Social Worker - Duty and Advice (MASH)

Here’s the role.

You will work as part of a co-located multi-agency team, which includes representatives from Greater Manchester Police, Health, Community Safety, Adult Social Care, IDVA and the Prevention Hub, this co-location enables more effective communication between partner agencies. As a Duty and Advice social worker you will be required to respond to contacts made to the MASH in a timely way to identify and secure the most appropriate service to support and safeguard children and families. As a Duty and Advice social worker you will communicate with families, partner agencies and members of the public members of the public and partner agencies to enable you to gain details and enable strong evidenced based decision making in line with our practice standards and statutory duties. You will have a good understanding of statutory social worker functions and be confident in making informed threshold decisions.

Why should you work in Oldham?

Officially rated as a 'Good’ by Ofsted, we are proud of our relentless approach in seeking the very best outcomes for our children and families, and there’s never been a better time to join the team and be part of our success story.

Oldham is a wonderful place of diversity, where people of all cultures come together. This is one our greatest strengths and our social workers enjoy using a breadth of skills and gaining a variety of experiences whilst supporting children and families from diverse backgrounds.

We use systemic practice as our chosen practice model, focusing on building relationships with children and families, understanding the context and family dynamics, and reflectively learning together.

Situated in the heart of Spindles, the bustling centre of Oldham, our new building stands as a beacon of support and guidance, where the Duty and Advice Team will be based, ready to assist and advise those in need.

Our Promises to you:

• A manageable and diverse caseload aligned with your experience and skills.
• A commitment to your continuing professional development through a bespoke learning and development programme
• A variety of career opportunities to progress and develop with us in Social Work
• Regular, quality, and reflective supervision and learning from practice audits with fortnightly training days in each of our services.
• Monthly Group Supervision with your team
• Weekly Learning Spaces to focus on a specific area of learning
• A permanent and supportive Senior Leadership team
• Full corporate and service Induction
• Direct link to a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner and Social Work Consultants from our Social Work Academy.
• The opportunity to become a Practice Educator and to develop students within our organisation.
• Dedicated support to develop you in your role and opportunities to meet your career aspirations.
• During the SSYE (Second Supported Year in employment) you will have a consultant social worker in the CSWA who will offer reflective supervision every three months as well as meetings with your manager at 6 and 12 months to ensure that your professional development plan is being supported.
• Focus on child and family-centred outcomes across all sectors by ensuring the right intervention is identified at the right time, there by building a safe, happy, healthy, and successful future for children and young people.

You will be rewarded with great benefits:

• Competitive pay with a £2,000 retention payment. (After 2 years)
• Flexible and Hybrid working
• Free town centre parking
• Essential car user allowance of £500* and mileage expenses at 45p per mile.
• Reimbursement of Social Work England professional registration fees, currently £90 per year
• Generous relocation package of up to £8,000
• Other generous benefits including:
• 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase additional days, and which increases after 5- and 10-years’ service.
• Attractive defined benefit pension scheme with a market leading AVC option for additional retirement savings
• Discounted gym membership
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme, including Cycle to Work
• Wellbeing support, including an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration event