Social Worker – Family Safeguarding Team

🚨 Social Worker – Family Safeguarding Team

📍 Lancashire County Council | 💰 £36 per hour | ⏱️ Ongoing Contract

Looking to work in a progressive safeguarding model that focuses on keeping families together?

We’re recruiting a Social Worker to join a Family Safeguarding Team in Lancashire — offering a more holistic, relationship-based approach to child protection.

💡 Why this role stands out

• 💰 £36 per hour – competitive rate
• 📄 Ongoing contract with strong extension potential
• 🤝 Work within a multi-disciplinary safeguarding model
• 🧠 Focus on whole-family support and long-term change
• 📈 Opportunity to develop skills in innovative practice frameworks

🧩 The Role

You’ll work within a Family Safeguarding model, supporting children and families through structured, relationship-led interventions.

This approach brings together professionals to address risk factors such as domestic abuse, substance misuse, and mental health, helping families stay safely together wherever possible.

🔍 Key Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload across Child in Need (CIN) and Child Protection (CP)
• Undertake assessments and care planning
• Work closely with families to reduce risk and improve outcomes
• Collaborate with multi-agency and specialist professionals
• Apply a strengths-based, relationship-focused approach
• Maintain high-quality case recording and reporting

✅ What we’re looking for

• Qualified Social Worker
• Experience within Children’s Safeguarding teams
• Strong understanding of risk assessment and intervention planning
• Ability to build effective relationships with families
• Confident working within a multi-disciplinary environment

🎯 Why candidates apply to roles like this

• Opportunity to work in a more supportive, less reactive model
• Focus on long-term outcomes rather than crisis-only work
• Strong emphasis on collaboration and shared responsibility

📩 Interested?

Apply now or get in touch to find out more — this is a great opportunity to join a forward-thinking safeguarding service.