Job Description

Lancashire County 

LAC Social Worker - £34-£39

1 X Qualified Social Worker required asap in the CIOC Team , covering Preston, Hyndburn Ribble Valley & Rossendale

Starting date – ASAP Hourly rate – between £34 and £39 dependent upon worker's experience. Must Have: 12+ months experience. Please provide your contact telephone number on your application/CV. Experience with LCS desirable.

There are many benefits to working in Lancashire including, but not limited to: - Flexible Working - TOIL (time off in lieu if working beyond your 37 hours) - Manageable caseloads - Family Friendly Employer (help to balance family commitments) - Travel benefits (mileage paid)

It is a really exciting time to work in Lancashire and our Children's Services are progressive and innovative. We embrace strength-based approaches, are currently embedding a family safeguarding model of practice and offer a good work life balance. Working with children and young people is both challenging and rewarding, enabling you to make a positive difference in their lives. We understand the importance of our teams having the right support in place, a healthy work-life balance and a manageable caseload. We aim for caseloads to be between 15 and 22 (depending the function you are working in). We pay your mileage and we have a time of in lieu policy. We currently take a hybrid approach to our work; we mainly work from home but there are opportunities to come together as a team when required