Senior Social Worker - Emergency Duty Team; EDT

Position: Senior Social Worker - Emergency Duty Team (EDT)
Enhanced Senior Social Worker - Emergency Duty Team (EDT) Role:
Enhanced Senior Social Worker

Location:

Wakefield District Headquarters (Havertop Lane, Normanton, WF6 1FD
) Contract &

Hours:

Part-Time (18.5 hours per week) | Minimum 3 months (Office-Based) Pay Rate: £35.00 per hour Are you an expert crisis-handler who thrives when the pressure is on? Do you excel at making definitive, autonomous safeguarding decisions when standard daytime services have closed their doors? Wakefield Council is seeking a highly skilled Enhanced Senior Social Worker to join their out-of-hours Emergency Duty Team (EDT) .

Operating from District Headquarters in Normanton, this part-time role places you at the very frontline of emergency response, safeguarding vulnerable children, adults, and families across the district. The Shift Pattern & Rota This is an 18.5-hour part-time position working on a rota basis. Because crisis work doesn't keep office hours, EDT coverage spans evenings, weekends, and bank holidays:
Twilight/Evening

Shifts:

16:00 - 00:00 (Monday to Sunday) Weekend/Bank Holiday Day

Shifts:

09:00 - 17:00 On-Call Coverage:
Participation in overnight on-call duties between 00:00 and 08:30 as required by the rota.

Key Responsibilities As an Enhanced Senior practitioner on the night-watch, you will be expected to hit the ground running, managing unpredictable and high-stakes situations independently:
Crisis Management:
Handle urgent incoming emergency referrals, stabilize volatile situations, and implement immediate safety plans until daytime services resume. Triage & Inbox Management:
Actively monitor and respond to Social Care emergency inboxes. Community Intervention:
Undertake planned, urgent out-of-hours visits on behalf of localized day teams. Robust Risk Assessment:
Complete high-quality, comprehensive risk evaluations across both children's and adults' frameworks to make definitive safeguarding decisions. What You'll Need to Apply This is a senior, office-based role that requires a confident professional who can remain calm and compassionate in challenging circumstances.

Experience:

A minimum of 3 years' post-qualifying experience , with a strong preference for candidates coming directly from EDT or MASH environments.

Skills:

Exceptional crisis-management, communication, and autonomous decision-making capabilities. Credentials: A recognized Social Work qualification and active registration with Social Work England . Flexibility:
Absolute willingness to work the varied evening, weekend, and overnight on-call hours required by the EDT rota. Why Take This Role? Premium Pay: A competitive rate of £35.00 per hour . Work-Life Balance:
An 18.5-hour part-time contract allows you to maintain your practice edge while freeing up your week. Centralized Hub:
Work alongside a dedicated out-of-hours team out of the secure, well-equipped Wakefield District Headquarters in Normanton. Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone. Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS?

This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.