Children's Services Social Worker - MASH

Connect2Dudley are currently recruiting for Children's Services Social Workers - MASH

The primary purpose of the role is to:

* Contribute to the delivery of an effective children's social care service as part of a social work team, improving outcomes for children and young people.

* Manage caseloads dependent upon experience, grade of post and complexity of cases, utilising specialist knowledge for appropriate interventions, needs assessments, care planning, and child protection investigations.

* Carry out high quality assessments, using child-centred, community focused, and multi agency interventions to bring about positive change through developing effective relationships, and to secure the best outcomes for children and young people.

* Ensure children and young people are adequately protected in line with Dudley LSCB, departmental policy and procedures, relevant legislation and within Dudley's Restorative Practice Framework.

• Holds and manages a varied caseload reflecting the function of the team in accordance with relevant policies, procedures and legislation.
• Identifies and assesses levels of risk and need, and delivers protective or supportive services for children at risk, in need and/or looked after.
• Maintains an up-to-date assessment, care plan and reviews for all cases.
• Assesses and analyses need, contributing to and implementing plans and reviewing progress against identified outcomes ensuring that the child's welfare is paramount throughout.
• Ensures that reports are up to date, of a high quality and submitted according to appropriate timescales.

REQUIREMENTS OF DUDLEY MASH

• The interview will be in person at cable plaza
• The first 2 weeks they are expected in the office daily to complete their Induction / training (which can be extended dependent on how they progress)
• Following this it is a 3 days a week in the office 2 working from home.
• Only CVs with relevant MASH experience will be considered.

Connect2Dudley is a trading style of Dudley & Kent Commercial Services LTD - A joint venture between Dudley Metropolitan Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dudley is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.