Social Worker – MASH

Seven Social Care is looking for a qualified MASH Social Worker to fill an exclusive opportunity specialising in the wellbeing of children in Bradford.

The role:

We require skilled and experienced social workers who have practice experience of working in a busy MASH environment with children and families in both Child in Need and Child Protection. You will be expected to have the ability to manage child protection/sec 47 enquiries working alongside partner agencies.

You will have experience in completing Duty Social Work reviews which are allocated daily; the referrals are from members of the public and professionals. The expectation is for reviews to be completed within one working day

Key Responsibilities:

Undertake preventative work with service users to diminish safeguarding concerns, investigating concerns of significant harm and making appropriate use of legislation to safeguard and promote the welfare of service users.

To provide a Social Work service to individuals, their families and carers by assessing and identifying their needs and meeting them through direct therapeutic work, care planning and management. Be able to integrate a theoretical approach with practice.

Manage a caseload, exercising complex decision making in line with professional criteria and making sure that case work is appropriately planned, critically evaluated and reviewed.

Engage effectively with situations of increasing complexity and challenge including multi-agency input, complex family organisational dynamics, multiple problems/disadvantage, multiple significant risk factors, and the need to take into account the public interest.

Ensure appropriate care for service users ensuring the best use of existing mainstream and specialist resources, and demonstrating innovation with these resources where appropriate.

Applicant Requirements:

• Qualifications: Degree approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Experience: 2+ years working with children as a qualified Social Worker in the UK.
• Compliance: Up to date HCPC registration and DBS.
• Travel: Clean UK driving license with the ability to commute to and from work independently.
• Hours: 37.5 hours p/w.

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