Social Worker - Family Safeguarding Team
Bracknell Forest Council
Bracknell, RG12 1JDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£48,295 to £50,454
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 November 2026
13 days leftJob description
You must hold current registration with Social Work England and, where applicable, have successfully completed your Assessed and Supported Year in Emp...
- Develop and implement effective safeguarding plans to protect children from harm.
- To work alongside other professionals as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- To manage a caseload of Child in Need, Child Protection, Care Proceedings and Children Looked After.
- To take part in the team duty system responding to concerns as and when they arise.
- To make effective use of time and be able to prioritise workload, ensuring timeliness in visiting, report writing and other deadlines.
- To participate in regular reflective supervision and be able to set clear goals and intervention strategies.
- To develop and maintain accurate case records and comply with the department's policies, procedures and guidelines including data protection and GDPR.
Bracknell Forest Council have a nationally recognised practice model the Family Safeguarding Model
Working collaboratively with families to keep them together, where it is safe to do so, is at the heart of the embedded Family Safeguarding Model, an approach which is underpinned by Motivational Interviewing (MI). This ensures families, children and young people feel empowered, and enables parents to make the positive changes needed, to achieve improved outcomes for their children and their own wellbeing.
We are a small, welcoming and friendly local authority where you will have the opportunity to build strong, positive and supportive working relationships with colleagues and peers. You will be a valued member of the team, where you will feel connected, appreciated, heard, accepted, included and supported.
Please note: Children's services are currently progressing its Families First transformation programme. This role may be subject to changes to its responsibilities, reporting arrangements and/or job description. Any proposed changes would be managed in accordance with the council's relevant consultation processes and policies.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Social Work or equivalent.
- Social Work England registration.
- ASYE completion.
- Post-qualifying experience in safeguarding children, including child
- protection work.
- Post qualifying CPD.
Desirable: - Motivational Interviewing Training.; - Experience in Family Safeguarding.
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Provenance
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First seen
15 October 2026
Last checked
16 October 2026
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