Senior Social Worker – Infant Safeguarding

Lancashire

Job Title: Senior Social Worker - Infant Safeguarding

Location: Blackpool, Lancashire

Pay Rate: £41.91 per hour

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Social Worker to join its client’s Infant Safeguarding Team based in Blackpool. This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled practitioner who is committed to improving the lives of vulnerable children and families.

• Undertake pre-birth assessments, child protection investigations, and manage complex Child in Need and PLO/Pre-Proceedings cases.
• Produce high-quality assessments, court statements, and reports.
• Provide mentoring and coaching to less experienced team members.
• Support the Team Manager in driving performance and quality improvement.
• Act as a role model, promoting reflective practice and continuous learning.
• Lead by example in delivering child-centred, strengths-based social work.

• Social Work England registration
• Degree in Social Work or equivalent
• Post-qualified experience in statutory children’s services
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding, pre-birth work, and court processes
• A full UK driving licence
• A commitment to professional development and team collaboration
• Free DBS and compliance service
• Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
• Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
• Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
• Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
• “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
• “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
* Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.