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Our Story:Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports. Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’. Our Team:The Edge of Care Team is a newly developed service within Halton, designed to provide intensive, relationship-based support to children, young people, and their families at a critical point of need. The team’s primary focus is on preventing family breakdown and reducing the need for children to enter local authority care. Working at the heart of our relationship-based practice model, the Edge of Care Team will deliver timely, responsive, and therapeutic interventions that help families stay together safely. As a key part of Halton’s commitment to positive practice and systemic working, this team will be instrumental in driving better outcomes for children—ensuring they have every opportunity to thrive within their family and community.Hours: 37hrs per weekYour Contributions:We are looking for a passionate, nurturing and tenacious professional to join our Edge of Care Team, ‘supporting our children and families staying together’. This will involve you responding to our children and families experiencing acute distress with a primary focus of reducing the likelihood of our children and young people entering Local Authority care. You will work flexibly and swiftly with children, young people and their families / carers, and any relevant agency to ensure risks are mitigated and our children are kept safe.You will demonstrate flexibility and resilience, with strong skills in influencing, negotiating, and developing effective action plans. Excellent communication is essential to this role, so the ability to communicate clearly and confidently—both verbally and in writing—is keyYou must be willing to work as part of a rota that includes weekends and out of core hours.Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme• Investment in your personal development • Free Car Parking at HBC sites • Flexible working arrangements • Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme Next Steps:At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Jill Evans – <a href="mailto:Jill.Evans@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">Jill.Evans@halton.gov.uk</a> or Sam Edwards – <a href="mailto:Sam.Edwards@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">Sam.Edwards@halton.gov.uk</a>. Interviews are expected to take place on 21st July 2025. At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible. We look forward to receiving your application!





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Halton Borough Council

Halton Borough Council's Plan

Intensive Family Support Worker 

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Sefton’s Adult Social Care Service has been rated as GOOD by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), an achievement we are immensely proud of.
As evidenced in our report from the CQC, Sefton has a strong track record of partnership working and place leadership, and for having a motivated and dedicated workforce that is resilient and adaptable It puts the Council in the best possible place to meet the challenges and opportunities ahead.
To support us in our ongoing journey, new roles within the Adult Social Care service are emerging. We now have an exciting opportunity to join us as a Social Worker (36 hours) with the Mental Health North Team.
Sefton Adult Social Care are looking to recruit a Social Worker to the Mental Health North Team based at Hartley Hospital in Southport, to support the delivery of the Adult Community Mental Health Services in the North of the borough.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced or newly qualified Social Worker with an interest in developing their skills and knowledge in a busy and exciting multidisciplinary work environment, working with a diverse and complex service user group.
The Mental Health Team North is co-located on the same site as health colleagues employed by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust in the North Sefton Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), working closely with a range of different professionals including Community Psychiatric Nurses, Consultant Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists and Clinical Psychologists.
The Mental Health Team North is responsible for undertaking community and hospital-based casework for individuals with severe and enduring mental health problems, who are currently under the care of secondary mental health services, or detained/admitted to psychiatric hospital wards across the Local and Mid-Mersey Divisions.
The successful post holders will be expected to have a competent skill set in undertaking a range of statutory interventions, including social care needs assessments under the Care Act 2014, Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries, and a good working knowledge of both the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007).
PG Cert in Approved Mental Health Professional Practice (AMHP) and Best Interest Assessor (BIA) qualifications is desirable; however, these training opportunities will be offered to any successful applicant once they have resumed their post as an essential part of their training and development.
Once qualified, the successful applicants would be required to support the Sefton AMHP Service, including working on a duty AMHP rota in addition to their community-based casework and core duties within the team.
If appropriate, the Salary is supplemented by an AMHP allowance of £2,205 a year, paid on a pro rata basis.
For further information, please contact Ross Campbell (Social Work Team Manager) on 07772 192848 or Michael Gribble (Lead Practitioner) on 07779 873729.
Provisional Interview Date - 07/08/2025

