Social Worker | Family Safeguarding | Fylde & Wyre

Job Description | Salary £36,363 - £46,142 per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | Family Safeguarding - Fylde & Wyre |

Closing Date: 31 August 2026

Interviews:
Weekly

Fylde & Wyre, Lancashire | 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

• 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.

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

Our Family Safeguarding teams are made up of specialist professionals working alongside social workers, including:

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

This model allows you to:

• 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

We use a strengths-based approach and Motivational Interviewing to empower families and improve outcomes.

• 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

If this sounds like you, you’ll be a great fit for our teams.

• 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

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful, you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

You must be registered (Social Work England) to be appointed as a Social Worker.

You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.