8 jobs found in Blackburn

Children’s Social Worker – Integrated Front Door 📍 Castleton Street, Tonge Moor, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 2JW 💰 £37 per hour 🕒 37 hours per week | Full Time 🚗 Free on-site parking We are currently recruiting for an experienced Children’s Social Worker to join the Integrated Front Door – Referral and Assessment Service in Bolton. This is an office-based role supporting children, families, and partner agencies by providing an effective front-door duty service. Working within the Department of People, you will play a key role in screening referrals, gathering information, and making informed decisions regarding safeguarding concerns and statutory support for children and families. Key Responsibilities Provide a professional social work duty service to children, families, and partner agencies within the Integrated Front Door. Screen contacts and referrals and determine appropriate next steps. Gather and analyse information to determine whether Section 47 Child Protection...

Qualified Adults Social Worker – Intermediate Care Team 📍 Bolton Council 💷 £30 per hour 🕒 Full Time | 5 Days Office-BasedAre you a passionate and motivated Social Worker committed to supporting adults to live independently and achieve the best possible quality of life? Bolton Council’s Intermediate Care Team is seeking a Qualified Adults Social Worker to join their dedicated service. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a fast-paced, supportive environment focused on strength-based practice and promoting independence. The Role Undertake assessments and reviews under the Care Act 2014 Complete support planning and connect individuals to universal and voluntary services Support complex assessments, including Mental Capacity and Best Interest assessments Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team Build and maintain strong relationships with service users and carersRequirements Diploma/Degree in Social Work Minimum 3 years’ reference history (gaps in employment...

MASH Team | Oldham Council | £39 per hour Oldham are looking for an experienced Social Worker to join their MASH service on a locum basis. This is a strong opportunity for someone who is confident working in a fast-paced front-door setting, gathering and analysing information quickly, and making safe, timely decisions for children and families. This role would suit a practitioner who is organised, calm under pressure, and experienced in multi-agency safeguarding work. Role Overview As a Social Worker in Oldham’s MASH team, you will be responsible for screening referrals, reviewing multi-agency information, and supporting threshold decision-making at the front door of children’s services. You will play a key role in identifying risk, assessing immediate safeguarding concerns, and ensuring children are directed into the right service at the right time. This is a frontline safeguarding role within a busy Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub. You will work closely with partner agencies...

Qualified Children’s Safeguarding Social Worker (Locum) 📍 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council 💷 £39 per hour 🧑‍⚖️ Safeguarding & Support Team 📌 5 Positions Available Ready to make a real impact where it matters most? Tameside MBC is looking for resilient, experienced, and autonomous Social Workers to join their Safeguarding & Support team. You’ll manage a varied and meaningful caseload including Child in Need, Child Protection, pre-proceedings and Court work — supported by a stable, permanent leadership team committed to continuous improvement. Following a positive recent Ofsted monitoring visit (January), Tameside is on an ambitious improvement journey — and you’ll be part of shaping that progress. 🔎 The Role This is primarily office-based, with some flexibility for home working (agreed with your Team Manager). Full-time hours worked across 5 days preferred. You will: Complete assessments for Children in Need, Child Protection and cared-for children Coordinate...

Bid & Sales Lead - Public Sector Executive-Level | Revenue Ownership | 2-Year FTC (Pathway to Permanency) Drive Growth. Win Strategic Work. Shape Market Position. We are appointing a senior Bid & Sales Leader to take ownership of our public sector revenue growth. This is a high-impact role with direct accountability for pipeline generation, bid conversion, and long-term contract value. You will operate at executive level, leading complex public sector bids from qualification through to award and mobilisation. Success in this role will be measured by revenue secured, win rates improved, and strategic accounts developed. What You Will Own A qualified public sector pipeline aligned to strategic growth targets Structured bid/no-bid governance to maximise conversion End-to-end leadership of high-value, regulated procurements Win strategies aligned to scoring criteria, value for money, and social value Pricing discipline in collaboration with commercial leads Forecast...

Locum Social Worker – Children’s Duty & Assessment Team Bradford Children and Families Trust Are you an experienced Children’s Social Worker looking for your next locum role in a dynamic high-performing team? Bradford Children’s Services is seeking skilled professionals to join their Duty & Assessment Team – where your expertise will help safeguard and improve the lives of children and families across the district. The nature of work within the Duty Service is fast-paced and varied. Key responsibilities Completing timely and robust assessments under the Single Assessment Framework Managing a caseload with varying levels of complexity Engaging with children, families and partner agencies to identify needs and ensure safety Making clear and effective decisions on intervention and next steps Preparing and presenting reports for ICPCs, CLA Reviews, PLO meetings and CIN meetingsCase transfer points Initial Child Protection Case Conference (ICPC) First Child Looked After...

Senior Social Worker – Children in Care (Level 3) 📍 Bradford | 💷 £35 per hour | 🕒 37 hours per week 🏢 Bradford Metropolitan District Council Are you an experienced Senior Social Worker ready to make a real difference in the lives of children with complex needs? We’re recruiting on behalf of Bradford Children and Families Trust (BCFT) for a collective Children in Care recruitment campaign. Successful candidates will be interviewed and placed into a suitable team across the service by Service Managers. 🔎 The Role You’ll work with children in care and families facing complex safeguarding challenges, delivering high-quality social work that protects and promotes children’s welfare. Key responsibilities include: Managing a complex caseload of children and families. Undertaking safeguarding investigations and preventative work to reduce risk of harm. Completing robust assessments, care planning and reviews. Working in multi-agency environments with partners across statutory and...

Family Practitioner ? Staffordshire ? Apply: (url removed) Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting for a Family Practitioner to join a dedicated Children’s Services team supporting families across Staffordshire. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced practitioner who is passionate about helping children and families achieve positive outcomes through early intervention, restorative practice, and meaningful support. About the Role As a Family Practitioner, you will work directly with children, young people, and their families to provide both support and constructive challenge, helping to stabilise family relationships and reduce the need for children to enter care. Using a restorative approach, you will play a key role in empowering families to overcome challenges and build sustainable, positive futures. You will be part of a collaborative district team, working alongside social workers, partner agencies, and community services to ensure children receive...