Senior Practitioner - MASH

Connect2Luton; Luton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector recruitment service seeks a Senior Practitioner MASH for Luton Borough Council to manage a complex caseload of vulnerable children and families. The role involves liaising with partners, ensuring effective safeguarding procedures, and providing responses to referrals. Applicants should have substantial post-qualifying experience in child and family social work and the ability to coach and mentor team members. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Minimum substantial experience in child and family social work required.
• Ability to manage complex caseloads effectively.
• Demonstrable experience of coaching or mentoring in a social work context.

Responsibilities

• Manage and address enquiries from diverse sources.
• Gather, record, and analyze sensitive data effectively.
• Communicate progress of referrals to referrers efficiently.

Skills

Post qualifying experience in child and family social work

Coaching and mentoring experience

High level of competence in social work

Organizational and prioritization skills

Effective communication and relationship building

Job description

Job Description

Role and Department

Senior Practitioner MASH

Children, Families and Education Services

Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Senior Practitioner MASH on behalf of Luton Borough Council within their Children, Families and Education Services department.

Main Purpose

To prioritise the most vulnerable and at risk individuals and recommend appropriate advice and action, ensuring that all contacts are signposted or handed over to appropriate staff and services for timely and high quality action.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the MASH Deputy Team Manager to deal effectively with all enquiries from a variety of sources.
• Manage a complex caseload of initial contacts requiring a high level of skill relevant to the needs of the most vulnerable / at risk children and families.
• Use advanced professional knowledge, skills, experience and initiative to demonstrate a clear understanding of safeguarding in accordance.
• Effectively and comprehensively gather record and analyse sensitive and confidential data on the relevant database.
• Take ownership of enquiries and provide feedback to referrers on progress of referrals.
• Liaise closely with partner agency representatives within and outside of the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub in response to contacts.

Skills and Experience

• Substantial post qualifying experience including in-depth experience in the field of child and family social work.
• Demonstrable experience of coaching / mentoring including practice teaching.
• In‑depth ability to demonstrate a high level of competence in the practice of child and family social work.
• Demonstrable ability to organise and prioritise work, planning tasks and working well to competing deadlines and meeting agreed targets.
• Ability to develop the professional needs of others and work closely with partners in the MASH as well as externally.
• In‑depth ability to communicate and build effective relationships with customers, staff, public and other professionals.

DBS

Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for Disclosure and Barring Service checks to be undertaken. Therefore, in making your application you must disclose whether you have any convictions, bind overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders 1974 (Amendments) Order 1986. Therefore, applications are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority. The fact that a bind‑over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.

About Us

Luton Borough Council has partnered with Kent County Council to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract, and interim roles at the Council.

Our heritage and local government ownership means we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the public sector, with many of our employees having previously worked for the Council or been supplied into the Council for several years.

We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Connect2Luton is a trading style of Luton & Kent Commercial Services LLP — a joint venture between Luton Borough Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Luton is an equal opportunities employment agency and business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.