Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Children’s Social Worker to join our Family Safeguarding teams in Burnley, Pendle and Accrington. The role involves working within a multi‑agency team delivering child protection, child in need and domestic abuse interventions, using the family safeguarding model and a motivational interviewing approach.
Responsibilities
- Provide specialist child protection and child in need services to children and families.
- Work with domestic abuse, mental health and child and family practitioners to deliver coordinated interventions.
- Maintain manageable caseloads, ensuring statutory and agency requirements are met.
- Participate in regular training and quality improvement activities.
Qualifications
- Registered with Social Work England.
- Experience as a social worker, preferably in children’s services.
- Evidence of working within multi‑agency, multidisciplinary contexts.
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements with a 37‑hour work week.
- 26 days annual leave, rising to 32 days with tenure plus 10 statutory/bank holidays and an additional 20 days that can be purchased.
- Employee Assistance Programme and a generous local authority pension scheme.
- Discounts on goods, leisure and travel, plus salary sacrifice options on electronics, bicycles, white goods and cars.
Legal & EEO Statements
The post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended 2013). Successful candidates must be able to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) ‘disclosure’. An application is only possible for individuals registered as a social worker by Social Work England. Lancashire County Council is an equal opportunity employer; applications accepted from all backgrounds.
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