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Social Worker - Children's Services

Employer
Blackpool Council
Location
Blackpool, Lancashire
Salary
Grade H1/H2 £31,346 - £38,890 per annum
Closing date
7 Feb 2021

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Social Worker - Children's Services

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: 37 hrs

Salary: Grade H1/H2 £31,346 - £38,890 per annum

Closing date: 7th February 23:59

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

We focus on safeguarding children and improving their outcomes, but we don’t forget our workforce

Join us on our improvement journey

Do you want to join us on our journey of change? Would you like be part of implementing Blackpool Families Rock culture and practice, which we co-produced with Blackpool’s children, families and carers? We are seeking highly talented and ambitious people to join us.  

The Blackpool caseload commitment will become a reality, which allows you the time to focus on undertaking quality child centred Social Work.  You will have the time to focus on the child as well as yourself, your own development and career ambitions.  At Blackpool we have structured career pathways, which start from the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment all the way up to Head of Service, so there is no journey too big or too small at Blackpool.

Our promise to employees

As part of our Blackpool Children's Workforce Services Commitment you will receive:

  • Dedicated induction programme for all new employees
  • Manageable caseloads
  • Dedicated time for quality reflective supervision and to learn from regular quality audits
  • Small teams with clear line management and practice development support
  • 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
  • Practice development manager monitoring support

Employee benefits

We recognise 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
  • Local government pension scheme
  • Social Work England registration fee paid
  • Supportive management team and diverse caseload
  • Discounted gym membership and more


We are confident that with your support, we will provide good social care services to our children in Blackpool, as set out in our Improvement Plan. In return we ask that you bring your dedication, skills and your own commitment to help us support children to be safe and improve their outcomes.

Take the next step in your career!

Now is the time to take the next step towards your dream job in a great location. Find out about everything Blackpool has to offer as a place to live and work at: www.nextstepblackpool.com

 Social Worker roles are available in the following teams:

(Please title your Supporting Information with the Team you wish to apply for)

Strengthening & Supporting Families

As a social worker in Strengthening & Supporting Families teams you will have a keen interest in those children in need of help and protection.  You will have the opportunity to work with those children subject to child protection procedures, complex child in need, PLO/Pre Proceedings and on the Edge of Care.   You will have the opportunity to work intensively with families utilising a strength based approach to practice that is creative and innovative and enables families to develop resilience and sustainability.   You will strive to improve outcomes and the lived experience of our children.  The quality of practice will be supported by regular supervision, excellent training opportunities and tools and resources readily available to assist in your day to day work.  Blackpool wants social workers who are passionate, committed and who want to do the best they can.  In return there will be an investment in you to develop and there are a number of opportunities for progression when the time is right.

For further information please contact Toni Harrison on 01253 47 7416 or Toni.harrison@blackpool.gov.uk

Supporting Our Children

As a social worker within the Supporting Our Children teams you will have a keen interest in working with those children who may need to be cared for by the Local authority.  This will involve undertaking court proceedings to secure the right order for our children and plans of permanence using a range of orders to include SGO, Adoption and Full care order.  In addition you will be reviewing plans to ensure those children for whom discharge of care order is appropriate and SGO’s possible.  You will have a passion for those children within our care and be passionate about establishing longer term relationships as their corporate parent.

For further information please contact Louise Storey on Louise.storey@blackpool.gov.uk or 01253 477304

Closing date: 7th February

Interview date: 22nd & 24th February

Interviews are currently being conducted via Skype. Please click here for further guidance on Skype/telephone interviews.

Please email Karen.andrews@blackpool.gov.uk if the interview date is not suitable as alternative dates will be considered

Quote by Blackpool Young People:

“Everybody knows Blackpool.  Seaside town up North, with rollercoasters, a Tower, three piers and an award winning theme park – the UK’s No.1 holiday destination!  But it’s not just a town for visitors.  Some of us live here, we’ve grown up here and we’re in school here and things can be tough at times.  Some of us young people care about our town and want to be part of making Blackpool a better place to grow up, live, work and thrive in.

That’s where you come in!  Are you the kind of person that loves a challenge?  Are you passionate about social justice and wanting to make a difference to the lives of all of us young people?  There are lots of reasons why working in Blackpool is great. Mainly, because you get to work with the best young people in the country!  We genuinely have a voice in Blackpool – we were asked to be involved in this advert for example, and we’re involved in lots of other stuff, so you’ll probably get to meet us at your interview too.”

Click here to view the Job Description.

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

For further information on the health and wellbeing support on offer during your employment, please see here.

Have you got what it takes to ride the Roller Coaster ride of Social Work in Blackpool? for further information on the career path and development opportunities available at Blackpool please see here.

 

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We focus on safeguarding children and improving their outcomes, but we don’t forget our workforce

Join us on our improvement journey

 

Children’s Social Care in Blackpool is on a journey of change and improvement and we are seeking highly talented and ambitious people to join us.  

The Blackpool caseload commitment will become a reality, which allows you the time to focus on undertaking quality child centred Social Work.  You will have the time to focus on the child as well as yourself, your own development and career ambitions.  At Blackpool we have structured career pathways, which start from the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment all the way up to Head of Service, so there is no journey too big or too small at Blackpool.

You will be joining an ambitious service with clear lines of support. As part of the Blackpool Children’s Services Workforce Commitment: 

  • Dedicated two week induction programme
  • Manageable caseloads for every Social Worker and IRO
  • Dedicated time for quality reflective supervision and learning from regular audit
  • Small teams with clear line team management and practice development support
  • Excellent Learning and Development opportunities with bespoke training for every social worker and our Management and Leadership Team
  • Social Workers and Team Managers have easy and regular access to the Leadership Team and Principal Social Worker
  • Practice Development Manager mentoring support

We are confident that with your support, we will provide good social care services to our children in Blackpool, as set out in our Improvement Plan. In return we ask that you bring your dedication, skills and your own commitment to help us support children to be safe and improve their outcomes.

Quote by Blackpool Young People:

Everybody knows Blackpool.  Seaside town up North, with rollercoasters, a Tower, three piers and an award winning theme park – the UK’s No.1 holiday destination!  But it’s not just a town for visitors.  Some of us live here, we’ve grown up here and we’re in school here and things can be tough at times.  Some of us young people care about our town and want to be part of making Blackpool a better place to grow up, live, work and thrive in.  That’s where you come in!  Are you the kind of person that loves a challenge?  Are you passionate about social justice and wanting to make a difference to the lives of all of us young people?  There are lots of reasons why working in Blackpool is great.  Mainly, because you get to work with the best young people in the country!  We genuinely have a voice in Blackpool – we were asked to be involved in this advert for example, and we’re involved in lots of other stuff, so you’ll probably get to meet us at your interview too.”

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Blackpool Council welcomes applications from all the community.

We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.

We offer a generous package including relocation expenses and the following benefits – http://www.nextstepblackpool.com/work/social-work/benefits/

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