Job Title: Social Worker (Children)
Location: Stockton on Tees
Working Hours: Hybrid
Rate: £181.02 per day
An experienced Social Worker is required to join Stockton MASH Service (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub) As a MASH Social Worker, you will play a crucial role in assessing and triaging child safeguarding contacts, collaborating with professionals, and ensuring timely support for families.
Responsibilities:
As a Social Worker, you will be part of a co-located multi-agency team, including representatives from Greater Manchester Police, Health, Community Safety, Adult Social Care, IDVA, and the Prevention Hub, facilitating effective communication between partner agencies. You will communicate with families, partner agencies, and the public to gather details and make strong, evidence-based decisions in line with practice standards and statutory duties. You will understand statutory social worker functions and confidently make informed threshold decisions. Responsibilities include answering and screening calls, collecting and collating relevant information, recording, interpreting, and presenting Social Care information, and participating in MASH information sharing to inform case management and present challenges when appropriate. You will escalate evidence of inappropriate referrals to the duty service and make professional judgments based on the information gathered.
Benefits of the role:
• Non-case holding office based role
• Stable management team
• Receive regular supervision
• Chance for experienced Social Workers to go down a different career path
What we are looking for in a Social Worker:
• Social Work England registration
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Hold a full UK license
• Post-qualified experience
• Degree level or equivalent in Social Work
How to Apply:
If you are passionate about making a difference and meet the above criteria, we would love to hear from you! Please submit your application through the Liquid Personnel website or for more information get in touch with Erika Taylor on 01615436964 ,
Why Liquid Personnel?
We offer a ‘Faster Pay’ service to get you paid more quickly, along with twice weekly payroll and an internal ‘hours’ team. Enjoy our free DBS and compliance service, and gain access to a specialist consultant and exclusive roles not available from other agencies. Benefit from free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal, and work with your own dedicated consultant who has extensive social work knowledge. We provide access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK. Plus, take advantage of our “Refer a Friend” bonus, earning £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place, and our “Find your own job” bonus, earning £250 for bringing your own position to us.