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

Social Worker - Mental Health North

Our Story:Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports. Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services. We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’. Our Team:Do you have a passion to make a difference to the lives of children in care?We are interested in hearing from both experienced and newly qualified Social Workers who would like to join our Children in Care Team working with children aged between 0-16 years.The team is responsible for ensuring that all Children in Care are matched with carers able to meet their needs with a long term plan of permanency and supported to achieve positive outcomes in all areas. The children in care service have stable teams of social workers, community support workers and team managers as well as service manager and head of service.Our main office is based in Runcorn, however there are also agile working spaces across both Widnes and Runcorn.The role requires access to a vehicle and UK driving license. There is a essential car user allowance payable with this role: £1,000 per year.Hours: 37 hours per weekYour Contributions:As a social worker in the team you will be responsible for care planning for children in care ensuring they are safe, happy and achieving their aspirations and goals. You will work closely with our partner agencies to deliver high quality care and support to our children and young people. As a permanency service we look to ensure our children in care live within safe, stable and appropriately matched carers/family to meet all of their needs and work towards a plan of discharge where appropriate, long term matching and/or family finding.The team also focuses on supporting young adolescents to develop their independence skills and ready them for when they are turning aged 15 years 9 months/16 years when they will transfer to the adolescent service who work alongside our team of personal advisors. Knowledge and experience of working with children in care and corporate parenting is essential to this role in supporting our children in care, however we have training available and if newly qualified our social academy will support via the ASYE programme.Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme• Investment in your personal development• Free Car Parking at HBC sites • Flexible working arrangements • Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance ProgrammeA relevant market supplement amount is included in the advertised salary for each grade as follows:<ul><li>Grade HBC7 - £2,710</li><li>Grade HBC8 - £2,710</li><li>Grade HBC9 - £3,710</li></ul>Market Supplement's may be subject to early removal should there be rationale to do so. Next Steps:At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Lyndsey Ratcliffe Service Manager Children in Care and Adoption: 0151 511 8594 <a href="mailto:lyndsey.ratcliffe@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">lyndsey.ratcliffe@halton.gov.uk</a>Interviews will take place on 31st July 2025 at Halton DCBL Stadium.At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible. We look forward to receiving your application!





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Social Worker - Children in Care 0-16 

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Lead Practitioner post – Permanent 
1 Full time 36 hours per week Aintree University Hospital Social Work Team
Are you passionate about improving the lives of adults in Sefton?
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a qualified and experienced social worker for a Lead Practitioner role in our Adult Social Care Aintree University Hospital Social Work team to make a real difference to the people and communities we serve, now and for the future.
As Lead Practitioner some of your responsibilities will include the following:
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<li>To uphold and improve standards of practise within the service</li>
<li>Be part of the multi-disciplinary Care Transfer Hub at Aintree University Hospital</li>
<li>Support and liaise with other hospitals in the area</li>
<li>To provide advice and development through supervision: practice educator roles: coaching and observing practice</li>
<li>Leading areas of responsibility across the service</li>
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This is a rare opportunity to join a supportive, flexible and forward-thinking team of people, committed to ensuring quality services are provided
Are you the passionate candidate we are looking for with the skills and experience to make a real difference to people’s lives?
Provisional Interview date week commencing 4th August 2025

Lead Practitioner  ( Adult Services )

<h4>About us</h4>Foster4 is a pioneering foster carer recruitment service. Based at Warrington Borough Council’s offices, we are a collaborative project, recruiting foster carers on behalf of eight Cheshire and Merseyside Local Authorities: Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Warrington and Wirral. By pooling our resources, we aim to recruit even more foster carers, provide even greater support to the ones we have, and ultimately keep more local children with local foster carers.The roleIn this role, you will provide support, guidance, and training to foster carers who care for children and young people who have experienced trauma and may have additional needs.Using a therapeutic, trauma informed approach means creating a safe and supportive environment so that the needs of each child can be met, taking into consideration their life experiences so far and recognising and responding to the impact of trauma on their development, behaviour, and emotional needs.Foster4 use models such as PACE, Attachment, Trauma Informed Practice and more.What's needed?Prior experience working with and supporting adults would be beneficial for this role.Direct work experience with vulnerable children and their families, and Foster Carers within a social care setting.&nbsp;Experience of statutory children’s social work or relevant experience with children/families within a voluntary agency or health trust.<h4>Benefits</h4>As well as a competitive salary, working for us means you get:<ul><li>26 days annual holiday - raising to 31 after 5 years of service (pro-rata)</li><li>Access to our attractive and competitive benefits package</li><li>Access to our Health &amp; Wellbeing Programme</li><li>Flexible working</li></ul><h4>Key Dates &amp; Further Information</h4>Closing date for applications: Thursday 10 July 2025Interviews expected to be held week commencing 28 July 2025Please apply for this post using the external link.The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. Sponsorship is not available for this role; therefore, you must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for appointment.&nbsp;DBS clearance is required.Warrington Borough Council is a Disability Confident employer





