization values its employees, offering a supportive environment with manageable caseloads and opportunities for career progression. If you are enthusiastic about making a positive impact in children's lives and are ready for a rewarding challenge, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Generous annual leave

Relocation package

Local government pension scheme

SW England registration fee paid

Discounted gym membership

Dedicated induction programme

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in child protection and pre-birth assessments is essential.
• Ability to mentor and coach less experienced team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead the 0 – Infant team in delivering high-quality services.
• Conduct assessments and provide court statements as needed.

Skills

Child Protection

Pre-birth Assessments

Court Statements

Mentoring

Coaching

Education

Social Work Degree

Relevant Certifications

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: 2x37 per week

Salary: Grade H1/H2 SCP 27-35 £37,035 - £44,711 per annum

Closing Date: 8th April 2025 at 23:59pm

SALARY MATCH: Candidates who are recruited from the same or similar role may be eligible for a salary match within the above salary banding.

Our families, children and young people are at the heart of everything we do in Children’s Services.

In Blackpool we believe Children can achieve better outcomes when they are supported by their families and community and as a result we:

1. Work ‘with’ families, not ‘do things to them’.
2. Are child focused, but support the whole family via our strengths based approach.
3. Build and nurture trusted relationships with children and families.
4. Be consistent and do what we say we will do.
5. Ensure that when formal intervention is required, we manage it at the lowest possible level.
6. Support our workforce and challenge them to deliver a great service.
7. Encourage our families and communities to be aspirational for themselves and each other.
8. Respect difference in families and communities and ensure we are inclusive.
9. Be transparent and objective in our decision making.
10. Learn from what works and what does not work and keep developing our services to build on the things that deliver the right outcomes.

If you like the sound of this and are passionate, dedicated to making a change and ready for a challenge – you could be the candidate we are looking for.

Blackpool Families Safeguarding 0 – Infant team

We are looking to recruit a senior social worker to our 0 – Infant team. You will have knowledge and experience of undertaking pre-birth assessments, child protection, complex child in need and PLO/Pre proceedings. You will be able to demonstrate a good quality of work including court statements, assessments etc. and will be able to support the team manager with mentoring and coaching those less experienced members of your team. You will be enthusiastic, passionate and committed to improving the lived experience of our children. You will be a role model for the less experienced staff members demonstrating true professionalism in all you do. This will include providing learning opportunities, reflection and modelling. We are striving to improve our quality and performance and you will lead by example.

Our promise to employees - We offer:

1. Dedicated induction programme for all new employees
2. Manageable caseloads in small teams, with clear line management mentoring support
3. Dedicated time for quality reflective supervision and to learn from regular quality audits
4. Lower caseload, allowing you to focus on undertaking high quality work with children and their families
5. Structured career paths, starting from family support roles, the social worker assessed and supported year in employment, all the way up to the role of head of service, so there is no journey too big or too small
6. Excellent learning and development opportunities, with bespoke training for every role across Children’s Services
7. Easy and regular access to the leadership team and principal social worker

Employee benefits - We value our employees and like to offer some great rewards:

1. Ongoing development and opportunities to move up in your career
2. Pioneering new ways of working – help to shape and influence practice within the workforce
3. Flexible working patterns and generous annual leave
4. Relocation package of up to £8000 which can be a house move or support towards travel expenses in certain situations
5. Local government pension scheme
6. SW England registration fee paid
7. Supportive management team and diverse caseload
8. Discounted gym membership and more

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

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