Senior Social Worker - 0-Infant Safeguarding | Blackpool Council

Position: Senior Social WorkerTeam: Families Safeguarding - 0-Infant TeamContract: LocumHours: 37 hours per weekPay Rate: £41.91 per hourLocation: Blackpool, Lancashire

Sheldon Phillips are working with Blackpool Council to recruit a Senior Social Worker to join their 0-Infant Team within the Families Safeguarding Service. This is a specialist team focused on the earliest stages of a child's life, offering a unique opportunity to lead high-impact social work and help shape the start of a child’s journey.

This role is perfect for someone with a strong background in pre-birth assessment, child protection, complex CIN work, and PLO/court proceedings. As a Senior Social Worker, you’ll also play a key part in mentoring less experienced colleagues, modelling reflective and strengths-based practice, and supporting the Team Manager in driving quality across the service.

• A specialist service focused on pre-birth and infant safeguarding

• Meaningful work at the earliest and most crucial point in a child’s life

• Mentoring and development opportunities within an ambitious and values-led team

• A culture that supports innovation, relationship-based practice and professional development

• Town centre location with secure, modern parking and strong public transport links

• Committed senior leadership and a clear improvement agenda

• Undertake pre-birth assessments, including those under S17 and S47

• Manage complex CIN and CP cases with a clear, child-centred focus

• Work within the Public Law Outline and contribute to care proceedings

• Prepare high-quality court reports and safeguarding assessments

• Support the Team Manager in quality assurance, mentoring, and reflective practice

• Offer guidance and coaching to less experienced colleagues, modelling best practice

• Work closely with families using a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach

• Build trusted relationships that support sustained change

• Promote Blackpool’s values of working with families, not doing to them

• Social Work England (SWE) Registration

• Recognised Social Work qualification

• Significant experience in pre-birth, safeguarding and/or court work

• Ability to lead by example and support colleagues in their development

• Strong understanding of strengths-based and relationship-focused practice

• Commitment to improving the lived experience of children and families