Northamptonshire Children's Trust

Senior Social Worker (Decision Maker) (£36 Per Hour Ltd)

MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub)

Criminal Justice Centre - Brackmills

Full Time

About us: MASH Services

The MASH service brings together professionals from a range of services that have contact with children, young people and families, making the best possible use of their combined knowledge to keep children and young people safe from harm.

The experienced team ensure children get the right service at the right time through an integrated approach from early help and social care MASH. Signs of safety strengths-based approaches, led by decision makers, supports excellent social work practice and is further supported by our Signs of Safety Champions and business support.

About you:

You should be a qualified Social Worker, with Social Work England registration, and have proven experience of working in a 'Front Door' service.

You will be part of a MASH Pod of three decision makers (senior social workers), and four MASH officers. You will provide high quality case work decisions and operational supervision for referral information, making informed decisions in respect of safety of children within 24 hours of the referral. You will work collaboratively with our MASH partners and the child's voice will be evident through your work.

About the Role

This is a very fast paced and busy team. The successful candidate will be committed to driving improved services forward, and deliver positive outcomes for our children, young people and families in collaboration with external partners. What We Offer

· Central location with good rail links to London, Luton, Bedford, Kettering, Corby, Leicester and Nottingham

· Good road links to all surrounding major towns

· Induction Programme

· Monthly high-quality supervision

· Mandatory Signs of Safety training

· Regular engagement opportunities with CEO and leadership team

If this is a role that would be of interest or you have any questions about the rolw please do not hesitate to reach out and apply.