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Foster4 Therapeutic Practitioner - Fixed Term

Social Worker: Children In Care 16+ TeamX2 Social Workers (HBC7/8)X1 Advanced Social Worker (HBC9)Do you have a passion to make a difference to the lives of children in care?We are interested in hearing from dedicated Social Workers who would like to join our Children in Care Team, working with adolescents including unaccompanied asylum seeking separated children.Our Team:The team is responsible for ensuring that all Children in Care and Care Leavers are&nbsp;supported to achieve positive outcomes and&nbsp;support them in planning to build their lives as young adults ready to leave care and live&nbsp;independently.Your Contributions:As a social worker in the team&nbsp;you will be responsible for care planning for children in care aged predominantly 16 and 17 years of age ensuring they are safe, happy and achieving their aspirations and goals.&nbsp;You will work closely with our partner agencies to deliver high quality care and&nbsp;support to our children and young people.The team works closely alongside the care leaving service with the Personal Advisors,&nbsp;Independent reviewing managers and outreach workers.The team specialises in conducting brief enquiries and age assessments where necessary for those children seeking asylum and age assessment training so experience within this area is desirable not essential, as age assessment training is provided to all social workers within the team.The team focus on those older adolescent children who need specific&nbsp;support in preparing them for independence when they turn 18 years of age and transfer from a Social Worker to a Personal Advisor.Young people transfer from frontline teams at the point of a permanency plan being&nbsp;agreed&nbsp;either within court or via section 20 Southwark judgement for homeless 16/17 year olds alongside unaccompanied asylum seeking children and transferring from within the service from the Children in Care wider team already with a plan of permanency.For the Advanced Social Worker position, we are seeking a candidate who can clearly demonstrate the experience, skills, and professional capabilities required of an Advanced Practitioner. Evidence of meeting these standards will be essential.Hours: 37Our Offer:Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:<ul><li>A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service</li><li>Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions</li><li>3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Investment in your personal development</li><li>Free Car Parking at HBC sites</li><li>Flexible working arrangements</li><li>Car leasing schemes</li><li>Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme</li></ul>A relevant market supplement amount is included in the advertised salary for each grade as follows:Grade HBC7 - £2,710&nbsp;Grade HBC8 - £2,710Grade HBC9 - £3,710&nbsp;Market Supplement's may be subject to early removal should there be rational to do so.Next Steps:Here at Halton&nbsp;we are committed to supporting Social Workers to achieve their aspirations and you will have real opportunities for further promotion and training, as the Council is keen to develop advanced practitioners and also future leaders.Halton offer a nurturing ASYE programme for newly qualified workers through our Social Work Academy.&nbsp;This includes a protected caseload, dedicated time for study, a tailored training package and additional reflective supervisions.&nbsp;You will be allocated an ASYE assessor who works alongside you and your line manager to ensure you are&nbsp;supported throughout your first year in practice and beyond.For experienced workers we offer the opportunity for progression and continued professional development which includes a focus on your development including opportunities to become a practice educator, work with our local universities on delivering course material to student and progression to advanced practitioner.&nbsp;We have strong links to our local Universities and we offer specialist training and membership of Research in Practice. We aim to&nbsp;support you throughout your career whether you want to progress through a specialism, management pathways or teaching.To apply for this post you must be a qualified social worker ideally with post qualifying experience within a statutory children’s social care setting, along with knowledge and&nbsp;understanding of working with children in care and care leavers and our key partners as a corporate parent. Full Social Work Qualification is required.&nbsp;In addition, this post is subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure, a UK driving license and access to a vehicle is required and Social Work England Registration.For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Emma Wright - <a href="mailto:Emma.Wright@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">Emma.Wright@halton.gov.uk</a>.Applications will be continuously reviewed and applicants invited to interview before the advertised end date.At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are&nbsp;committed&nbsp;to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the&nbsp;individual.&nbsp;This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions.&nbsp;If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – <a href="mailto:resourcing@halton.gov.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@halton.gov.uk</a>Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.We look forward to receiving your application!





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Social Worker - Children in Care and Care Leavers 16+ 

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We are St Helens Borough Council
Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a modernising Council which is passionate and ambitious for the children and families we support, our communities and our workforce. As part of our transformation journey, we continue to build on our progress and put children firmly at the centre of our care. We can only do this because of our highly valued, skilled, and supported workforce.
Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.
 
We are currently looking to recruit an Assessment &amp; Review Worker into the CHC and DOLS Team. The team’s base is Forster House and consists of Social Workers, Best Interest Assessors, Assessment and Review Workers and a supportive admin team.
 
