Social Worker - Front Door - MASH Team

Hurst Green; Dudley; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 46,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Training and CPD

Career progression

Annual leave

LGPS

Job summary

Dudley Council in Dudley is inviting applications for a part-time Social Worker (18.5 hours per week) located at Cable Plaza, Dudley. Open to Grade 9 and Grade 10 candidates, with salary £39,152 to £46,142 pro rata.

Join our Front Door team in Children’s Services to screen and assess referrals, ensure timely decisions, work with multi-agency partners, and support families while maintaining child-centred recording and risk analysis.

Qualifications

• Experience as a social worker in a Front Door or social work assessment team.
• Registered with Social Work England.

Responsibilities

• Screen and assess contacts and referrals, applying thresholds consistently.
• Provide timely, proportionate, child-centred decision-making.
• Work with multiagency partners in a fast-paced triage environment.
• Contribute to safeguarding strategy discussions, safety planning and risk analysis.
• Ensure high-quality recording and clear rationale for decisions.
• Support learning and continuous improvement within the Front Door team.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Risk management

Partnership working

Decision making

Job description

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£39,152 to £46,142 (pro rata) - grade and salary subject to experience

£39,152 to £46,142 (pro rata) - grade and salary subject to experience

Working Hours:

18.5

Location:

Cable Plaza, Waterfront West, Brierley Hill, Dudley

Closing Date:

31/08/2026

Job Type:

Sector:

Local Councils

Business Unit:

Children's Services

Job Introduction

Location:- Cable Plaza, Waterfront West, Brierley Hill, Dudley. DY5 1 LW

Part time post :- 18.5 hours per week

Open to both Grade 9 and Grade 10 candidates

Our Front Door is the first point of contact for children, young people, and who are in need of help and protection. We are transforming our service to ensure that every child receives a timely, proportionate, and effective response — and we are looking for a skilled, passionate social worker with excellent communication, analysis and decision-making skills to join our team and journey.

Open to both Grade 9 and Grade 10 Social Workers, you will play a key role in our Front Door, working alongside partners from Police, Health, Probation, Change Grow Live, Education and Early Help to ensure children are safe and supported and get the right support at the right time.

This role will require you to be able toconfidently:

• Screen and assess contacts and referrals, applying thresholds consistently and effectively.
• Provide timely, proportionatedecision-making that ensures thechild’s voice and lived experience is at the centre.
• Work collaboratively with multiagency partners as part of a dynamic, fast-paced triage environment.
• Contribute to strategy discussions, safety planning, and riskanalysis.
• Ensure high-quality recording and clear rationale for decisions.
• Support continual improvement within a learning, supportive team culture, offering guidance and oversight to Front Door Advisors.

We are seeking practitioners who:

• Enjoy working in a high-energy and fast-paced environment.
• Are registered with Social Work England.
• Have experience of working in a Children’s Front Door or social work assessment team.
• Possess strong analytical skills with the ability to make sound,child‑centred decisions.
• Demonstrate confidence in managing risk, applying professional curiosity, and applying thresholds consistently.
• Demonstrate excellent partnership working and communication skills to ensure children get the right support at the earliest opportunity.
• Acommitmentto reflective learning, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced triage setting.

If this is you, we would love to hear from you!

As a valued member of our service, you will benefit from:

• Asupportiveleadership team
• Regular reflective supervision
• A comprehensive training and Continued Professional Development offer
• Career progression opportunities
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Generous annual leave and local government pension scheme

The post is subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check.

Interviews Dates WC 14 September

For an informal discussion please contact Jo Phillips, Acting Principal Service Lead – Front Door, Partnerships and EDT [e-mail] or 01384 813200. Or Wayne Calder, Service Manager – Front Door, Partnerships and EDT [e-mail]

So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application.

Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.

Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

If you require support completing an online or paper application form and or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on 01384 818 143 or [e-mail] who can support with Digital Skills and Job Applications.

If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application please contact the HR Resourcing Team via [e-mail]

Dudley Council will check the information that you have provided against any details already held for accuracy and completeness. The Council will check, share and cross match your information both internally within the council and with external organisations to protect public funds and prevent or detect crime, only where the law allows us to do so.

N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications