OR– Principal Social Worker G9 – Social Care Qualified

Work Pattern: 37 hours a week (Mon – Fri)

PAYE Pay Rate: £31.70 per hour

To provide senior social work leadership within the MASH, supporting the timely assessment of referrals, identification of safeguarding risks and effective multi-agency decision-making to protect children and young people.

• Undertaking timely risk assessments of contacts and referrals.
• Leading high-risk multi-agency Strategy Meetings.
• Supporting the Team Manager with referral “Ragging”, allocations and authorising assessments.
• Supervising and supporting Social Workers within a small sub-team.
• Working closely with Police and other MASH partner agencies.
• Supporting staff development, learning and professional practice.
• Responding to a fast-changing workload in a busy office-based environment.
• Contributing to service development and Task Force Groups.

• Strong safeguarding and risk assessment skills.
• Experience of multi-agency working and decision-making.
• Ability to lead high-risk Strategy Meetings.
• Staff supervision, development and professional support.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and partnership-working skills.
• Ability to make sound professional decisions and authorise assessments.
• Experience working effectively with Police and other safeguarding partners.
• Commitment to service improvement and developing professional practice.

• Qualified Social Worker with relevant professional registration.
• Significant experience in children’s safeguarding/social work
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• Strong experience of risk assessment and safeguarding decision-making
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• Experience of multi-agency working
  , ideally within a MASH or similar safeguarding environment.
• Experience supervising or supporting Social Workers.
• Excellent communication, organisation and professional judgement.
• Social Care Wales Registration
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Enhanced DBS