Lancashire County Council Employee Reviews for Social Worker

Professional, person centred,for people using the service and employees,approachable and understanding,only let down for myself as an employe is the new Oracle Fusion when it is eventually up and running after a lengthy progress I hope everyone who uses it can use it for the purpose it is installed for because at the moment it is an ongoing stress to new employees ,employees just can't afford to wait to be able to use the system ,eventually good staff with great potentiL will quit the job ,due to not being paid or be able to do online madatory training ,this is a shame because working for Lancashire County Council is and should be a real privilege 👍

Pros

To work with and support amazing people

Cons

ORACLe FUSion system is a big let down

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Stressful and lack of staff

Social Care Support Worker (Former Employee) - Lancashire - 9 July 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Team colleagues are ok, some are very supportive What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Work loads pressures, lack of staffWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Stressful, demanding high pressure What is a typical day like for you at the company?No two days the same apart from stress

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Insights into Lancashire County Council

Based on 160 survey responses

What people like

Time and location flexibility
Feeling of personal appreciation
Clear sense of purpose

Good fast paced working environment.

Assessing Fostering Social Worker (Former Employee) - Preston, ID - 27 February 2023

I learnt a lot during my time at Lancashire and improved my assessment and interviewing skills. My written skills also improved as you are writing a high number of complex reports within tight deadlines.

Pros

Lovely office, good management and great opportunity to learn.

Cons

Long working hours, need to meet tight deadlines.

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Working in Lancashire in the Fostering Service was a good experience and I leant a lot from it.

Fostering Supervising Social Worker & Assessor (Former Employee) - Preston, Lancashire - 27 February 2023

I learn a lot from being in a fast past environment and working to tight deadline on complex cases. I learnt to improve my interview and assessment skills. The team was great and it was a good working environment with excellent business support which was appreciated by the whole team. Overall it was a good experience, despite the expected stresses of the day to day role.

Pros

Good team environment, excellent business support, nice office and well paid. Good opportunity for improving assesssment skills.

Cons

Long hours & a few management changes.

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Busy environment

Student Social Worker (Former Employee) - Lancaster, Lancashire - 7 May 2022

working at lancashire county council through an agency contract was stressful as there was very basic training and no one to guide you even though it was disclosed i had never done the job before.

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Fantastic place to work

Child with Disabilitys Social Worker (Current Employee) - Burnley, Lancashire - 18 January 2022

I have been working in my team for 2 years now. I love working with children and families with disabilities. I find it challenging but rewarding at the same time. I'm in a really supportive team. I have a very good work life balance. I have a case load of been 22 and 19. This is manageable caseloads. There is lots to lure. Complex Child in Need, child protection, children in are care and mental capacity.

Pros

Working from home good work life balance.

Cons

All social worker in all local attractions need a pay rise.

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Fast paced environment

Social worker (Former Employee) - Lancaster - 28 January 2020

During my time at LCC I found my workmates were helpful and supportive of each other, however the management team was often observed to be lacking. Often people reported the management tactics to be of a bullying nature. However, this was not true of all managers, some were very helpful and supportive.

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Great place to work, gave me the opportunity to learn

Social Worker (Former Employee) - Preston, Lancashire - 20 October 2019

I enjoyed working at Lancashire County Council as this gave me the opportunity to develop my practice, working with a cross-section of people with different needs, ranging from generic adults, adults with learning disabilities, mental health, hospital discharge and adults with physical needs

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Very good for advancement

Agency Social Worker (Former Employee) - Country Hall - 20 September 2019

I very much enjoyed my time with Lancashire, I felt supported although not as much as full time employees due to me being an agency worker. I was respected by my team and also the management around me. I had a wonderful time whilst working for them. The only negative i would raise to anyone is the parking situation which can be awful at times.

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Lovely Team

Agency Social Worker (Former Employee) - Fleetwood, UK - 18 December 2018

The team I worked in was lovely, however there was no senior management support and no backing when this is required. The job again was busy and hard going and as with any Social Work post it has its pro's and cons.

Pros

Great Team

Cons

Unwritten rules on extra working hours being a given

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Supportive environment

Student Social Worker (Current Employee) - Preston - 16 June 2018

I had a positive experience as a student within this organisation, I was always well supported. I had a wealth of learning opportunities and was always working in a comfortable environment.

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Difficult with all the austerity cuts

Social Worker (Former Employee) - Lancashire - 29 June 2017

I have learned very good communication and negotiation skills. Working with a diverse community. Working in partnership with other agencies in a multi agency capacity. Most enjoyable part was being able to offer support and help and advice to children and families in need and to affect change for the better for these families.

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Loved working for LCC

Social Worker (Former Employee) - Lancaster, Lancashire - 16 May 2017

Excellent council to work for, managers were amazing, very supportive and would go above and beyond to help you be the best practitioner you could be!

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Very good

Social Worker (Current Employee) - Lancashire - 9 February 2017

Very good to work for. Excellent support. I recieve a lot of support as a newly qualified social worker working for the council. I enjoy my job here but I am looking to take a new direction in my career.

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Great place, warm and friendly poeple.

Social worker (Former Employee) - Lancashire - 10 June 2016

I completed my final year placement at Lancashire County Council and I have had the good fortune to work across 4 different teams within the council. This has given mew the opportunity to work under four different managers, all of which have been a pleasure. I feel privileged to have worked for such a wonderful organisation and I have genuinely made life long friends here. If I was not in Australia I would go straight back to Lancashire County Council,

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