Duty & Assessment Social Worker (Hybrid)

Salford City Council; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Hybrid working

Training in Family Partnership Model

Wellbeing Offer

Regular supervision

Job summary

Salford City Council is expanding its Duty and Assessment Team (DAT) to provide outstanding support to children, families, carers and practitioners across Salford. Theteam works across six sub teams, with a focus on rapid response, safeguarding, and long-term family support through the child in need and child protection pathways.

Hybrid working and a competitive salary are offered. The role emphasises building trusted relationships, person-centred decision making, and mentoring through a strong

Qualifications

• The HTML does not specify formal degree or cert requirements.

Responsibilities

• Building trusted relationships with children and families, centring their wishes and beliefs.
• Having conversations with people based on what matters most to them.
• Connecting people to wider networks of opportunity and support.
• Increasing peoples creative potential and self-esteem.
• Responding quickly to crisis and sticking with families until things improve.
• Keeping in touch with children, young people and families and monitoring changes.
• Being ambitious, curious with a desire to learn and reflect.

Job description

Salford City Council is expanding its Duty and Assessment Team (DAT) to provide outstanding support to children, families, carers and practitioners across Salford. Theteam works across six sub teams, with a focus on rapid response, safeguarding, and long-term family support through the child in need and child protection pathways.

Hybrid working and a competitive salary are offered. The role emphasises building trusted relationships, person-centred decision making, and mentoring through a strong