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- Location: Gloucester
- Salary: £40,476 - £45,718 per annum
- Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Join our dedicated team at Gloucestershire County Council in the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) as a Senior Social Worker. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a service committed to delivering outstanding support to children and families.
Day-to-Day of the Role:- Manage a caseload with a high level of complexity and risk, including those children subject to care proceedings and child protection plans.
- Work closely with children, young people, and their families, as well as other staff within the service function and partner agencies, to provide support and protection.
- Assess the needs of children, young people, and families to plan and implement suitable multi-agency interventions and service provisions to meet needs and review outcomes.
- Act in a consultative role to less experienced social workers, ensuring reflective practice in all assessments and the development of outcome-focused plans.
- Provide mentoring and specialist consultation or advice to colleagues and other professionals.
- Undertake direct work with children, young people, and families to manage risk and achieve sustained and positive outcomes identified in assessments and plans.
- Attend relevant meetings requiring high-level professional input and maintain professional working relationships with all stakeholders to ensure effective service delivery.
- Social Work England registration.
- Recognised qualification in Social Work (MA/MSc/BA/BSc in Social Work, DipSW, CQSW, CSS).
- Ideally experience within a MASH team.
- Substantial post-qualifying experience in a statutory children’s services fieldwork team.
- Ability to apply a critical and ethical understanding of legislation and statutory frameworks.
- Experience of mentoring and/or supervising the work of others.
- Full driving licence and willingness to drive.
- Enhanced DBS clearance.
- Annual retention payment of £2,000.
- Flexible and agile working opportunities, including the option to purchase additional leave.
- 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years of continuous service.
- Family-friendly policies and benefits.
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Occupational Health service, employee discount scheme, cycle to work scheme, and salary sacrifice green car scheme.
- Links to employee networks and career development opportunities, including access to our Social Work Academy.
- Paid SWE registration renewal.
To apply for this Senior Social Worker / Social Worker position, please submit your CV
