Decision Maker

Posted 23 June 2025
Salary Up to £36 per hour
LocationNorthampton
Job type Temporary
Discipline Social Work
Reference24336

Job description

Opus people solutions on behalf of Northampton Childrens Trust have an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join their team.

Job Title: Agency Decision Maker - MASH
Length of assignment: 3 Months
Hours per week: 37
Hourly rate: £36
Location: Northampton
Remote/Office based: Hybrid, 3 days a week in the office

The MASH team can advise as to whether a family needs early help, and whether they meet the threshold for statutory child protection.

Key Responsibilities:

  • The agency decision maker needs to be able to think on their feet, have a good understanding of child protection and children's social care, and be able to work closely and effectively with other agencies throughout the internal team processes.
  • Triaging referrals making MASH enquiries, speaking to parents, agencies making threshold recommendations

Skills:

  • 3 Years post qualyfying experience
  • Social Work englang registered
  • Previous experience in MASH

If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you