Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Hours: 3 x 37 per week
Salary: Grade H1 or H2 SCP 27 - 35 £37,035 - £44,711 per annum
Closing Date: 3rd July 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:
- Work ‘with’ families, not ‘do things to’ them.
- Are child focused, but support the whole family via our strengths based approach.
- Build and nurture trusted relationships with children and families.
- Be consistent and do what we say we will do.
- Ensure that when formal intervention is required, we manage it at the lowest possible level.
- Support our workforce and challenge them to deliver a great service.
- Encourage our families and communities to be aspirational for themselves and each other.
- Respect difference in families and communities and ensure we are inclusive.
- Be transparent and objective in our decision making.
- 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.
With excellent transport links between Blackpool and major cities, a growing housing market and a developing economy, there’s never been a better time to work in Blackpool. With a direct route along the M55/M6 your journey could be less than you think, along with Blackpool North rail station and secure, modern parking directly opposite our town centre offices, commuting is straightforward (no need to park and ride).
Blackpool Family Safeguarding
We are looking to recruit 3 social workers to our Family Safeguarding Service in Blackpool. Successful candidates will have knowledge and experience of undertaking Social Work Assessments, Child Protection Planning and intervention, complex child in need support and PLO/Pre proceedings planning. We are excited to meet candidates who are able to demonstrate good quality social work practice in respect of direct work and relationship building with families, creative intervention planning, and a key skill in Multi-Agency Safeguarding Practice. We are looking for candidates with skills in assessment and report writing, for example Child and Family Assessments, Risk Assessments and Court Documentation in Private and Public Law Proceedings.
Our ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, passionate and committed to improving the lived experience of the children of Blackpool supported by Children’s Services, and can display values that align with our key priorities; for every child to access good quality education; and for children to remain at home with their family where it is safe to do so, or extended family/community networks where it is not. We are looking for an individual who is able to represent the Local Authority and the service, and demonstrate true professionalism in all they do in line with Social Work England Standards. We are striving to improve our quality and performance, to ultimately improve the lives of children, and we are looking for individuals to support us on this journey.
Our promise to employees - We offer:
A culture that holds a true focus of staff welfare, health and wellbeing.
Support and encourage a healthy work life balance.
- Dedicated induction programme for all new employees.
- Manageable caseloads in small teams, with clear line management mentoring support
- Dedicated time for quality reflective supervision and to learn from regular quality audits
- 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
- Excellent learning and development opportunities, with bespoke training for every role across Children’s Services
- 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:
- Ongoing development and opportunities to move up in your career
- Pioneering new ways of working – help to shape and influence practise within the workforce
- Flexible working patterns and generous annual leave
- Relocation package of up to £8000 which can be a house move or support towards travel expenses in certain situations
- Local government pension scheme
- SW England registration fee paid
- Supportive management team and diverse caseload
- Discounted gym membership and more
For more information on this role please contact Angela Phillipson via Angela.Phillipson@blackpool.gov.uk or (01253) 478126
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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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