96 children 39 s social worker jobs found in Blackpool

Our client Blackpool council is looking for a Children's Social Worker to join their Assessment & Support Team. Our Assessment and Support Teams undertakes Child & Family Assessments, supports children & families via Child in Need Plans on a short-term basis and ensuring the partnership agencies offer ongoing Early Help Support. The teams also undertake S7 private family court proceedings, Section 47 child protection enquiries and supports families to prepare for Initial Child protection Conferences. At times the service commences Initial Care Proceedings to safeguard children in emergency situations and undertake joint assessments with Housing regarding young people who are homeless. You will have the opportunity to develop trusting relationships with children and their families. Using our restorative and strength based co-produced Blackpool Families Rock approach we support families to have great outcomes and prevent children's needs from escalating. You will be...

Our client Blackpool council is looking for a Children's Social Worker to join their 0-Infants Team. 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 focussed, 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...

Our client Blackpool Council is looking for a children's social worker to join their Children with Complex Care team. This role requires: 5 years reference, gaps in employment history checked, Child & Adult Workforce DBS, any relevant quals as per JDPS 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 focussed, 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....

Our client Trafford council is looking for a Children's Social Worker to join their Support & Protection team. Here in Trafford Children's Services our vision is that our teams are offering the right help at the right time, and that at all levels our interventions make life better for children and families. We are ambitious for our children and for our practitioners - and our core value is 'would this be good enough for my child'? We want to have practitioners and managers who are confident and brave in their practice and are supported by strong leaders at all levels. As a relatively small local authority, we pride ourselves on our friendly teams, manageable caseloads, creative approach and colleagues who support each other. We were pleased to see this recognised in the Ofsted report that followed our ILACS inspection in late 2022, which highlighted that "social workers in Trafford are overwhelmingly positive about both the local authority and the support they receive." In...

Our client Wigan Council is looking for a Children's Social Worker to join their Locality & Duty Team. The Duty service in Wigan consists of 5 duty teams and a Duty Academy, you will be on Duty one week in five and have the support of a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner and a Senior Social worker. Families who we work with in Duty require our expert assessment and intervention skills. The nature of the work within the Duty Service can be described as fast paced, you will work on one of the 5 main Duty teams, given our 5 week Duty cycle this means that you will only be going on Duty 1 in every 5 weeks. The Duty teams in Wigan hold a varying complexity of cases, in our Duty service, case transfer points include the Initial Child Protection Case Conference, the first CLA review, the first PLO meeting, the 3rd CIN meeting. The Duty service do not hold cases long term and following your assessment and intervention period the outcome of this will determine the best team for the...

Children's Social Worker - CP & Court Work (Hybrid, Wigan) Please note that only Social Work England Registered Social Workers with Right to Work in the UK will be considered for this role, please do not apply if you are not a SWE Registered Social Worker who has the Right to Work in the UK. Location: Central Wigan Team: Central Wigan Locality - Child Protection & Court Team Working Pattern: Hybrid (predominantly remote) We are seeking an experienced and committed Children's Social Worker to join a busy and well‑established Child Protection and Court team in Wigan. This role focuses on referral and assessment, child protection, and care proceedings, supporting children, young people and families through robust safeguarding and long‑term planning. This is a supportive, high‑performing team led by an experienced Team Manager, with a Deputy Team Manager, Senior Practitioner, five Social Workers, a Family Support Worker, and dedicated domestic abuse specialists. Despite...

Our client Bolton council is looking for a Children's Social Worker to join their Safeguarding team. Social Worker with at least 3 years experience required for Safeguarding Childrens team. Must have knowledge of * Child Protection and CIN * Court * Reports * Working within statutory deadlines, etc within a Safeguarding Team Flexible working in place- balance between working from home/office and statutory visits to meet the needs of the service. Must be able to travel to Bolton be office based at short notice if demands require. Candidates need to be able to undertake duty and home visits. Caseload will be across Bolton with office base at Castle Hill. Depending on experience successful candidates will be allocated across the SG teams and service For full duties see the attached JD/PS Free on-site parking 37 hours per week - full-time post References will be requested for any candidates offered an interview and DBS requested for any candidate offered a post Benefits of working...

Our client Bolton council is looking for a Children's Social Worker to join their Referral and Assessment team. Based in the Assessment Team in Castle Hill working across the borough. Experience of working in referral and assessment team and familiar with statutory processes *Undertaking home visits to gather information to establish any safeguarding concern- initial child /family needs assessments *s47's enquiries- including co-ordination of statutory meetings and closing s47 if no further action/concern *Provide short term interventions -liaising and passing case assessment/referrals to other teams when progressed *Work within the Courts, taking statutory action when necessary to protect a child, including Emergency Protection Order applications and initiation of Care Proceedings *Duty rota cover - front line social work Benefits of working with Remedy A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant. Top tier supplier across London giving us...

Our client Salford city council is looking for a Children's Social Worker to join their Child protection & Children in need 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...

Our client Rochdale Borough Council is looking for a Children's Social Worker to join their Children with Disabilities team. Key Responsibilities: Assess the needs of children with disabilities and their families Develop and review care and support plans Work with schools, health professionals, and other agencies Safeguard children from harm and promote their welfare Provide advice, guidance, and emotional support to families Manage a caseload and keep accurate records Attend meetings, reviews, and court proceedings when requiredBenefits 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...

