Duty Team Social Worker — Flexible Hours & Hybrid Work

Sanctuary Personnel; St Helens; Hybrid; GBP 107,453,000 - 121,229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time/Part-time flexibility

Hybrid working

Supportive team environment

Career growth

Health and wellness resources

Job summary

Sanctuary Personnel is recruiting a Social Worker to join the Duty Team in St Helens, Merseyside. This ongoing role offers both full-time and part-time hours with hybrid working. The position focuses on safeguarding and providing stable support to children and families.

You will respond to referrals from MASH, conduct assessments, and develop individual plans while collaborating with a supportive team and supervisors to uphold high practice standards.

Qualifications

• Strong communication abilities for interacting with children, families, and professionals.
• Experience in managing CIN/CP and PLO cases, with competency in Section 47 investigations.
• Ability to analyse information critically and assess risk.
• Teamwork skills, coupled with the capacity for independent decision-making.
• Commitment to high practice standards and a fast-paced work environment.

Responsibilities

• Respond to referrals from the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH).
• Conduct necessary assessments and develop individual plans for children and families.
• Participate in the Duty Service, responding to critical cases every four weeks.
• Manage CIN, CP, and PLO cases efficiently.
• Collaborate with a team of social workers, a team manager, and an assistant team manager.
• Engage children in your work, ensuring their voices and needs are central to all assessments and plans.

Skills

Communication

CIN/CP/PLO experience

Risk assessment

Teamwork

High practice standards

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel is recruiting a Social Worker to join the Duty Team in St Helens, Merseyside. This ongoing role offers both full-time and part-time hours with hybrid working. The position focuses on safeguarding and providing stable support to children and families.

You will respond to referrals from MASH, conduct assessments, and develop individual plans while collaborating with a supportive team and supervisors to uphold high practice standards.