About the Role:
We are seeking a Social Worker to join our dedicated MASH Team at the City of Wolverhampton Council.
In this role, you will work within a MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub) environment, providing a high-quality and effective social work service to respond to the needs of children and their families in a timely manner and within statutory guidelines. You will work on a rolling shift rota, which includes evening and on-call duties, and will be responsible for responding to emergency out-of-hours situations for both adult and children’s services. This includes assessing, planning, and delivering focused interventions to safeguard individuals and promote positive outcomes. You will also work collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies across the City of Wolverhampton to ensure coordinated and effective support, promoting the best outcomes for children, families, and adults.
Contracted Hours:Â 37 hours per week (Full-Time)
 Key Responsibilities:
- Work within a busy MASH team day and evenings on a rolling rota.
- Acting as a point of contact for agencies to discuss referral and offer signposting.
- Cover an on-call rota during the night on a rota basis.
- To work closely with partner agencies within MASH, contacting parents to provide a clear, accurate and holistic information of a child and his/her family’s needs in line with statutory guidance.
- Whilst this role is not a case holder roll, there is an expectation to undertake Child Protection investigations whilst working evening and on call. To work within Statutory guidance and policies and procedures.
- To response to adult inquiries and emergencies out of hours, to have knowledge of legislation, policy and support available.
- To understand the context of child development, parenting capacity and family and environmental factors in which to establish the needs of an individual child.
- To assess and balance risk and protective factors within a child/adult protection framework.
Integrated Working
- To work collaboratively with colleagues from multi-agency’s within MASH to build positive relationships to ensure best outcomes for children and families.
- To build positive relationships with all agencies within Wolverhampton, to share ideas, offer advice re threshold tool. Where required visit organisations to assist and support with the referral process and triaging within MASH.
Other Duties
- To act in accordance with the Council’s Constitution and other Codes of Conduct.
- To participate in staff development, appraisal and training as appropriate, including continuous professional development.
- To comply with the Council’s agreed policies and procedures including but not limited to Health and Safety, and Equal Opportunities Policies, General Data Protection Regulations, Freedom of Information Act, Financial Management Regulations and other relevant Council and Government Regulations, Directives and City-wide priorities.
- To undertake any other tasks, duties and responsibilities as directed and appropriate to the grade and role of the post subject to any reasonable adjustments under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 as incorporated into the Equality Act 2010.
 Requirements:
- Qualified Social Worker
- Registered with Social Work England
- Must have experience of working directly with children, young people and their families from including those from culturally diverse communties
- Eligible to work in the UK
 Interested?
For more information on this role or to apply, get in touch with our vendor department who will arrange for a specialist consultant to get in contact with you:
 0203 906 8670