Social Worker | MASH Team| Woking| £42 per hour

Tripod Partners; Woking; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to safeguarding children as a Qualified Social Worker in the MASH Team. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of vulnerable families through high-quality social work services. You'll be responsible for case management, safeguarding, and conducting assessments to ensure children's needs are met. With a commitment to professional development and a supportive environment, this position is perfect for those looking to advance their career while making a real difference in their community.

Benefits

Dedicated specialist consultant

Access to jobs across 150 authorities

Prompt and reliable payroll

Free DBS and compliance service

£500 referral fees

Qualifications

• Experience in safeguarding vulnerable children and families.
• Ability to conduct strengths-based assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, relationship-based social work services.
• Conduct assessments and develop SMART plans for families.

Skills

Casework Management

Safeguarding

Assessment and Review

Motivational Interviewing

Education

Qualified Social Worker

Job description

Qualified Social Worker – MASH Team – Surrey - £42ph

Job Title: Qualified Social Worker – MASH Team
Location: Surrey, Woking
Position Type: Full-Time, Temporary
Salary: £42ph

About Us:

Are you an experienced Social Worker looking to make a real impact in safeguarding vulnerable children? Surrey is seeking a dedicated and proactive Qualified Social Worker to join its Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) Team.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Casework Management: Provide high-quality, relationship-based social work services to children and families at tier 4 level of Surrey Safeguarding Children Board’s Effective Family Resilience criteria.
2. Safeguarding: Understand the forms of abuse and neglect that children can be exposed to. Differentiate clearly between significant impairment and significant harm. Use motivational interviewing skills to engage parents in changing behaviors that could cause impairment or harm, and coordinate with adult services for support.
3. Assessment and Review: Conduct strengths-based assessments of immediate and wider family members. Develop SMART plans, review them regularly, and inform managers of escalations, risks, or improvements. Ensure children are placed in permanent families when needs cannot be met, including considering their wishes and feelings. Promote health, development, education, and contact needs for looked after children.

Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:

• Your own dedicated specialist consultant
• Access to a wide variety of jobs across 150 authorities and private organizations throughout the UK
• Prompt and reliable payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• £500 referral fees

For more information, please contact Dylan at Tripod Partners on 07919 026892 or [e-mail]