Description | Salary £35,235 - £39,513 Per Annum | Permanent, Full Time 37 Hours Per Week | Lancashire | International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship Working in the Children with Disabilities Service The CwD Service supports children and young people from birth to aged 18 and Care Leavers up to age 25 who have severe and profound disabilities, and their families. Working long term with our families enables us to fully embrace and be on the journey with the children and young people we support and see their achievements at different stages of their life to ensure that they have good positive outcomes and that their voices are heard. We take a strengths-based approach to supporting children and young people, to ensure we achieve the best for the children, young people and families we support. No day is the same with the Children with Disabilities Team. If you want variety, challenge and an incredibly rewarding social care role then this is the service for you. The Children with Disabilities social work service consists of 6 Teams supporting families across the whole of Lancashire and includes Consultant Social Workers, Social Workers and Senior Social Workers, Child and Family Practitioners and Leaving Care Personal Advisors. We are a specialist social work service undertaking all aspects of social work for children and young people who meet the criteria for support from our service. This includes undertaking assessments, direct work, supporting Children in Need, Children in Our Care and Care Leavers, undertaking safeguarding and court work, complex multi-agency planning, work within the Mental Capacity Act and supporting the transition to adulthood. The service offers the opportunity for the development of a wide range of practice experience and skills and career progression within the service. Multi-agency working is key in supporting our children, young people and their families. We work closely with multi-agency partners and other teams across children's and education services to provide joined-up support that makes a real difference and improves outcomes for the children and families we support. We recognise the importance of working creatively with our children and young people. We focus on our children and young people as individuals, getting to know them, learning to communicate with them and understand their daily experiences, supporting them to improve their daily lives and outcomes and those of their families. Working long term with the children and families enables us to keep families together, build positive relationships and prevent concerns escalating by providing individualised packages of care and support. Our aim is to ensure children and young people with disabilities are supported to achieve their full potential, reach their goals to ensure that they lead a full and inclusive life and be given the same opportunities as their peers. Come and join us on our journey to make a difference to the children and young people we support who really are at the heart of what we do and we feel it is an honour to be part of their lives. Working with children and young people with severe and profound disabilities and their families is both challenging and rewarding. As a member of this service you will have a real opportunity to make a significant difference to the children, young people and their families you are there to support. As part of the Children with Disabilities Service you will have a range of opportunities to gain and develop a wide range of knowledge and skill in this specialist area, learning through formal training, colleagues, multi-agency partners and children, young people and their families. What we are looking for; We are looking for Social Workers and Senior Social Workers who can demonstrate the following in their practice and skills: Passion – Thinking creatively to ensure that our children are supported to achieve their aspirations (no matter how big or small) will need to be top of your list We are looking for passionate practitioners who truly care and want to make a difference to children, young people and families. Challenge – Some days will be tough, for your children, for you, and for your colleagues. We are looking for someone who is dedicated, resilient and committed, and who will always go that extra mile for our children, young people and families. You will be faced with tough decisions and difficult choices but the rewards and benefits of watching our children and young people achieve, outweigh these challenges by miles. Resilience will be key to your success. Supportive - you are inspirational, motivating, a good communicator and enjoy supporting and developing the practice of others with the reward that comes from this. Forward thinking – We are on a continuous journey to improve the service and support to children and young people with severe and profound disabilities and their families and carers and these are exciting times. We are looking for Social Workers who can join our Service and join us on this exciting journey, making a contributions to help shape and inform the future of the service. Values – We are looking for someone who has values aligned to those that are integral to our service and our organisation - supportive, innovative, respectful, dedicated and collaborative In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website. We currently have one vacancy in the Children with Disabilities Team in Preston. For more information or an informal discussion please contact Lois Taylor, Team Manager on 01772 538971 or by email at lois.taylorlancashire.gov.uk. Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence. The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful, you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab. You must be registered (Social Work England) to be appointed as a Social Worker. You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability. We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications. Job Description & Person Specification