Children's Social Workers - Level 2​/Children's First Response and MASH; Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub

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Dynamics Position No. and Role Profile Code bcpcouncil/TP/24323/3963

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Permanent

Band 10 - Starting Salary £45,529 & Band 11 - Starting Salary £49,817

Working Hours:

37

Location:

Bournemouth

Closing Date:

19/11/2026

Job Category:

Children's Social Care

Region / Division:

Children's Services

Business Unit:

Safeguarding and Early Help

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. Now, we’re looking for an experienced, passionate Social Worker to join our MASH Team and help us deliver outstanding care and support to the children and families who need us most .

Our workforce says it best:
“Career progression is encouraged within BCP – it’s a rewarding job and something I absolutely love”.
“It’s a lovely place to live and work. Dorset is a wonderful county, and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are vibrant, busy urban areas right on the sea front.”
“I’ve never felt so supported .”

If you are an experienced Social Worker, preferably with MASH experience we want to hear from you. If you are reflective, proactive, and resilient, have the desire to make a real difference and ensure children and their voices are at the heart of everything you do, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council could be the place for you .

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 ensure this approach is embedded as a core 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 athletic professionalism and agile management oversight – team managers oversee every contact within the working day and managers authorise significant decisions for all children in need and at risk of harm .

Our location
: we are hybrid workers based at Poole Police station, alongside other multi agency professionals, and at home at times.

We will require you to
:

• have a minimum of 2 years front line social work safeguarding experience.
• have completed the ASYE Programme successfully.

• be willing to undertake a post-qualifying award (e.g. Practice Education);
• be able to work with more complex referrals and challenging casework and have high quality skills in analysis of risk and decision making.
• already have begun to develop specialist knowledge within front-line services.
• be already working to the DfE Knowledge and Skills statements for child and family practitioners.
• be willing to develop confident presentation skills.
• have a commitment to continuous professional development.

• 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…