Decision Maker

Opus people solutions on behalf of Northampton Childrens Trust have an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join their team.

Job Title: Agency Decision Maker - MASH
Length of assignment: 3 Months
Hours per week: 37
Hourly rate: £36
Location: Northampton
Remote/Office based: Hybrid, 3 days a week in the office

The MASH team can advise as to whether a family needs early help, and whether they meet the threshold for statutory child protection.

Key Responsibilities:

• The agency decision maker needs to be able to think on their feet, have a good understanding of child protection and children's social care, and be able to work closely and effectively with other agencies throughout the internal team processes.
• Triaging referrals making MASH enquiries, speaking to parents, agencies making threshold recommendations

Skills:

• 3 Years post qualyfying experience
• Social Work englang registered
• Previous experience in MASH

If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you