Senior MASH Social Worker: Safeguarding & Multi-Agency Lead

Carrington Blake Recruitment; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington Blake Recruitment is seeking a Senior Social Worker to provide leadership within the MASH, supporting timely referrals, safeguarding risk assessments and multi-agency decision-making to protect children and young people.

You will lead high-risk Strategy Meetings, supervise Social Workers, liaise with Police and partners, and contribute to service development in a busy, office-based environment in Cardiff. Registration with Social Care Wales is required.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with professional registration.
• Significant experience in children’s safeguarding/social work.
• Strong experience of risk assessment and safeguarding decision-making.
• Experience of multi-agency working, ideally within a MASH or similar safeguarding environment.
• Experience supervising or supporting Social Workers.
• Excellent communication, organisation and professional judgement.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Enhanced DBS.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking timely risk assessments of contacts and referrals.
• Leading high-risk multi-agency Strategy Meetings.
• Supporting the Team Manager with referral Ragging, allocations and authorising assessments.
• Supervising and supporting Social Workers within a small sub-team.
• Working closely with Police and other MASH partner agencies.
• Supporting staff development, learning and professional practice.
• Responding to a fast-changing workload in a busy office-based environment.
• Contributing to service development and Task Force Groups.

Skills

Safeguarding

Risk assessment

Multi-agency working

Decision-making

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Social Care Wales Registration

Job description

Carrington Blake Recruitment is seeking a Senior Social Worker to provide leadership within the MASH, supporting timely referrals, safeguarding risk assessments and multi-agency decision-making to protect children and young people.

You will lead high-risk Strategy Meetings, supervise Social Workers, liaise with Police and partners, and contribute to service development in a busy, office-based environment in Cardiff. Registration with Social Care Wales is required.