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Contract Type: Permanent x2

Hours: 37 per week

Salary: NJC Grade H1/H2 SCP 27-35 £39,481, - £47,665 per annum

Closing Date: 6th November 2026 at 12 Noon

At Blackpool Council we want the people we serve to live well. This means living ordinary lives in the place they call home, in communities where they look out for one another, doing what matters to them.

If people need some support, we start by understanding what a good life looks like for them, and how we can we work together to achieve it. This includes when people are at risk of abuse or neglect and need some support or advice in order to stay safe and protect themselves.

We’re looking for social workers to work alongside people to achieve all of this, whatever their age or stage of life.

You’ll be responsible for:

building trusted relationships

having conversations with people based on what matters most to them

understanding what is making a person less safe and why

making sure people’s wishes, feelings and beliefs are central to decision making

supporting people to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible connecting people to wider networks of opportunity and support

increasing people’s hope, self-esteem and creative potential

responding quickly in a crisis and sticking with people until things are better for them

being involved in people’s lives in the least intrusive way

Respecting People's decisions and ensuring any decisions they can't make by themselves are made in their best interests.

Making plans with people to help them be as safe as they can be and want to be

keeping in touch with people to check how they are, how things are going and if anything needs to change.

You will be required to:

Listen and recognise that people are experts in their own lives

respect the dignity and diversity of the people you’re working with

understand and respond to people’s unique needs and aspirations

communicate respectfully with and about people

be curious

be useful

be kind

Be brave

uphold human rights and social justice

question the status quo

do no harm.

critically reflect and keep learning.

In return, you will get:

The opportunity work hard and improve the lives of people who need your support

To be part of an organisation which is building a culture of respecting people and building on their strengths

To be part of a small, well supported team who work innovatively to support people flexibly

To model all of the above across a whole organisation

A package of rewards and benefits which is competitive with the best.

To take part in well structured, helpful and reflective supervision

To do all of this in one of the UK's most iconic towns.

At this point in time we are not able to offer a Visa sponsorship in this role due to operational reasons

Click here to view the Job Description.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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Have you got what it takes to ride the Roller Coaster ride of Social Work in Blackpool? for further information on the career path and development opportunities available at Blackpool please see here.