Social Worker
Social Worker
Lancashire County Council are currently seeking a qualified Social Worker to join their Duty and Assessment team in Preston and South Ribble.
As a Social Worker, you will be responsible for working with children and young people, enabling you to make a positive difference in their lives.
The Role
As a Social Worker, your main responsibilities will include:
- Assessing and managing risk to children and young people
- Planning and delivering interventions to support children and their families
- Maintaining accurate records and completing reports
- Working collaboratively with other professionals and agencies
The Requirements
The successful candidate for this role will have:
- A recognised Social Work qualification
- 12+ months experience as a Social Worker
- The ability to manage a caseload of between 15 and 22 (depending on the function)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
The Benefits
This company offers a range of benefits to their employees, including:
- Flexible working hours
- Time off in lieu (TOIL) if working beyond 37 hours per week
- Manageable caseloads
- Family-friendly policies to help balance family commitments
- Travel benefits, including paid mileage
The Company
This company is a leading provider of social care services in Lancashire.
Their Children's Services are progressive and innovative, embracing strength-based approaches and currently embedding a family safeguarding model of practice.
They understand the importance of their teams having the right support in place, a healthy work-life balance, and a manageable caseload.
Apply Now
If you are interested, please call Chris Richardson on 01772 208964 or email me your CV - Christopher.richardson@servicecare.org.uk
If this role isn't right for you, but you know someone who would fit perfectly to our engaged and devoted team and you refer them, you will receive a referral bonus of £250.
The benefits of working with SCS:
- A specialist dedicated Social Work consultant offering single point of contact.
- Exceptional referral bonuses - £250 per referral placed in to work!
- An extensive & exclusive range of Social Work vacancies across the UK
- Nationwide provider Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities.
- Payroll service twice a week.
- Ltd and PAYE payment options available.
- Annual training budget of up to £250 and continued online CPD training.
- Excellent Annual Loyalty schemes / bonuses.
- DBS disclosures provided via fast-track online services free of charge.
- Start: ASAP
- Duration: 3 months +
- Rate: £34.00 - £38 per hour + Hybrid working, Time off in lieu, mileage paid
- Location: City of Preston, England
- Type: Contract
- Industry: Other
- Recruiter: Service Care Solutions Ltd
- Contact: Chris Richardson
- Tel: 01772 208964
- Fax: 01772 471473
- Email: to view click here
- Posted: 2024-04-29 13:58:11 -
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