Overview
Social Workers (Level 2 & 3) – Children First Response & MASH (Multi-agency Safeguarding Hub)
Location: Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole (BCP), Dorset
Salary: Competitive + Local Government Pension + Potential Relocation Scheme
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Make a real difference in children’s lives. Join us at BCP Council. We’re proud to have achieved a GOOD Ofsted rating (Dec 2024) and we’re on an exciting improvement journey. We’re looking for experienced, passionate Social Workers to join our Children’s First Response & MASH Team and help deliver outstanding care and support to the children and families who need us most.
About The Role
If you are an experienced Social Worker, preferably with MASH experience, we want to hear from you. You should be reflective, proactive, and resilient, with a desire to make a real difference and ensure children and their voices are central to everything you do. You will need to be a registered social worker with Social Work England and have significant post-qualifying experience working with children and families in the statutory sector. Across our Children’s Service Directorate, we have adopted a systemic approach to practice, ensuring children and their voices are at the heart of everything we do. You will help embed this ethos within your teams.
Our Goal: to ensure every child receives the right support at the right time and is safeguarded from potential harm.
Our Work: referrals are triaged, assessed, and transferred to the most appropriate team and service. This requires professional rigor and agile management oversight—team managers oversee every contact within the working day and authorise significant decisions for all children in need and at risk of harm.
Our Location: hybrid workers based at Poole Police Station alongside other multi-agency professionals, and at home at times.
What We Will Require
* Minimum of 2 years front line social work safeguarding experience.
* Completed the ASYE Programme successfully.
What We’re Looking For
* Willing to undertake a post-qualifying award (e.g. Practice Education).
* Able to work with more complex referrals and challenging casework with high-quality risk analysis and decision making.
* Developing specialist knowledge within front-line services.
* Working to the DfE Knowledge and Skills statements for child and family practitioners.
* Willing to develop confident presentation skills.
* Commitment to continuous professional development.
What We Offer
* Full induction & Practice Fundamentals support
* Clear career progression & excellent learning opportunities
* Regular supervision
* 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
* Flexible working arrangements including hybrid working based at Poole Police Station, alongside other multi-agency professionals, and at home at times
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Relocation Scheme
* Staff network groups
Ready to Join Us?
If you’re reflective, proactive, resilient, and passionate about putting children’s voices at the heart of everything you do, we’d love to hear from you.
Find out more about our new terms and conditions in our "More than just a job" brochure on our careers site.
Please contact Michelle Baron, Team Manager for MASH at michelle.baron@bcpcouncil.gov.uk or Nanette McVeigh, Team Manager for MASH at nanette.mcveigh@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
Visit our BCP Partnership Academy website for more details.
Apply today and help us make a difference.
Please note, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship and we can only consider applicants with existing right to work in the UK.
The pay range for this role will be £42,839–£53,460 (pro rata for part-time colleagues).
We’re looking forward to welcoming new colleagues under this refreshed framework of pay, terms, and conditions. To promote fairness and consistency, all new starters will begin at the bottom of the pay band. The starting salary is fixed, but the role offers growth, meaningful contribution, and being part of a forward-thinking team. The Recruitment & Retention Supplement for this role may be up to £3,249 per annum (pro rata for part-time colleagues); this is subject to review. Supplements are temporary and awarded solely at the discretion of BCP Council, in line with our interim policy which will be replaced by the new policy on 1 December 2025.
About BCP Council
BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. We offer career-defining roles to transform and improve services and help deliver a vision of a thriving, world-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.
Our Benefits
A Place to Thrive – Join BCP Council. We’re transforming how we recognise and reward our people. Check out our enhanced benefits and the Pay and Reward package on our careers site. Be the difference - join an organisation that values you. More About us | Working for BCP.
DBS
BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.
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