Children's Services Social Worker - MASH

Connect2Dudley; Dudley; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect2Dudley is recruiting Children's Services Social Workers for MASH. The role involves handling varied caseloads, delivering child-focused assessments, and ensuring child protection in line with policy and legislation.

The interview is in person at Cable Plaza, with induction in-office before transitioning to a hybrid pattern of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home. CVs should show relevant MASH experience; the team adheres to Restorative Practice frameworks and statutory

Qualifications

• Relevant MASH experience required.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the delivery of an effective children's social care service as part of a social work team, improving outcomes for children and young people.
• Manage caseloads dependent upon experience, grade of post and complexity of cases, utilising specialist knowledge for appropriate interventions, needs assessments, care planning, and child protection investigations.
• Carry out high quality assessments, using child-centred, community focused, and multi agency interventions to bring about positive change through developing effective relationships, and to secure the best outcomes for children and young people.
• Ensure children and young people are adequately protected in line with Dudley LSCB, departmental policy and procedures, relevant legislation and within Dudley's Restorative Practice Framework.
• Holds and manages a varied caseload reflecting the function of the team in accordance with relevant policies, procedures and legislation.
• Identifies and assesses levels of risk and need, and delivers protective or supportive services for children at risk, in need and/or looked after.
• Maintains an up-to-date assessment, care plan and reviews for all cases.
• Assesses and analyses need, contributing to and implementing plans and reviewing progress against identified outcomes ensuring that the child's welfare is paramount throughout.
• Ensures that reports are up to date, of a high quality and submitted according to appropriate timescales.

Job description

Connect2Dudley are currently recruiting for Children's Services Social Workers - MASH

The primary purpose of the role is to:

• Contribute to the delivery of an effective children's social care service as part of a social work team, improving outcomes for children and young people.
• Manage caseloads dependent upon experience, grade of post and complexity of cases, utilising specialist knowledge for appropriate interventions, needs assessments, care planning, and child protection investigations.
• Carry out high quality assessments, using child-centred, community focused, and multi agency interventions to bring about positive change through developing effective relationships, and to secure the best outcomes for children and young people.
• Ensure children and young people are adequately protected in line with Dudley LSCB, departmental policy and procedures, relevant legislation and within Dudley's Restorative Practice Framework.

Holds and manages a varied caseload reflecting the function of the team in accordance with relevant policies, procedures and legislation.

Identifies and assesses levels of risk and need, and delivers protective or supportive services for children at risk, in need and/or looked after.

Maintains an up-to-date assessment, care plan and reviews for all cases.

Assesses and analyses need, contributing to and implementing plans and reviewing progress against identified outcomes ensuring that the child's welfare is paramount throughout.

Ensures that reports are up to date, of a high quality and submitted according to appropriate timescales.

REQUIREMENTS OF DUDLEY MASH

The interview will be in person at cable plaza

The first 2 weeks they are expected in the office daily to complete their Induction / training (which can be extended dependent on how they progress)

Following this it is a 3 days a week in the office 2 working from home.

Only CVs with relevant MASH experience will be considered.

Connect2Dudley is a trading style of Dudley & Kent Commercial Services LTD - A joint venture between Dudley Metropolitan Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dudley is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates