2 x Children's Social Workers Family Safeguarding Lancashire

Ashberry Recruitment

Posted 12 hours ago, valid for 9 days

Preston, Lancashire PR3 3XR, England

£30,000 - £36,000 per annum

Full Time

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2 x Children's Social Worker Team: Family Safeguarding Location: Lancashire Rate: £39

Details:-

We are looking to recruit two Qualified Social Worker who are required asap in the Family Safeguarding Team , Chorley South Ribble area of Lancashire

***The successful candidate must have Statutory Social Work CIN CP Court experience***

There are many benefits to working in Lancashire including, but not limited to:-

Flexible WorkingTOIL (time off in lieu if working beyond your 37 hours)Manageable caseloadsFamily Friendly Employer (help to balance family commitments)Travel benefits (mileage paid)

It is a really exciting time to work in Lancashire and our Children's Services are progressive and innovative. We embrace strength-based approaches, are currently embedding a family safeguarding model of practice and offer a good work life balance. Working with children and young people is both challenging and rewarding, enabling you to make a positive difference in their lives. We understand the importance of our teams having the right support in place, a healthy work-life balance and a manageable caseload. We aim for caseloads to be between 15 and 22 (depending the function you are working in). We pay your mileage and we have a time of in lieu policy.

We currently take a hybrid approach to our work; we mainly work from home but there are opportunities to come together as a team when required. Your office based will be in the Chorley South Ribble area.

Ashberry Recruitment would ask that applicants meet the following:

DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work
Social Work England registration
Enhanced and in date DBS certificate.
Excellent communication skills and be able to make good decisions based on information available.
Can work alone and within/contribute to a team/multi-agency set ups
Possess knowledge of service needs.
Competent IT skills and be able to navigate electronic file/recording systems.
Can write clear, concise, and robust assessment/reports/files.
Have a flexible approach to work and working hours when the need arises

Why Ashberry?

Dedicated experienced Consultant providing the ultimate support through your job search
Friendly compliance team to guide you through the registration and placement process
Provides your essential Enhanced DBS
£250 Referral bonus.

If you feel this is the role for you please get in touch as we would love to hear from you!