Children's Senior Social Worker - MASH

Team: Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub

Location: Sheffield

Start Date: ASAP

Contract: On going

Hours: 37 and HYBRID WORKING

Rate: £31 per hour

A Childrens Senior Social Worker is required for the Children’s Safeguarding Team in Sheffield.

The Sheffield Safeguarding Hub brings together a range of statutory and non-statutory resources involved in supporting and safeguarding the welfare of children in the City of Sheffield. Working to provide the highest level of knowledge and analysis, ensuring that activity and intervention is timely, proportionate and necessary.

Responsibilities:

• Undertake screening and responding to all new referrals into children’s social care
• Be the first point of contact for children, young people and families in need or in need of
• To deliver high quality and effective services to children, young people, and their families/carers.
• To promote and safeguard the welfare of children who live in the city complying with relevant legislation and regulation
• Maintain the highest professional standards and ensure the consistent application of the threshold to step up from early help to children’s social care.

Ashberry Recruitment would ask that applicants meet the following:

• DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work
• Social Work England registration
• Post qualification experience
• Enhanced and in date DBS certificate.
• Excellent communication skills and be able to make good decisions based on information available.
• One year minimum post qualified experience in Children’s Social Work
• Can work alone and within/contribute to a team/multi-agency set ups.
• Possess knowledge of service needs.
• Competent IT skills and be able to navigate electronic file/recording systems.
• Can write clear, concise, and robust assessment/reports/files.
• Have a flexible approach to work and working hours when the need arises

Why Ashberry?

• Dedicated experienced consultant providing the ultimate support through your job search
• Friendly compliance team to guide you through the registration and placement process
• £250 Referral bonus

For more information on this position or similar roles please contact Ashberry today!