Employer:Blackpool Council
Reference:REPN427/08
Salary:£24,545 - £31,606 PA (pay award pending)
Hours:37 hours per week
Working pattern:Full Time, Permanent position
Location:Progress House
Closing date:12/09/2008 23:59 PM
Opportunities have arisen for experienced social workers with specialist skills in direct work with young people and families within Blackpool.
These posts will be situated in one of our busy locality teams and will work predominantly with troubled adolescents and their families in an effort to prevent family breakdown. You will need to be a qualified and committed social worker with experience of working with mental health issues and/or therapeutic interventions. This post will link closely with colleagues in our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.
For an informal discussion please contact Ian Wheeler, Service Manager 01253 477848.
Blackpool Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is subject to satisfactory references, CRB and medical clearances and proof of legal working in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.
If you have not been contacted within three weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
All Local Authorities are required to undertake a pay and grading review. This post will be subject to Job Evaluation and the pay and grade may increase or decrease as a result.
Blackpool welcomes applications from all of the community.