MASH Officer

Location

Northampton, Northamptonshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Are you looking for a new challenge in children’s safeguarding? Do you enjoy working in a fast paced and busy environment? Do you see yourself as a bit of a detective with the ability to collect and analyse complex information drawn from multiple sources? Are you a team player who can work alongside a variety of different professionals to ensure children and young people are protected?

If you answered yes, then we have a unique opportunity for you!

Working in the Northamptonshire MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub) you will be a MASH officer, working on the frontline with partner agencies to keep children and young people safe.

We are committed to continuous improvement, building a skilled, knowledgeable, and flexible workforce alongside promoting innovation and creativity whilst keeping children, young people and families at the heart of all we do.

We really value our workforce and offer you a great benefits package including:

• 2 Day Induction Programme
• Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities
• Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits
• A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
• Local government Pension Scheme
• Heavily subsidised town centre car parking scheme
• Employee Discount Scheme
• 28 days’ annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 years’ service
• Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Monthly quality supervision

This is an exciting role for someone with children’s safeguarding experience to be the first point of contact to the public and professionals where there is a child safeguarding concern.

You will work alongside a team of professionals from other agencies including the police and health, making this an interesting and varied role where there are multiple opportunities to learn and develop.

The MASH is a fast-paced team so you will need to be tenacious in collating information from different sources in a robust and timely manner, seeking advice and support from the MASH decision makers and team managers as required.

You will be an excellent communicator ensuring that all agencies and professional organisations are given feedback on the progress of cases as well as the ability to discover and collate information from multiple sources.

This is a lively and nurturing environment where your career can thrive.

Northamptonshire Children’s Trust was established in November 2020 to deliver Children’s Services to the newly established North and West Northants County Councils. The Trust is wholly owned and funded but operationally independent from the Councils; this provides the organisation with unique opportunities to explore new ways of working and to be more agile and adaptable in its approach to service delivery. We are developing a culture that allows the very highest quality of professional practice to flourish and evolve, delivering at the cutting edge of new innovation.

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Salary

£26.38k - £29.65k per annum