Social Worker (Family Help Service)

Social Workers (3 Posts)

Childrens Social Care Families First Team

PO2-PO3: 44937 pa rising in annual increments to 5122 pa incl. LW

Fixed Term / Secondment Opportunity for 12 months

Full Time / Hybrid Working

About Us

Located in the heart of South London Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over 317600 residents. Stretching from the dynamic neighbourhood of Streatham in the South to the iconic landmarks of Waterloo in the North we are proud to be the 9th largest borough in London. Our diversity is our strength with more than 130 languages spoken making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation Londons largest LGBTQ community and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community.
It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeths communities and residents through our Lambeth 2030 Plan Our Future Our Lambeth.

With exceptional schools lush green spaces including Brockwell Park cultural gems like the Black Cultural Archives and world-renowned institutions such as St Thomass Hospital Lambeth offers an enriching and dynamic environment.

Please have a look at our dedicated One Lambeth Values and Behaviours page.

About the Team:

The Families First Team (FFT) is an innovative multi-agency pilot at the front door of childrens services designed to help families earlier make better decisions faster and prevent unnecessary escalation into statutory intervention.

Operating as a time-limited 10-working-day assessment and brief intervention model FFT brings together social care professionals and embedded specialists to rapidly understand risk need and family context and take purposeful action.

This is a small high-impact multidisciplinary team working alongside the Initial Response Hub/MASH.

Our approach is:

• Child-centered and safeguarding-led
• Evidence-informed and analytically robust
• Multi-agency from day one

Following a time-limited assessment and brief intervention the team will support clear confident decisions to:

• Step families down to early help or community support
• Close cases where needs are met
• Escalate appropriately where risks require statutory intervention

FFT is a focused action-oriented service designed to reduce drift improve family experience and strengthen decision-making at the earliest point.

This is a 12-month pilot with strong senior sponsorship and real opportunity to shape system change working at the heart of front-door transformation.
Fixed Term/Secondment opportunities

About the Role:

One of these roles is a children with disabilities social worker therefore experience in Children with Disabilities statutory services; and understanding of SEND short breaks and disability-related thresholds is needed.

You are a motivated and skilled social work practitioner who thrives in fast-paced purposeful work with families.

You will bring:
Experience in assessment Child in Need or front-door services
Strong skills in direct work and building relationships quickly
Confidence in coordinating multi-agency input
Ability to produce clear concise analytical summaries

You are:
Action-focused and organised
Comfortable working within tight timescales
Committed to doing the right thing at the right time for families

This is a great opportunity for you to be a part of a team that delivers focused high-impact interventions that change outcomes within a short period.

How to Apply:

To be considered for interview your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence how you meet the shortlisting criteria on the personal specification marked A for application:

Job Description and Specification

We operate an anonymised application process so be sure to remove personal details when uploading your CV or personal statement.

Recruitment Timelines:

Closing Date: Sunday 7^th June 2026 11:55pm

Please click here to view:Lambeth Staff Benefits

Contact Information:

For an informal discussion please contact:Manyara Walker

Successful candidates will be asked to apply for a Enhance Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information about the DBS can be found at will also be required to undertake a Cifas check. Further information about Cifas can be found hereCifas

At Lambeth we are dedicated to providing quality services and equal opportunities for all. We are committed to safer recruitment and are proud to be a Stonewall diversity champion a Living Wage Employer and to guarantee interviews for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. For a full list of our accreditations please clickhere.