MASH Senior Practitioner

Oxfordshire County Council; Kidlington; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement up to 32 days

Local Government Pension Scheme

Retail discounts

Family friendly policies

Job summary

Oxfordshire County Council is seeking a qualified social worker to join the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). The role involves decision-making on appropriate responses to safeguarding concerns for children, and assisting the Team Manager with operational leadership and performance oversight in a fast-paced environment.

You will contribute to upholding the council's safeguarding commitments, working with partners to ensure timely, effective interventions while managing resources to achieve

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with registration (Social Work England).
• Experience in safeguarding and safeguarding admin is desirable.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced MASH environment.

Responsibilities

• Make decisions on the most appropriate response to safeguarding concerns for children.
• Assist the Team Manager in leading operational management and strategic development of the MASH.
• Support performance management to ensure a safe, efficient response for children and families.
• Ensure service delivery aligns with Oxfordshire’s principles and values.
• Contribute to the management of resources to deliver identified outcomes.

Skills

Qualified Social Worker

Experience in safeguarding

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Social Work Degree (BA/BSc)

Social Work England registration

Job description

About Us

About UsThe Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub is our 'front door' to children's social care and receives all safeguarding referrals for children in Oxfordshire.With the help of our partner agencies, we quickly identify risks to vulnerable children and provide a safe and timelyresponse todecide the most effective interventions.

About the Role

• To undertake and/or facilitatedecision‑making as to the most appropriateresponse to a safeguarding concern for achild – i.e.strategy discussion or assessment by Children’s Social Care, Early Help, LCSS or signposting to another agency.
• To assist the Team Manager in leading the operational management and strategic development of the MASH
• To assist the Team Manager in managing the performance of the MASH, ensuring that a safe, efficient and effective response is provided to children and families, including providing support and challenge to partner agencies as appropriate.
• To ensure service is delivered in line with Oxfordshire’s principles and values of working with partners, children and families.
• To contribute to the management of all allocated resources to ensure appropriate and effective delivery of identified outcomes for children and families.

About you

This is a key safeguarding role and therefore you need to be a qualified social worker with Social Work England registration and have relevant previous experience.The MASH is a busy, fast-paced environment, and so you need the ability to work under pressure in a busy duty andresponse environment. Previous experience in a MASH team is desirable but not essential.

Rewards and benefits

It really is true that every single job role here contributes to bettering the lives of the people in our county - we want to do this for our employees too.We are proud of our strong flexible working culture, including the opportunity for flexibility on working hours and the use of technology tosupport agile working.We offer some of the very best learning and development opportunities tosupport your ongoing development.We have a generous holiday allowance which rises as you remain in employment with us up to 32 days, as well as giving you the option to buy additional holiday. You will also have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of up to 19.9% of your salary; a range of local and national retail discounts; and a host of enhanced family friendly policies including carers leave and paid time off for volunteering.

Ourcommitment to: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce.Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peersupport, education and safe spaces for all.

Ourcommitment to: Guaranteed Interview Schemes

As a DisabilityConfident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships.We are alsocommitted to helping andsupporting those transitioning from HM ArmedForces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Ourcommitment to: Safeguarding

Oxfordshire County Council arecommitted to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers toshare thiscommitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

Ourcommitment to: Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, jobsharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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