86 jobs found in Accrington

Our client Bolton Council is looking for a Children's Social Worker to join their Looked after children team. Main Duties Prepare for social work contact and involvement Work with individual families, carers, groups and communities to help them make informed decisions Assess needs and options to recommend a course of action Respond to crisis situations using appropriate legal procedural intervention Work with individuals, families, carers, group's communities and professionals to achieve change and development to improve life opportunities Prepare, produce, implement and evaluate plans with individuals, families, carers, groups, communities and professional colleagues Support the development of networks to meet assessed needs and planned outcomes Work with groups to promote individual growth, development and independence Address behaviour, which presents a risk to individuals, families, carers, groups and communities. Advocate with, and on behalf of, individuals, families,...

Experienced Children's Social Worker – Duty & Assessment Pay Rate: Up to £39.00 per hour Location: Local Authority (Hybrid / Flexible Working) Type: Contract / Agency The Role An experienced Children's Social Worker is required for a busy Duty and Assessment Team. You will complete Child and Family assessments, manage case step-downs, and transition cases across to Family Support and Protection teams. Key Requirements * Proven track record in a Duty & Assessment or frontline Children's team. * 2-year verified reference history and fully checked employment gaps. * Relevant Social Work qualifications and active professional registration. * Full driving licence and access to a vehicle. What is Offered * Highly competitive pay up to £39/hr. * Flexible working split between home and modern open-plan offices. * Regular individual, peer, and management supervisions. * Induction and training opportunities matching permanent staff

Our client Wigan Council is looking for a MASH Deputy Team Manager to join their team. Job Purpose To support the Team Manager in leading and managing the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH), ensuring timely, proportionate and high-quality safeguarding decision-making for children and families. The post holder will provide operational leadership, professional supervision, quality assurance, and performance management while promoting effective partnership working with statutory and voluntary agencies. The Deputy Team Manager will ensure that safeguarding referrals are appropriately screened, assessed and progressed in line with legislation, statutory guidance and local safeguarding procedures. Key Responsibilities Leadership and Management Support the Team Manager in the day-to-day operational management of the MASH. Provide leadership, guidance and professional support to social workers and other team members. Deputise for the Team Manager in their absence. Allocate work...

Our client Wigan Council is looking for a Family safeguarding Social Worker to join their Locality, Duty, CWD team. Benefits of working with Remedy A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant. Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed. Double payrolls each week. *Terms & Conditions apply You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions. Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and...

Social Worker – Assessment Team - Wigan Council Location: Wigan  Pay/Salary: up to £40 per hour Office Working: 2-3 Days per week Contract: Locum We are currently working with Wigan Council to find an experienced Advanced Practitioner for their Duty and Assessment Team within Children’s Services. With a stable management team and a mostly permanent workforce, Wigan are looking for someone with solid experience to be able to pick up a caseload. The Duty service is fast paced service consisting of 5 duty teams. Each team has a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner, Senior Social worker and 6 Social Workers. You will be on duty once every 5 weeks. Duties Carry out needs led child focused assessments Hold a small, but complex caseload of single assessments (S17) and S47 investigations (this includes opportunities for co-working to support less experienced practitioners) Participate in the duty system, responding to safeguarding concerns Prioritise demand and make effective...

Our client Oldham Council is looking for a Children's Social Worker to join their MASH Duty & Advice team. You will work as part of a co-located multi-agency team, which includes representatives from Greater Manchester Police, Health, Community Safety, Adult Social Care, IDVA and the Prevention Hub, this co-location enables more effective communication between partner agencies. As a Duty and Advice social worker you will be required to respond to contacts made to the MASH in a timely way to identify and secure the most appropriate service to support and safeguard children and families. As a Duty and Advice social worker you will communicate with families, partner agencies and members of the public members of the public and partner agencies to enable you to gain details and enable strong evidenced based decision making in line with our practice standards and statutory duties. You will have a good understanding of statutory social worker functions and be confident in making...

Our client Oldham Council is looking for a Generic Adults Social Worker to join their service. Key Responsibilities Completing Care Act Assessments and reviews. Undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments (MCAs) and best-interest decision-making processes. Completing and reviewing risk assessments and risk management plans. Managing complex casework, including coordination with multi-agency professionals and services. Responding to and investigating safeguarding concerns in line with statutory duties and local safeguarding procedures. Maintaining accurate and timely case records and reports. Working collaboratively with service users, carers, colleagues, and partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes.Benefits of working with Remedy A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant. Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed. Double payrolls each week. *Terms & Conditions apply...

