Social Worker - Family and Multi-Agency Child Protection Teams

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- Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East, Central Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Job Reference mkc/TP/237/2136

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Permanent

Full time

Working Hours:

37

Location:

Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East, Central Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Closing Date:

27/09/2026

Job Category:

Children's Social Care

Service Area:

Children's Services
- Children's Social Work

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:

• Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32days after five  addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
• Excellent pension - everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
• A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support.
• Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme - eligible employees can lease an electric or low-emission vehicle at a reduced cost through salary sacrifice, subject to National Minimum Wage and other eligibility requirements.
• Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.

Roles are either ‘site based’ or ‘home based’.

Site based roles are mainly based at the workplace, with the option to work from home for up to two days a week, depending on service needs.

Home based roles are mainly based at home, with the expectation of attending the workplace up to one day a week.

The working arrangement for each role is set by the manager, based on service requirements.

Make a difference where it matters most

This is a fantastic opportunity to join us as we embed our new Family Help and Multi-Agency Child Protection Teams, following the national Families First reforms. Every day, our colleagues work alongside children, young people and families to create lasting change, helping, supporting and safeguarding children through creative, relationship-based practice. Whether your strengths lie in early intervention and family-led support, or child protection and safeguarding, we have opportunities across both services and, through a single application, you can tell us which area of practice interests you most.

We're looking for dedicated practitioners who want to be part of a service that is shaping the future of children's social care. As we continue to develop our systemic approach to practice, you'll join a supportive organisation that is committed to achieving better outcomes for children, young people and families across Milton Keynes. If you're ready to make a difference and help us deliver meaningful change, we'd love to hear from you.

Our Family Help teams work with children, young people and families at the earliest opportunity, helping to reduce risk, build on strengths and create positive, sustainable change. We believe that families are often best placed to identify solutions when they receive the right support, and our practice is centred on building trusted relationships and strengthening family networks.

Our Multi-Agency Child Protection Teams support children who require statutory intervention, child protection planning, pre-proceedings and court work. These teams are focused on ensuring children are…