Social Worker

Halton Borough Council; Widnes; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in Widnes is seeking a dedicated Social Worker for the ICART team. The role involves screening checks with families and collaborating with multi-agency partners to ensure child welfare. Candidates should have a degree in Social Work and experience in safeguarding practices. The position offers a competitive salary of £38,122 - £44,481 per annum, generous benefits including a Local Government Pension Scheme, and opportunities for career progression in a supportive work environment.

Benefits

34 days annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Extensive employee benefits platform

Qualifications

• Experience working within multi-agency teams.
• Knowledge of current social work legislation and safeguarding practices.
• Ability to manage a diverse caseload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Undertake screening checks with parents, children, and partner agencies.
• Triage information to ensure appropriate next steps.
• Support vulnerable children and families through targeted interventions.

Skills

Social work experience

Child safeguarding knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

# Social Worker - ICART## Job Introduction**Social Worker – ICART**Join a team where we’re always looking ahead — a place that’s deeply committed to continuous learning, growth, and career progression.**Our Story:**Halton is a vibrant local authority area encompassing Widnes and Runcorn, with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester.Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘*our colleagues’*. **Our Team:**The ICART team is the first point of contact for the public and professionals who have concerns about a child. ICART is a multi-agency team made up of social workers, early help family workers, education, health and police. ICART triages information gathered to determine next steps, this will include identifying immediate risk and ensuring consent has been gained from the parents / carers when professionals refer or dispense with if necessary when a safeguarding matter arises.**Hours:** 37**Your Contributions:**As an ICART Social Worker you will undertake screening checks with parents / carers / child / young person, police, health, education and other partner agencies to enable the manager to make a decision about next steps.***This role is based in our office in Widnes with some travel across the Borough.*****Our Offer:**Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:* A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service* Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions* 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme* Investment in your personal development* Free Car Parking at HBC sites* Flexible working arrangements* Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance ProgrammeWe have a strong vision for social work practice in Halton and we are currently embedding a relationship based practice model that has systemic practice at its core. We’re on a journey for excellence and we’ve made it our mission to ensure that children and young people get the best service from us, so they are able to thrive and achieve.We are committed to supporting our Social Workers and Managers to achieve their aspirations too. Working with us, you will have real opportunities to progress your career through training and development as an advanced practitioner, or future leader.We have a stable and experienced Senior Leadership Team, who lead from the front. The Head of Service, Service Manager and Team Manager are well established staff members in Halton, who are supportive and nurturing.You will receive bespoke support from the Social Work Academy who are integral in supporting this team in our improvement journey, providing advice, guidance and support to colleagues in this service area.**The Market Supplement applicable to the advertised role is as follows:****For salaries of HBC 7 and HBC8 - £2,710 per annum****Market Supplement's may be subject to early removal should there be rational to do so.****Next Steps:**At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Catherine Cosgrove on 0151 5117490.Interview dates are TBC.At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – [e-mail]**Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.**We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.We look forward to receiving your application!### Social Worker - ICART* **Salary** £38,122 - £44,481 (advertised salary is inclusive of a market supplement - please see advert for more detail)* **Frequency** Annual* **Job Reference** haltoncouncil/TP/699/393* **Contract Type** Permanent* **Working Hours** 37* **Closing Date** No expiry date* **Job Category** Social Work* **Department** Children's Social Care (Children and Families)* **Location** Halton Borough Council, United Kingdom* **DBS Check** Enhanced* **Posted on** 7 January, 2026