Our client Salford County Council is looking for a Qualified social worker to join their Mental health team. Will be working at the Front Door team conducting visits and assessments in support of the contact team. Hybrid working is available, up to two days a week from home. Benefits of working with Remedy A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant. Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed. Double payrolls each week. *Terms & Conditions apply You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions. Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of...

Our client Manchester City Council are looking for an Adults Social Worker to join their MASH team. Key Role Accountabilities: Develop and manage a relationship to support service users and their families in line with statutory obligations through complex decision making to allow service users to access improved future opportunities. In conjunction with partner agencies and stakeholders, effectively assess and plan service users' individual needs to ensure positive outcomes for Manchester residents. Develop positive and effective solutions in all aspects of service delivery and engagement, focusing on the quality of outcomes for service users. Collaborate with internal and external colleagues and stakeholders to actively contribute to the development and delivery of the service within Manchester City Council and partner organisations. Engage with stakeholders in the private and public sectors and across local communities to encourage a collaborative and transparent approach...

Our client Manchester city council is looking for a Children's Social Worker to join their Complex Safeguarding team. About the Candidate: We are looking for individuals with a passion for working with adolescents, who have excellent communication skills and a sound understanding of social work and exploitation and who can be creative and innovative in their work. We are looking for workers with a passion for creative direct work approaches, tenacity, and trauma informed ways of working. We would welcome applications from the global majority and specifically males as we are under represented in the area. Experience of working directly with communities is desirable.Responsibilities You will support the locality social work teams in accessing, supporting, and disrupting exploitative abuse and supporting children and their families with recovery from this harm You will consult with partner agencies about individual children presenting with indicators of exploitative abuse and / or...

PART TIME AND REDUCED HOURS AVAILABLE We are currently recruiting for Bradford Social services for an experienced Qualified Social Worker for their Children with Disabilities Team This position will be for a period of 6 months but is likely to be extended. The Children with Disabilities Team is a specialist social work team working with disabled children, young people and their families. The team are a well-established, experienced team with their work covering the full range of statutory duties in the delivery of the service. Within the team, they work with families on a Child in Need basis, those where there are safeguarding concerns and children in our care, and Early Intervention Social Workers who are the initial point of contact for families with the Team. Bradford are happy to look at 30 hours over 4 days or 2.5 days a week. There is parking nearby and the role is hybrid 3 days in the office and 2 from home. All visits are face to face. Regular supervision and...

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced Adult Social Worker to join a supportive and forward-thinking Community Social Work Team in Blackpool. In this role, you will work alongside adults to identify, understand and meet their support needs in ways that maximise independence, promote wellbeing and help prevent future needs from escalating. You will utilise strengths-based approaches, working collaboratively with community and voluntary sector organisations, reablement services and commissioned providers to achieve positive outcomes. If you are passionate about making a real difference within local communities and thrive in a role that combines autonomy, problem-solving and relationship-building, we'd love to hear from you. About the Role As a Community Social Worker, you will: Complete strengths-based assessments and person-centred support planning. Work with adults, families, carers and partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes. Promote...

Our client Leeds City Council is looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their Duty Assessments team. Job Purpose: Under the general direction of a Team Manager to provide a high quality and comprehensive social work service to children, their families, and carers in accordance with the organisational needs, policy, and practices of the Directorate and within statutory guidelines. Develop relationships with children, young people, and families/carers so as to best provide a high-quality service. Honour commitments and demonstrate accountability. This is an experienced Social Worker role with specific responsibilities for managing a caseload of higher levels of complexity, which will include assessment and management of risk and to provide casework advice, support, and guidance to other team members. The post holder must at all times carry out the responsibilities within the City Council's Policies and Procedures, and also within the Social Work England Code of Practice....

Our client Liverpool City Council is looking for a Team Manager to join their Family help service. The Team Managers form an essential part of the family help service, they are responsible for direct line management of consultant social workers, social workers and outreach family support workers. The Team Managers are responsible for the quality of practice of their teams and they support the consultant social workers with their line management responsibilities as well. The case holders and consultant social workers (supervisors) require management oversight and consistent supervision arrangements to ensure positive interventions are in place that are helping to improve the outcomes for the children and young people. In addition to this the Team Managers are responsible for managing performance, attendance and all health and safety needs of the staff within their hierarchy. Benefits of working with Remedy A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated...

