Social Worker - Level 3 - CMB2385e

Salary: £42,839 - £44,075 per annum

Hours: 37 per week

Location: Carlisle, Workington

Contract: 24 months fixed term

About This Opportunity

This is a non-case holding role.

Are you passionate about making a real difference for children and families? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, supportive environment where your skills can help prevent family breakdown and keep children safe at home? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

About The Role

Our Prevention Team works intensively with families at risk of children entering care. As a Social Worker in this team, you will:

• Lead on the completion of initial and final assessments, care planning meetings and reviews.
• Build strong, trusting relationships with children, young people, and their families.
• Deliver creative, evidence-based interventions to reduce risk and strengthen family resilience.
• Work collaboratively with multi-agency partners to provide holistic support.
• Support team members using group reflection and debriefing with a focus on emotional wellbeing and crisis management.

Use your professional judgment to make timely decisions that safeguard children while promoting family stability.

What We’re Looking For

• A qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration.
• Experience in children’s services, ideally working with families in crisis or on the edge of care.
• Strong communication and assessment skills, with the ability to engage families in challenging circumstances.
• A commitment to restorative practice and strengths-based approaches.
  
  

What We Offer

• A supportive team culture with regular supervision and reflective practice.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• Access to flexible working arrangements and wellbeing support.
• A chance to make a lasting impact in the lives of children and families.
  
  

This role is available on a 24 month fixed term basis.

Be sure to take a look at the post specification (below) for the essential criteria for this role.

Contact

For more information about the role or to arrange an informal chat prior to your application, please contact Leigh Spender by email at leigh.spender@cumberland.gov.uk

DBS Checks

This role requires a DBS check. The level of check for this role is:

Enhanced DBS check with a Children’s and Adults Barred List check.

Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with adults and Children. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults and Children.

Guaranteed Interviews

We offer a guaranteed interview to the following applicantsas long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

• Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010
• Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under
• Armed forces veterans whose last long term substantive employer was the armed forces
  
  

If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application. Find out more.

Diversity, Inclusion & Adjustments

We’re dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. That’s why we’re a proud Disability Confident Leader and also an Age Friendly Employer – to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.

If you need any reasonable adjustments

to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by emailingResourcing@Cumberland.gov.uk. While adjustments aren’t always guaranteed, we’ll always listen and we’ll try our best to accommodate your needs.

Application and Interview information

• Closing date: Sunday 15th March
• Interview date:23rd March
  
  

Please note this role may close early subject to demand. If you’re interested in applying, you should apply well before the advised closing date. We cannot accept applications once the role has closed.

Please Read The Supporting Information

• Post Specification
  
  

Please also refer to our Careers site to find out more:

• Our Staff Benefits
• Candidate Support
• About Cumberland Council
  
  

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