The role of the Assessment and Review Worker is to arrange and manage reviews for individuals who receive support provided by the Local Authority and ICB. This will include individuals supported within a variety of settings including in their own home, in residential or nursing care, within sheltered accommodation and supported living settings. The reviews will ensure the support provided continue to meet the individuals care needs as defined under the Care Act 2014. Other tasks/responsibilities required within this role would be to assist the team by carrying out a Duty Role according to the needs of the team and to undertake joint visits with other team members where necessary.
 
This is an excellent opportunity to gain and develop experience. The team is a supportive team and the Assessment and Review Worker will work alongside Social Workers and Managers. In addition there will be an opportunity to work closely with colleagues from the ICB. A good induction and monthly supervision will be provided as well as ongoing peer support.
 
This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its clients and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
 
The team has a flexible working arrangement, which means you will be required to divide your working week between home and the designated office.
 
Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.
 
If you would like further information about the post please telephone the CHC and DOLS Team on 01744 675358 and ask to speak to Gemma Thompson (Team Manager).
 
This post is subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure
 
Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.
 


St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Leader. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process. Equality &amp; Diversity St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality &amp; Diversity at St Helens Borough Council can be found here <a href="https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality" target="_blank">https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality</a>
 St Helens Borough Council is a Disability Confident Leader. Disability Confident Leader lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.
 
NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.
All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan
Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.

Assessment and Review Worker CHC and DOLS Team

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 We are St Helens Borough Council
Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a modernising Council which is passionate and ambitious for the Adults and families we support, our communities and our workforce. As part of our transformation journey, we continue to build on our progress and put people firmly at the centre of our care. We can only do this because of our highly valued, skilled, and supported workforce.
Making a Difference as Social Worker in Adults Services
Our Social Workers are pivotal to our teams. When you join us in Adult Services you will undertake needs led assessments and provide specialist support to adults and their carers, service users, and colleagues.
It is essential that you have a knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation and guidance, risk factors and difficulties relevant to client groups, understanding of rehabilitation processes, particularly in relation to older people, knowledge of user and carer issues and a thorough understanding of the care management process.
To apply you will also have experience of developing care packages, working with older/disabled people and working in a muliti-agency setting.
CQSW, DipSW or CSS or BA Hons in Social Work is essential and willingness to undertake all essential training.
This is an exciting opportunity for you to utilise existing skills and develop new ones. You will receive continuous support, development, and career progression opportunities on your journey with us. The posts will require you to regularly attend the St Helens office and travel around the St Helens and surrounding areas.
This post is subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure and Registration with Social Work England
Interested to Find Out More? You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.
Thank you for your interest in working for us.
Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.


St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Leader. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process. Equality &amp; Diversity St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation.
 St Helens Borough Council is a Disability Confident Leader. Disability Confident Leader lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.

