Qualified Social Worker - Blackpool Council - Awaken Team, Childrens Services - £35ph + Negotiable!

An exciting and rewarding opportunity has arisen in Blackpool's newly re-modelled Awaken Team to recruit to an agency social work post. Awaken is a multi-agency Child Exploitation and Missing from Home service led by Children's Social Care, Police and Health who's primary function is to support children and young people who are at risk/ victims of child criminal exploitation and/or child sexual exploitation and bring offenders to justice.

As a Social Worker on Awaken, within our new model of working you will not be responsible for completing statutory functions i.e Children and Family Assessments; S47 enquiries; CIN plans and CP plans as your work will be focussed on building trusted meaningful relationships with the young person using a therapeutic model in order to build on their resilience and strengths to bring about positive change.

This exciting new way of working ensures that our Social Workers can dedicate the necessary time to children and young people who need our support the most. Our innovative and creative approaches allow us to engage young people outside of statutory constraints.

The team are looking to recruit a motivated individual with a diverse range of skills who is able to demonstrate a flexible approach and clear understanding of child exploitation and has a passion for working with adolescents.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier to numerous local authorities throughout the UK giving us access to jobs before other agencies.
• Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
• Option to be paid on either Wednesday or Friday.

*Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a REC Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.