Our client Wakefield Council is looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their Adult Safeguarding Team. Main Tasks To undertake comprehensive needs assessments. To plan, implement and review care plans within the framework of the Care Programme Approach. To provide social work interventions to individual service users and carers as identified within the care plan. To contribute to the effective assessment and management of risk and protection of others. To liaise with the Probation Service and make referrals to the relevant MAPPA when appropriate. To undertake care co-ordination and social supervision of service users living in the Wakefield locality. To contribute to the provision of specialist multi-disciplinary treatment programmes. To work with local and regional mental health services to meet service users needs and facilitate effective transfer of care and discharge. To negotiate for and mobilise resources both locally and regionally. To liaise with other relevant Health...

Our client Wirral MBC is looking for an Adults Social Worker to join their integrated and supportive team. Main Duties And Responsibilities Behavioural: Enjoy, achieve, create impact, and thrive in the role and organisation. Adult Social Care specific duties & responsibilities: Work as part of an integrated and supportive team, planning, monitoring and evaluating work with the Multi-Disciplinary (MDT). Carry out needs led assessments, work of a complex nature, care and support planning and reviews, and, where appropriate, initiate a multi-disciplinary assessment. Provide social work support to individual adults and their carers and families, and involve them in all planning and actions taken, helping to signpost/refer on (where appropriate) and/or develop social resilience, the role also focuses on prevention of admission to acute hospitals. Undertake enquiries with adults experiencing or at risk of abuse or neglect in line with the Care Act (2014) and interagency...

Our client Barnsley Council is looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their Children In Our Care team. Your responsibilities will include: Developing meaningful relationships with children and young people and ensuring that they are at the centre of everything we do. Ensuring that plans for children and young people are creative, individualised and reflect the child's voice, their hopes and aspirations and drive progress Collaborating with family, carers and professionals to achieve best outcomes for children and young people and drive plans to robustly address physical, identity, emotional, and educational needs. Supporting children to retain meaningful relationships with their families and wider networks Maintaining accurate and detailed records of all interactions, assessments, and interventions. Prepare high-quality assessments and reports for looked after reviews, court proceedings, and other relevant purposes.Benefits of working with Remedy A personal one-one service...

Social Value Officer · Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council If you want to see social value turn into real outcomes for local people, not just a line in a tender document, this role puts you right at the centre of it. £30,000–£32,000  | Fixed-term to 30 October 2028, with the potential to become permanent | Hybrid: Rotherham, 2–3 days office-based Employed by Social Value Portal, embedded full-time within Rotherham Council 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off · Pension matched up to 5% · Private medical insurance · Accredited training through The Knowledge Academy About Social Value Portal Social Value Portal built the UK's leading platform for measuring and maximising social value, and works in partnership with Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council to embed social value across its procurement and supply chain. Since 2014, that work has helped unlock over £74bn in social value nationwide, using the evidence-based TOM System (Themes, Outcomes and...

Our client North Yorkshire Council is looking for an Advanced Practitioner to join their Fostering service. Practice Supervisor in Fostering overseeing fostering assessment's of Kinship Carers. Ideally needing a candidate with management experience, experience of signing off assessment work, safeguarding, and fostering regulations and standards. Key skills To supervise Social Workers on a day to day basis to ensure the delivery of an effective social work service to children and their families in accordance with the relevant policies and procedures Modelling and facilitating reflective practice To promote professional development and quality evidence based practice through supervision and contributing to the annual appraisal of team members To ensure all assessments undertaken by the Team are based on clear accurate information and analysis - including direct involvement in some, more complex assessments To ensure all interventions are supported by clear plans which ensure the...

Our client Wrexham County Borough Council is looking for a Children's Team Manager to join their Family support team. The FST is a social work team that supports children and families who are open to Children's Social Care. The FST has responsibility for: Care and Support Plans Providing robust support to families and children ensuring best outcomes are met Management of Child Protection Plans Public Law Outline Taking cases to the first court hearing We're looking for someone with tip-top management skills to be responsible for a staff team of 15 Social Workers, 3 Social Care Assessors and 3 Assistant Team Managers. Is this something you could do? Through the work we've done so far, combined with the ambitions we have for the future, it's a really exciting time to join. Our Family Support Team are all amazing - they inspire great ideas, drive new plans forward and help to make Children's Social Care a fantastic place to work. Are you ready to come on this journey with them?...