Senior Social Worker

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<h2>Job introduction</h2>Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment or meet the Home Office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility <a href="https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/gRWgCZ668UPJVq6ijjIC3?domain=urldefense.com" target="_blank">criteria</a> for a Skilled Worker visa before applying.This is not legal advice, and we advise you to seek your own independent legal advice tailored to your own personal circumstances.Job Title: Practice Lead - Workforce AcademyA bit about us:Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. &nbsp; Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.&nbsp;Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with it’s rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!Liverpool City Council’s Children and Young People’s Service is on a transformative journey. We’ve launched our Children’s Workforce Academy, a centre of excellence driving high-quality practice and innovation across the whole children’s system. We are building a future-focused, supportive culture that nurtures professionals, builds capability, and ensures every child receives the best possible care and support.Our model of practice – “Our City, Our Children, Together” – is more than a vision, it’s a promise. A promise to work restoratively, build trust and collaboration, and ensure children’s voices guide everything we do. As a Practice Lead, you’ll be the key in making that promise a reality.Are you ready to be part of a bold, ambitious transformation in children’s services?&nbsp;Do you believe in the power of strong relationships, restorative practice and putting children and families at the heart of everything we do?&nbsp;Join us at Liverpool City Council, where our commitment to “Our City, Our Children, Together” shapes not just our values, but every aspect of how we work.The Role:We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced registered children’s social worker, ideally a Practice Educator (or willing to work towards the qualification), with a passion for supporting others and championing excellence across our holistic Children’s and Young People’s practice system.In this vital learning and development role, you will:<ul>
<li>Deliver robust and creative learning programme for our social work and alternatively qualified workforce</li>
<li>Lead training and development sessions that are dynamic, evidence-informed, and aligned to our Children’s Workforce Academy Operating Model</li>
<li>Act as a visible advocate for excellent, relationship-based practice and advocate our Model of Practice ‘Our City, Our Children, Together’</li>
<li>Support our Children’s Workforce Academy faculties and implement our Children and Young People’s Workforce Strategy, ensuring every practitioner is equipped and empowered to deliver impact across out practice system</li>
<li>Contribute to quality assurance and practice improvement activity through coaching, mentoring and reflective supervision/practice</li>
</ul>You’ll be confident, motivated and collaborative, with a drive to inspire others and improve outcomes for children and young people. If you’ve mentored and supported colleagues before and thrive on creating positive, meaningful change, then we want to hear from you!This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and up to date registration with Social Work England&nbsp;as a qualified Social Worker.Our offer to you:<ul>
<li>At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days</li>
<li>Agile working (Role&nbsp;dependent) -&nbsp;A “Flexibility First” approach to Agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception</li>
<li>Part of the Local Government Pension scheme –&nbsp;option to join the AVC scheme</li>
<li>Progression -&nbsp;opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning</li>
<li>Health and Wellbeing -&nbsp;offer including Employee assistance programme</li>
<li>Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes&nbsp;</li>
<li>Drive Time –&nbsp;a salary sacrifice car lease scheme</li>
<li>Family friendly policies with enhanced leave &nbsp;</li>
<li>Discounted Gym Memberships&nbsp;</li>
<li>Employee Volunteering Scheme&nbsp;</li>
<li>Medicash&nbsp;</li>
</ul>Next steps: Closing date: Monday 14 July 2025 midnight Shortlisting date: Tuesday 15 July 2025&nbsp; Interview date: Friday 1 August 2025We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.Please note: this vacancy is classified as a politically restricted position.If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Helen Lea, Principal Social Worker <a href="mailto:helen.lea@liverpool.gov.uk" target="_blank">helen.lea@liverpool.gov.uk</a> or Harriet Cadman, Recruitment and Retention Lead <a href="mailto:harriet.cadman@liverpool.gov.uk" target="_blank">harriet.cadman@liverpool.gov.uk</a>&nbsp;Watch our recruitment video and see what life is like working at Liverpool City Council.Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.&nbsp;If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at <a href="mailto:recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk</a>.Although we advertise on Jobs Go Public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications. &nbsp;Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

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Join our Children’s Social Services Team: Make a Difference Every Day!
We are seeking to appoint passionate and experienced Assistant Team Managers within our Support and Protect Teams to join our dynamic Children’s Services Team here at Sefton Council.
As an Assistant Team Manager, you will have direct responsibility for a small number of children whilst playing a vital role in supporting the Team Manager in the day-to-day management of a team of Social Workers and other professionals in the delivery of statutory and legislative duties and requirements. You will be critical in ensuring the key performance targets as they apply to the team, the service and the Council are met.
If you join Sefton now, you will be part of something exciting and new as we continue our improvement journey.
Opportunities
We currently have a number of vacancies within our Support &amp; Protect Teams which will see you work closely with children and families with the support of excellent team managers and service managers.
Our offer to you
We offer competitive salaries between SCP 36-39 £45,718 - £48,710(pay award pending) In addition ‘Market Rate Supplements’ of up to £5,000 are available.
We all know how important time away from the workplace is which is why we offer a generous annual leave entitlement of 28 days increasing to 33 days after 5 years continual service in addition to 8 bank holidays.
Other benefits include: local government pension scheme, enhanced sick pay scheme and family friendly leave with pay, agile/flexible working opportunities and access to occupational health services. For further information on the fantastic benefits of working for Sefton Council see our Application Pack.
Ready to Make a Difference?
Join us and be part of a team that’s not only changing lives but having lasting impacts on shaping futures. Together we can achieve great things for our children and our communities.
We are seeking individuals who have extensive, relevant experience of working with children, young people, and families; using direct work skills and observation to gain the voice and experiences of children and young people. Candidates will be committed to working transparently in partnership with children, young people and families, and partner agencies in a strength-based way.
If you are Social Work England registered and have a Social Work Degree or equivalent Social Work Qualification with relevant experience we would love to hear from you.
Apply today&nbsp;and start your journey with us a Sefton Council!
We reserve the right to close this advert early if demand is high.
Provisional Interview Date - w/c 28th July 2025

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