Children''s Social Workers - Level 2/3 - Children and Families First Salary Band I £37,938 - £40,476 p.a. plus £4,234 p.a. contractual supplement and Band J - £41,511 - £44,711 p.a. plus £5,719 contractual supplement p.a. Job Introduction This is what our current workforce say about working for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP) in Dorset. "I''ve never felt so supported" "BCP is like ''"One big family which is really rewarding." "I think just because you can do a lots of different direct work with the children. For example, I last year was able to go crabbing and it was the family''s idea and literally I was like, ''What is crabbing?'' And they were like, ''We''ll show you And we went down to one of the beaches and, yeah, were literally collecting crabs. It was so fascinating." About our team: Safeguarding is everyone''s business and whilst the initial assessment of risk takes place in the assessment service, the Children and Families First teams are here for those families where longer-term intervention at level 4 is required to reduce risk and achieve positive change. The Children and Families First teams work with families where children have been assessed to be children in need or at risk of harm. Assessments and plans are reviewed on a regular basis to prevent drift and to ensure the child''s journey progresses in a timely way. The team work closely with families and a range of other agencies to support children who are subject to child in need and chil