Social Worker | Family Safeguarding

Description
| Salary £37,563 - £47,665 per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | Family Safeguarding
- Chorley

Description
| Salary £37,563 - £47,665 per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | Family Safeguarding
- Chorley

This role is not open to international sponsorship

Chorley | Up to £46,142 (Dependent on Experience)

Whether you’re an experienced practitioner or newly qualified, if you’re passionate about making a difference, Lancashire’s Family Safeguarding Service will support you to thrive and develop your career.

If You’re a Newly Qualified Social Worker Or Qualified But Haven’t Yet Completed a Statutory Placement, We Can Still Support You With

• Career guidance into statutory social work
• Interview preparation and advice
• Insight into future opportunities within Lancashire

Thinking about joining us? Why not come along and meet the team first!

We’re hosting a taster day where you’ll get the chance to:

• Meet the colleagues you’ll be working with
• Get a feel for our team culture and environment
• Ask questions and see what a typical day looks like

It’s a great opportunity to experience what it’s like to be part of the team before you make your decision.

We’d love to see you there!

This is your opportunity to join a forward-thinking, supportive service where you’ll have the time, structure, and backing to deliver meaningful work with children and families.

At Lancashire County Council, we’ve built a progressive and innovative Family Safeguarding model that puts collaboration and relationships at the centre of practice.

• Manageable caseloads so you can focus on quality, not quantity
• A stable and supportive management team
• A genuinely collaborative, multi-agency approach
• The chance to deliver relationship-based, impactful social work

• Domestic Abuse Practitioners
• Domestic Abuse Officers
• Mental Health Practitioners
• Child & Family Practitioners

• Work more effectively with families through joined-up interventions
• Focus on sustainable, long-term change
• Reduce risk through shared expertise and support
• Build stronger, more meaningful relationships with children and parents

• Manage a caseload including Child in Need and Child Protection work
• Manage cases within the Public Law Outline.
• Complete assessments, planning, and direct work with families
• Work within a supportive multidisciplinary team
• Deliver high-quality, reflective practice
• Help keep families together safely wherever possible

• Kind and compassionate
• Reliable and thoughtful
• Flexible and understanding
• Able to spend time with them and really listen
• Committed to helping them feel safe and happy

• A comprehensive induction via our Social Work Academy
• Ongoing training in Family Safeguarding and Motivational Interviewing
• Regular supervision, reflection, and peer support
• Clear opportunities to progress and develop your career

• 26 days annual leave, rising to 32 + bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 20 additional days
• Flexible working options
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, and more

Closing Date: 31 October 2026

Interviews:
Weekly

Lancashire’s ASYE offer provides a comprehensive, structured programme designed to support newly qualified social workers to thrive from day one. Through the Social Work Academy, you will begin with a two‑week mandatory induction, followed by recall days at key milestones across your first year to support both portfolio development and your ongoing professional…