Social Worker

North East Combined Authority; Morpeth; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Signs of Safety Training

Essential Car User

Competitive salary up to £45,529

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Annual leave 26 days (31 after 5 years

Flexi system: up to 18 extra days

Blue Light Card Scheme

Hybrid working

Car lease scheme after probation

Free parking

Job summary

Northumberland County Council is seeking a part-time Social Worker to join the Triage team at the Front Door service. The role focuses on safeguarding children within a Statutory Social Work Service for children and young people in Northumberland.

You will work in a busy triage environment linked to the MASH, handling contacts/referrals and completing assessments within set timescales. The team emphasizes flexibility and professional development, including Signs of Safety training.

Qualifications

• Social workers with a passion for safeguarding children.

Responsibilities

• Handle contacts/referrals to the Front Door and conduct robust triage/MASH assessments within required timescales for children and young people.

Skills

Safeguarding children

Job description

Do you want to join Northumberland County Council as a Social Worker? There is currently a part-time post available within the Triage team based at the Front Door service, providing a Statutory Social Work Service to the children and young people of Northumberland, offering a variety of experiences and opportunities within the role. Using the Signs of Safety model, Northumberland is a family and child focused Authority, with strong and effective management and leadership (Ofsted reported!).

Known for being supportive of staff and with a strong ethos for flexibility, working in Northumberland Children's Services is like having a second family (so say our staff). You will be part of a well-established triage team linked to the MASH and responsible for dealing with contacts/referrals made to the Front Door and completing a robust triage/MASH assessment within timescales in relation to the children and young people identified within these.

We are looking for social workers with a passion for safeguarding children.

What will Northumberland offer you?

• Signs of safety Training
• Essential Car User allowance
• A competitive salary of up to £45,529 (dependent on experience)
• A commitment to flexible working and flexibility around family and caring commitments
• A generous Pension scheme
• A generous annual leave package of 26 days increasing to 31 after 5 years' service
• Flexi system available to take up to 18 additional days leave per year
• Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme
• Access to a wide range of staffing networks and advanced emotional wellbeing support Hybrid working
• Access to car lease scheme following the probation period
• Free parking at council offices and on-site charging facilities for electric vehicles.

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