Qualified Social Worker - MASH

Pertemps; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agency is seeking a Qualified Social Worker to join a dedicated MASH team in Greater Manchester. The role involves making assessments, managing cases, and ensuring high-quality support for vulnerable children and families. Candidates should be registered with Social Work England, have extensive experience, and a passion for improving outcomes for children. This is a chance to make a significant impact in social care while working alongside qualified professionals in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant availability

Easy online registration process

Referral schemes and incentives

Ongoing compliance management

Prompt and reliable payroll

Qualifications

• 4+ years qualified experience.
• Experience working with children and families.
• Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation.

Responsibilities

• Make assessments of risks and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed caseload and devise care plans.
• Offer advice to unqualified staff and students.

Skills

Creativity

Flexibility

Negotiation

Mediation

Relationship Building

Education

Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England

Job description

Qualified Social Worker

MASH

Location: Greater Manchester

Pay rate: £39 per hour

We are looking for experienced and passionate Social Workers to join a dedicated MASH team. As part of this team, you will have a passion for making a difference to children.

Working in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by the values and principles of social care, you will support in delivering person-centred, safe, and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience, you’ll make assessments and decisions about the most appropriate interventions. Applying your significant social work experience and excellent communication skills, you’ll establish and maintain relationships with service users and other agencies to ensure services meet identified needs.

You’ll be committed to ensuring positive and sustainable results from your interventions. Using best practices, you’ll strive to provide the best outcomes for children. Most importantly, you’ll have a passion for supporting children and their families to thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to be as efficient as possible.

Perfect candidate will be:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experienced in working with children and families, including those from vulnerable groups.
• Creative, flexible, and forward-thinking in approach.
• Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and understanding of child protection issues.
• Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for children.
• Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
• Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans.
• Committed to providing our service users with high-quality service.
• Experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary, interagency basis.
• 4+ years qualified.

In this role you will:

• Use skills, knowledge, and experience to make full assessments of risks, protection, and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed caseload.
• Use specialist communication skills to achieve optimum outcomes for service users.
• Devise individual care plans, taking account of diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.
• Offer advice and support to unqualified staff and students to assist development.

This is an agency post, and Pertemps can offer you:

• A dedicated consultant with access to roles across the UK, available for you to speak to.
• An easy online registration process.
• Referral schemes and incentives.
• Ongoing compliance management.
• Prompt and reliable payroll, and more.

This role is ideally located for those traveling from Altrincham, Middleton, Longsight, Partington, Manchester, Openshaw, Urmston, Irlam, Stretford, Eccles, Ashton under Lyne, Huddersfield, St Helen, Widnes, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Bradford, Chester, Runcorn, Wirral, Rochdale, Liverpool, Skelmersdale, Cheadle, Leigh, Blackburn, Preston, Macclesfield, Warrington, Wigan, Salford, and Stockport.

We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this is not the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, Safeguarding, Duty & Assessment, Children in Need, Child Protection, Localities, EHCP, Children in Care, Children’s Social Work, Children with Disabilities, Fostering, Connected Persons, Youth Justice Practitioner, Adult Social Work, Long Term, Mental Health, Hospital Discharge, Homeless Intervention, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager, and Assistant Team Manager.

Not looking right now? We also offer generous referral bonuses—please pass this on to a colleague or friend who may be interested!