Social Worker - Family Help
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Occupation Type
Youth and community workers
Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled
Sponsorship EligibilityIneligible for Sponsorship
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Description
About The Job
Salary: £39,152 - £41,771 a year plus £5,500 market supplement and £963 essential car user allowance (subject to criteria)
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent
Our new Family Help Hubs are taking shape – and we’d love you to be part of the journey. You’ll be making a real difference to families in Luton.
About The Role
We are seeking an experienced Social Worker to support children and young people with complex needs and risks. In this dynamic and rewarding role, you will:
Salary: £39,152 - £41,771 a year plus £5,500 market supplement and £963 essential car user allowance (subject to criteria)
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent
Our new Family Help Hubs are taking shape – and we’d love you to be part of the journey. You’ll be making a real difference to families in Luton.
About The Role
We are seeking an experienced Social Worker to support children and young people with complex needs and risks. In this dynamic and rewarding role, you will:
- Work directly with children, young people, and their families to provide targeted support and protection.
- Conduct in-depth assessments, including parenting assessments and statutory visits.
- Plan and implement appropriate, multi-agency interventions and service provisions.
- Mentor and coach less experienced social workers, offering guidance and joint working opportunities.
- Collaborate effectively with internal colleagues and external partner agencies.
- Support the development of best practices and procedures aligned with Social Work Professional Standards.
About You
We are looking for a confident, compassionate professional with the ability to manage complex cases independently. You will have:
- Substantial post-qualifying experience in social work, ideally within Children and Family Services.
- Proven ability to make sound professional judgements in challenging, multi-disciplinary environments.
- Experience working on complex cases involving vulnerability and risk, with minimal supervision.
- Strong communication skills – both written and verbal – with the ability to engage diverse audiences, including children and professionals.
- In-depth knowledge of legislation and statutory responsibilities relevant to children’s services.
- A thorough understanding of social disadvantage, child development, and family dynamics.
- Clear awareness of eligibility criteria and thresholds concerning need and risk of significant harm.
- Registration with Social Work England.
- A recognised Social Work degree, diploma, or equivalent qualification.
About Us
Luton Council has been selected to deliver the government’s Families First for Children Pathfinder programme.
Luton is one of seven new areas in the second wave to be chosen with the aim of protecting vulnerable children from harm and improving services to help more children stay with their families in safe and loving homes.
The programme is an amazing opportunity for Luton to shape future social care practice, which includes closer working relationships with our health, police, education and voluntary sector partners.
Children are at the heart of everything we do in Luton, and we are very proud of the tremendous work that is already taking place together with our partners, including the development of our Family Hubs and working towards making Luton a child-friendly town where our children and young people can grow up feeling happy, healthy and secure.
Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.
The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough
Application process
Luton Council has been selected to deliver the government’s Families First for Children Pathfinder programme.
Luton is one of seven new areas in the second wave to be chosen with the aim of protecting vulnerable children from harm and improving services to help more children stay with their families in safe and loving homes.
The programme is an amazing opportunity for Luton to shape future social care practice, which includes closer working relationships with our health, police, education and voluntary sector partners.
Children are at the heart of everything we do in Luton, and we are very proud of the tremendous work that is already taking place together with our partners, including the development of our Family Hubs and working towards making Luton a child-friendly town where our children and young people can grow up feeling happy, healthy and secure.
Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.
The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough
Application process
Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.
Additional Information
We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:
Additional Information
We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:
- From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave