First Response Social Worker - MASSH

Location

Stockport, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom

Job description

First Response Social Worker - MASSH

SO2 (£34,834 – £39,186)

For social workers with 2 years post-qualification experience there will be a 5% market supplement offered from 1st April, pending a pay review

37 hours, Full Time 

Temporary (2 years)

Hybrid: Fred Perry House and homeworking 

Application Deadline: 12th March 2024

Shortlisting Date: 13th March 2024

Interview Date: 18th March 2024

Interview Type: Face to Face 

Your Role

Stockport Family is looking for a social worker with at least 2 years post qualifying experience to join our First Response social work team in the Multi Agency Safeguarding and Support Hub (MASSH). As a First Response social worker within the MASSH you will be required to respond to contacts made into the MASSH in a timely way to identify and secure the most appropriate service to support and safeguard children and families. You will communicate with families, members of the public and partner agencies to enable you to analyse historical and current concerns about children and their families in order for you to carry out timely multi-agency MASSH assessments and recommendations. You will have a good understanding of statutory social worker functions and be confident in making informed threshold decisions.

What do social workers say about working in Stockport MASSH?

“After working as a locality social worker for 5 years, I moved to the MASSH as a Senior Social Work Practitioner. The MASSH offers an enjoyable new challenge; being the first point of contact with families; identifying early help support to allow families to continue leading their lives without social care intervention; assessing risk and acknowledging when there is a need for safeguarding input. It is a fast-paced and demanding role, however there is a real benefit to families and children through the work carried out on the MASSH.” Geraldine, Senior Social Work Practitioner

This is an exciting time for experienced social workers to join Stockport Family. If you act restoratively, think systemically and keep children at the heart of your practice, we would love to hear from you!

As a Social Worker in Stockport Family you will benefit from:

• A model of restorative practice – relationships are the key to how we work together with our families and each other – Restorative practice training offered to all workers. 

• Systemic social work practice – to help bring about the change that families need to be safe and thriving – access to Systemic practice training and foundation year course. 

• Co-located, integrated working bringing social workers, health and education services together so you can get the help you need quickly for families

• Specialist services to support you when you are working with complex issues, such as high-risk domestic abuse, substance misuse or other complex safeguarding issues

• Innovative and creative ways of working so that there are always opportunities for your personal development and to learn how to do things differently.

• High quality and regular supervision, recognising we are humans first, professionals second

• Manageable caseload matched to your skills, abilities and learning needs 

• Supportive leadership who listen and respond to feedback

• High level of support through the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) with monthly learning sets, wellbeing sessions and a mentor to give you additional reflective supervision and support

• Opportunity to engage in a follow on second supported year in employment (SSYE) tailored around your learning needs

• Dedicated workforce development managers for every stage of your career 

• Regular multi-agency group supervision in our Team Around the School model 

• Creative direct work kit bag given to every social worker

• Regular informal learning circles and bitesize training to keep your knowledge and skills up to date

• Genuine commitment to your Continuing Professional Development with regular opportunities across Stockport Family for short and long training courses tailored to your needs and interests. 

Ofsted has recognised that social work practice in Stockport is good with outstanding features and we are ambitious about wanting to be even better for children and families and you can play a key part in achieving this goal. 

About You

You will be passionate about relationship-based social work, proud of your profession and able to reflect and think creatively about how you can build relationships to make a difference with children and families. 

You will be committed to your professional development, take up the vast amount of learning opportunities on offer and be excited about becoming part of Stockport Family.

In Stockport Family we value diversity and the unique perspectives that each of us bring. We would like to increase the diversity of our workforce, and therefore would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds at all levels of the organisation.

About Us

Stockport Family is currently recruiting for a MASSH social worker. In Stockport, our model is different to lots of our neighbours. Our focus is on relationships and we have sought to reduce the number of times that children and families have to re-tell their story and make new relationships with professionals, by taking out the transition points within our social work teams. It will be your role to respond to contacts received from partners and families, to our MASSH, consider the information received, speak to referrers, partner agencies and family members in a timely way to identify the most appropriate support for a family. 

We are constantly striving for the best outcomes for our children and families. You will play an important part in delivering outstanding practice and ensuring that children and families are at the heart of all decision-making and service delivery each day. 

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do. 

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

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If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity or other social work opportunities in Stockport, please contact either  Sophie Shaw on [email protected] 07815 465169, or  Jenny Tindall on [email protected] 07580 504493.

The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.

Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.

We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce.   We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria. 

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Salary

£34.83k per annum