Qualified Social Worker (MASH Team)

Are you an experienced Children's Social Worker?

Do you have a passion for helping others?

If so, Randstad are recruiting for a Children'S Social Worker to join Wakefield Council - MASH Team. This is a full-time role offering Up to £40/hr

Benefits:

• Mileage reimbursement
• Supervision
• Dedicated consultant - one point of contact
• Keep your CPD/training up to date by accessing our e-learning online portal
• Weekly payroll
• Competitive pay rates
• Working with a top local authority
• Weekly mailers keeping you up to date with locum posts within your locality
• Receive up to £300 for referring a friend or colleague (T&Cs apply)

Overview:

Summary of Service and Team

• Wakefield's Integrated Front Door provides a single integrated gateway for all concerns about child safety or welfare. The purpose of this role is to bring together a Multi-Agency Workforce to facilitate the early identification of risk of harm and unmet additional need. To make timely, co-ordinated and proportionate interventions to keep children and vulnerable people safe and ensure that they are receiving an appropriate level of support where additional need has been identified.
• The appointed worker will be expected to hit the ground running, it is a busy service

About us

• Our IFD in Wakefield is the Front Door for referrals into our Early Help Service and Children's Social Care. We are a co-located service with partners from the Police, Health, Education, Domestic Abuse Services, CVE team and Housing.
• Our social work practice with children and families is so important. It can be both incredibly challenging and hugely rewarding. The responsibility of working with families where the decision you make and the power of your influence can shape and change lives, can be difficult. The work will be fast paced due to the tight timescales of MASH work and our expectations for the quality of work is high due to the importance of keeping children safe. You will have access to management advice where required on cases as well as support from colleagues. There will be a limit on the number of cases you hold at any given time.
• Hybrid working is an option:
• 3 days a week in office with the expectation to be in the office when on duty taking phone calls. Which is every 3 weeks on a Wednesday-Tuesday rota

Requirements:

• Social Work England registered
• Social Work Degree or equivalent
• Enhanced DBS

Experience:

• Children's Social Worker

If you have any further questions or wish to apply for this role then please get in touch with Akhil on 0330 024 8775 otherwise Apply Below and I will be in touch soon.

Are you thinking about a change in your career but not sure about this role? Whether you are an existing candidate, new to the locum market and are exploring some options or looking for a new permanent role, we have several exciting opportunities with competitive pay & flexibility. If you wish to discuss this further please call 0330 024 8775 or email and we would be happy to have a confidential discussion.

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.