Our client Rochdale Borough Council is looking for a Children's Social Worker to join their Family Support and Protection team. Rochdale Family Support and Protection Service need enthusiastic and committed Social Workers to come with us on a really exciting journey to support our transition into a new way of working. Rochdale is currently at the very start of an exciting transition into the family safeguarding model. To support us in this transition we need to establish multi-disciplinary teams where specialist practitioners are co-located with social workers under a unified management structure. This enables a multi-disciplinary whole family response through direct assessment. This is a really exciting time for Rochdale and we need Social Workers to support us in implementing this model. In return for your commitment we can offer you the following: A manageable caseload of between 20 and 23 children. As the service develops and we get more workers, we aim to get caseloads to...

Our client Oldham council is looking for a Children's Social Worker to join their Duty & Advice team. Job description: 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...

Our client Manchester City Council is looking for a Children's Senior Social Worker to join their Court & locality team. This role post is for an advanced practitioner on the court and locality service. The candidate will join a team of 2 advanced practitioners and 4 social workers supported by an experienced team manager. The candidate will have a case load of CIN, CP, Pre-proceedings and care proceedings. They will have experience of court work to enable mentoring and support to other team members. The candidate will support the team manager with driving performance and team development. They will offer group reflective supervision within their team. They will receive monthly supervision and have access to training courses across the council. The post is mainly office based with any home working agreed with the team manager. Being office based strengthens team relationships, access to peer and managerial support and enables practice development within the team. Hours of...

Our client Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council is looking for a Children's Social Worker to join their Safeguarding team. Job description: The role includes both public and private law proceedings, alongside child protection planning. We are looking for enthusiastic, relational and motivated practitioners who are able to work in a restorative way working within our practice model keeping children at the heart of Tameside through support, compassion and a real commitment to achieving better outcomes for our children and young people. If you have experience of court proceedings and child protection planning where you have been able to work towards and achieve better outcomes for children and young people then we would love to hear from you. You will have an experienced team manager who is able to offer support and guidance alongside a permanent senior leadership team who are committed to the improvement plan and ensuring social workers are listened to and supported throughout...

Our client Wigan Council is looking for a Children's Social Worker to join their MASH team. Key responsibilities: Receive and review referrals from the public and professionals Gather and share information with partner agencies (police, health, education) Assess risk and make safeguarding decisions Determine whether cases need further social work intervention Provide advice and guidance to referrers Record decisions clearly and accurately within tight timescales Work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment 50% home, 50% office work. No visits, all work is completed via phones/emails. Signposting to Level 2/3/4 intervention. 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...

Belmont Recruitment is currently seeking experienced Youth Engagement Outreach Workers join a reputable private charity in Lancashire on a contract basis. Working with young adults aged 18 to 25. You will lead on the delivery of high-quality provision across this distinct and diverse age rage with a focus on access, engagement, and support via a range of 1:1 and group interventions, inclusive of assessment & care planning, working holistically, in turn supporting the likelihood of a safer, healthier & happier life. Roles | Responsibilities - Building and maintaining positive working relationships with key community partners/stakeholders - Facilitating evidence-based outreach activities with young people & young adults, to a high standard of delivery - Engage in team meetings, service development days, and 1:1/group supervision in a meaningful way. - Experience of working within a community service setting - e.g., youth work, drug & alcohol, mental health,...

Our client Trafford Council is looking for a Children's Senior Social Worker to join their First response team. Working Hours: Full Time 36.25 hours per week This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a service that brings together and aligns our Family Help Services with our Front Door of Social Care. These are non- case holding social work roles that are about reaching out into the community, supporting the Families to build upon their strengths and access support where necessary. Do you have partnership skills? Can you take advice and guidance to another level by stepping out and showing how to bring a plan together, assess risk, draw partners together and enable effective intervention with families. Are you confident in your knowledge of risk, of levels of need and able to engage others kindly, building relationships in the community and making a difference for families? Your knowledge and confidence will be useful in supporting the Front Door, taking referrals and...

Our client Oldham council is looking for a Children's Senior Social Worker to join their Duty & Assessment team. Duty week is every 2 weeks however, will be covering a smaller area which will reduce intake. Duty consists of: -Conducting strategy meetings and S47 investigations. -Formulating and executing CIN plans/CIN reviews. -Step up/progress cases to ICPCC/PLO and court. PLO/Court experience is desirable but not mandatory, support will be provided for those willing to learn. Flexibility: -Hybrid working and working from home is supported as long as work is completed. - Expectation to be in the office for at least 1 day a week (team day) on a non-duty week and in the office for your duty day/s. 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...

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to join the Transitions Team in Halton. The team supports young people aged 14 and above who meet Care Act eligibility criteria, helping them move from children's to adult services with the right support in place. In this role, you will be responsible for screening referrals and completing Care Act assessments, ensuring young people receive appropriate, person-centred care and support plans. Key Responsibilities: Undertake screening of referrals into the Transitions Team Complete Care Act assessments in line with statutory requirements Work collaboratively with young people, families, and multi-agency professionals Support effective transition planning from children's to adult services Maintain accurate and up-to-date case recordsRequirements: Qualified Social Worker with relevant registration Proven experience completing Care Act assessments Strong assessment and analytical skills Ability to work effectively with...

Teaching Assistants & Cover Support | Blackpool & Fylde Launch your education career for September 2026! Are you looking to get your foot in the door of a local school? While many wait until the end of summer to look for work, savvy professionals start now. Joining Tradewind Recruitment ahead of the new academic year allows you to secure your reputation in our partner schools and bypass the September staffing rush. What to Expect: Supporting Our Schools Stepping into a school environment is both rewarding and fast-paced. When you work through Tradewind, you aren't just "filling a gap"-you are becoming an integral part of a child's educational journey. Here is what your day-to-day might look like: Empowering Learners: You will break down complex tasks into manageable steps, helping students overcome hurdles in Literacy and Numeracy to reach those "lightbulb moments." Behavioural Role Modelling: You will use positive reinforcement to manage low-level classroom...