Social Worker (MASH)

Hampshire County Council; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire County Council seeks a qualified Social Worker for its Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) in Fareham. The role involves conducting assessments and collaborating with various agencies to safeguard vulnerable children. The ideal candidate will possess extensive knowledge of child protection legislation and experience in statutory children's social work. With a focus on hybrid working, this position offers opportunities for meaningful impact and professional development.

Benefits

Annual leave starting from 25 days

Progression opportunities

Hybrid working model

Modern working environment

Qualifications

• In-depth understanding of child protection legislation.
• Significant post-qualification experience in children's social work.
• Registration with Social Work England required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and decisions for appropriate interventions.
• Collaborate with the Children Reception Team to protect vulnerable children.
• Ensure multi-agency solutions and support for families.

Skills

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Creative Problem Solving

Child Protection Knowledge

Education

Social Work Qualification

Registered with Social Work England

Tools

Hybrid Working Tools

Job description

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Social Worker (MASH)

Job Reference: HCC621322

Salary Range: £39,382 - £43,679 per annum, plus Market Supplement of up to £2,500 per annum

Work Location: Parkway, Fareham (Hybrid Working)

Contract Type: Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Social Worker to join our Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) at Hampshire County Council.
Are you looking for a challenging and diverse role working as part of a friendly and supportive team, with an opportunity to make a real difference?

The Role:

We are seeking experienced and passionate Social Workers to join our Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub Team , based at Hampshire County Council's frontline contact centre in Fareham. Our MASH Team provides triage and multi-agency assessment of safeguarding concerns. Working closely with the Children Reception Team, we work to protect the most vulnerable children from harm, neglect and abuse.

What you'll do:

Using your professional knowledge and experience you'll make assessments and decisions about the most appropriate interventions for families. Applying your significant Social Work experience and excellent communication skills you'll establish and maintain relationships to ensure services meet identified needs.

You'll be committed to facilitating effective multi-agency solutions to ensure positive and sustainable outcomes. Using best practice, you'll strive to provide the best outcomes for children. Most importantly however, you'll have a passion for supporting children and families to ensure that they thrive and flourish.

You must be highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in the MASH process. You will need to be creative, flexible and forward thinking in your approach, whilst constantly striving for continuous improvement toprovide the best outcomes for children. Please note there is no face to face contact with families.

What we're looking for:

• An in-depth understanding of child protection legislation, statutory guidance (e.g., Working Together to Safeguard Children), and local safeguarding procedures.
• Strong knowledge of thresholds for intervention and the ability to apply them consistently in a multi-agency context.
• Understanding of the roles and responsibilities of partner agencies within a safeguarding framework.
• Awareness of the impact of trauma, abuse, and neglect on child development and family functioning.
• Familiarity with information sharing protocols and data protection legislation relevant to safeguarding.
• Significant post-qualification experience in statutory children’s social work, particularly in safeguarding and child protection.
• Registration with Social Work England.
• Annual leave starting from 25 days per annum and rising to 28 days based on experience and length of service.
• MASH currently works to a hybrid model with a mixture of working from home and in the office as per service needs at the time.
• A hybrid tablet device, so you can work more effectively and flexibly.
• Ample progression opportunities.
• Hampshire County Council is recognised nationally as one of the highest performing local authorities in the UK. A modern, forward-looking local authority, it offers a pleasant, supportive, and collaborative working environment.

This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.