We have a wonderful opportunity to progress your career and step into a leadership role as we are looking for a Social Work Consultant to join our Emergency Duty Team. Durham EDT is looking to employ an experienced social worker who is both holds both a post qualifying AMHP qualification and has child protection experience, who is able to lead child protection investigations. If you are brave, decisive, curious, flexible, nurturing, and a wonderful communicator then this could be the next step for you. This role will suit an experienced Social Worker ready to take the next step. WHAT IS INVOLVED? The Social Work Consultant will co-ordinate and take lead responsibility when on duty for all Emergency Duty Team staff. The Social Work Consultant will work closely with the Team Manager as a key part of the management team to provide support and consistency to Durham’s single front door services including the MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub). Within this role, the Social Work Consultant will operationally work out of core hours and this role is office based. In March 2025, Durham Children's Service's was rated Outstanding by Ofsted. " Social workers told inspectors that Durham is a great place to work. Their words and actions convey a sense of belonging, and they view Durham as their employer of choice ". They further added that " Senior and political leaders in Durham are ambitious, purposeful and influential. They are unrelenting in their pursuit of doing what is right for children and families, resulting in consistent improvements and the delivery of high-quality services for children and families ". Durham Children’s social care won a gold award for most supportive employer and one of our Social Workers won a silver award for Children’s Social Worker of the year in the National Social Work awards 2022 - we are committed to helping your practice flourish and are overjoyed for our staff to be recognised in this way. We encourage you to contact Michelle Stamp, Team Manager of EDT via email which is michelle.stamp@durham.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion about the role and if you would like some further information. WHAT WILL I NEED? Essential qualifications for this role are: Degree in social work or equivalent social work qualification, i.e. CQSW, CSS or Dip SW Current Social Work England Registration Approved Mental Health Professional and / or post qualifying award in child protection (i.e. the ability to work as a child protection social worker) Please refer to the attached person specification for the full criteria. If successful, you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure. BENEFITS AND REWARDS We can offer you a range of employee benefits including competitive salaries, a generous leave entitlement of up to 32 days, a government pension scheme and various flexible and hybrid working options (benefits are subject to individual Terms and Conditions). If you would like to know more, please follow this link: https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26895/Rewards-and-benefits SOCIAL MEDIA Keep an eye on our social media channels for updates on new opportunities at Durham County Council! Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dccjobsandcareers/ Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/durhamcountycounciljobsandcareers EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION We are a proud equal opportunities employer and recognise that a diverse, talented workforce brings new ideas and new perspectives, which will facilitate growth and improvements to services. We are committed to ensuring that our employment policies and processes are fair and equitable to all. We welcome job applications from everyone, and successful candidates are considered only on their skills and ability to do the job. As a Disability Confident Leader, we encourage applications from disabled people and provide support throughout the recruitment process. Take a closer look: https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26899/Equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-our-workforce INTERVIEWS Interviews will be held on 2nd June 2025. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran. HOW TO APPLY In line with the County Council's Recruitment and Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CVs. Applications must be submitted on-line via the Northeast Jobs portal. 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