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    Support Worker - Preston, United Kingdom - Lancashire County Council

    Lancashire County Council
    Lancashire County Council Preston, United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    | Salary £25,979 - £29,777 Per Annum | Fixed Term Until June 2025, Full Time 37 Hours Per Week | County Hall, Preston |

    Pay Award Pending

    International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship

    Social Worker (Mainstream Fostering) | Grade 6

    Join us as we embark on our journey to deliver Outstanding services to children and young people. The Fostering Recruitment & Assessment Team is responsible for recruiting and assessing mainstream families that want to foster children in our care in Lancashire. The Team now hosts our Private Fostering Team who are at the forefront of our drive to reshape this service area.

    The Fostering Recruitment & Assessment Team is committed to " Make Every Memory Count " to ensure all children and young people are offered and receive the very best care and support. This is the time to be part of our fantastic Team because not only are we responsible for Lancashire fostered children we also support privately fostered children and young people including those coming from Ukraine under the national Homes for Ukraine scheme.

    We are based in County Hall, Preston but are currently working flexibly. The successful candidate will be expected to travel throughout Lancashire therefore you must drive and have access to a car.

    What opportunities we have
    We now have an exciting opportunity for a Grade 6 Support Worker (Mainstream Fostering) on a 12-Month Fixed Term basis until June 2025.

    Our values and core principles

    The core principles that underpin our work include:

  • Making sure our families and child or young person is at the absolute centre of every decision we make and action we take.
  • Involving our children, young people and families in decisions that affect them – small ones and big ones.
  • Working with our children, young people, families, and social work teams to build on and continue to improve the menu of services that we offer to meet ever-changing need.
  • Develop purposeful and meaningful relationships with all to promote effective partnerships between services.
  • Breaking down barriers and supporting our families, children and young people to overcome barriers that prevent accessing the support and opportunities they need to thrive.
  • Work towards becoming a fully trauma-informed workforce, so that children and young people are helped to overcome adversity.

    • What you can expect from us

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

  • We have a stable permanent management team who are approachable, supportive, and keen to help you learn and develop, irrelevant of where you are at in your social work career.
  • We have a streamlined and welcoming approach to facilitating career progression.
  • We have dedicated 1:1 support for newly qualified social workers, to help guide and support through the early stages of your career. This includes specific bite size learning events; learning and development sessions; learning circles; social work academy; ASYE support groups; buddy and mentoring systems; and a really supportive team. This individually tailored support compliments the existing formal training offer.
  • You will be part of the Fostering Recruitment & Assessment Team which comprises up to 20 social work staff and as such you will join in on all team meetings and well-being events.
  • We are happy to negotiate salary at interview and offer a competitive salary based on knowledge, skills, and experience.
  • As an LCC employee you will have access to our free Employee Assistance Programme which offers counselling and advice on a variety of personal, family or workplace issues.

    • What we are looking for
    We are looking for a support worker who shares our values;

    Supportive: We support each other to enable our carers to feel supported to be able to support our children, we are looking for passionate social workers who can provide our carers with outstanding support and so our children can be safe, achieve, feel happy and loved.

    Innovative: We pride ourselves on continuously seeking out new initiatives, pioneering projects, and aspirational pilots, we are looking for social workers who can embrace and implement progressive changes to ensure that our services are the best they can possibly be.

    Respectful: We respect that all the children we provide services to have wide and varied needs. We understand that our workforce and carers also have wide and varied needs. Your practice approach will need to be anti-discriminatory and promote inclusivity.

    Collaborative: We welcome opportunities to work with colleagues within the wider Council and partner agencies to ensure that we are developing and delivering services that meets need and demand. As part our fostering service you will have the exiting opportunity to collaborate in the development of our service.

    Are you interested?
    We would love to hear from any support workers who have a passion for building relationships with children and supporting them to achieve the best possible outcomes and want to join our team.

    You are welcome to contact Gareth Winstanley (Fostering Team Manager) to discuss the role in greater detail and gain more information about the service. You can do this by telephone on or by email at

    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. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.

    The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 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.

    Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

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

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