Westmorland and Furness Council
Social Worker
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Location: Kendal and Barrow In Furness
Contract Type: Permanent
Looking for a role where you can make a real difference?
Following our Good Ofsted judgement in 2024, we're continuing to invest in our workforce and are looking for a passionate Social Worker to join our Cared For Children and Young People Team in the Barrow In Furness area.
Working with children in care, care leavers and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, you'll help provide stability, build positive relationships and support children and young people to achieve their potential.
With an average caseload of 17 children, strong management support and access to a dedicated Social Work Academy, this is an opportunity to build meaningful relationships with children while developing your own career within a supportive and ambitious service.
The Role
At Westmorland and Furness Council, relationships are at the heart of everything we do. Through our Together in Practice Framework, we support social workers to build meaningful relationships with children, young people, families and carers to achieve lasting positive change.
As a Social Worker within the Cared For Children and Young People Team, you'll work directly with children and young people, ensuring their voices are heard and their needs are met. Working alongside families, carers and partner agencies, you'll develop plans that are ambitious, child-centred and focused on achieving the best possible outcomes.
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Why Join Us?
At Westmorland and Furness, you'll join:
- A service rated Good by Ofsted
- A stable and experienced management team
- An average caseload of 17 children
- A culture that values professional judgement and reflective practice
- A team committed to achieving the very best outcomes for children and young people
Develop Your Career With Us
Through our dedicated Social Work Academy, you'll benefit from structured career pathways from ASYE through to advanced practitioner and leadership roles. You'll have access to specialist training, monthly development sessions, collaborative practice weeks and ongoing professional development to help you grow your skills, confidence and career.
About Us
Children and young people are at the heart of everything we do. We're proud of the progress we've made and our recent Ofsted judgement, but we're equally ambitious about what comes next.
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Based Westmorland and Furness, you'll combine a rewarding social work career with an exceptional quality of life in one of the UK's most beautiful locations.
What can we offer you!
Working at Westmorland and Furness Council you will receive a variety of benefits, including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and other various perks and discounts schemes. For more information about life at Westmorland and Furness Council and what we can offer you, please visit our Careers site. Our benefits | Careers (westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk)
Would you like to find out more?
If you have any queries about this role or would like an informal chat about this opportunity, then please contact Kirsty Parry on kirsty.parry@cumbria.gov.uk.
Application and Interview information
To Apply follow the links below:
- Job profile Barrow in Furness
- Job profile Kendal
Closing date: 20th September 2026
Interview date: W/C 28th September 2026
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