Social Worker; Level 2 & 3

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£38,510 - £48,738 + up to £6,000 Golden Hello and up to £4,000 annual retention payment (subject to eligibility)

Working Hours:

37

Location:

Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East, Central Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Closing Date:

08/11/2026

Job Category:

Children's Services

Service Area:

Children's Services
- Social Work - Family Support Teams

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:

• Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32days after five  addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
• Excellent pension - everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
• A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support.
• Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme - eligible employees can lease an electric or low-emission vehicle at a reduced cost through salary sacrifice, subject to National Minimum Wage and other eligibility requirements.
• Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.

Roles are either ‘site based’ or ‘home based’.

Site based roles are mainly based at the workplace, with the option to work from home for up to two days a week, depending on service needs.

Home based roles are mainly based at home, with the expectation of attending the workplace up to one day a week.

The working arrangement for each role is set by the manager, based on service requirements.

We’re recruiting an experienced Social Worker (Level
3) to join the assessment service within our Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) at Milton Keynes City Council. MASH is a specialist part of our Children’s Services, supporting our work to safeguard children and young people across Milton Keynes.

MASH works as one team, with three distinct areas: early help, the duty team and assessment pods. This role is based within one of our three assessment pods, each with a dedicated Team Manager, five to six Social Workers and at least one Senior Practitioner.

The assessment pods complete Single Assessments under section 17 of the Children Act 1989, alongside single and joint enquiries under section 47. The work involves assessing children’s needs and risks, making informed decisions and working with families and other professionals to achieve the best possible outcomes.

The pods work on a three-week rotation, providing a clear structure to the role. Week one focuses on Single Assessments, week two on safeguarding enquiries, followed by a catch-up week in week three.

We’re looking for someone with post-qualifying experience and evidence of completing holistic assessments within timescales, with the confidence to work across different thresholds and levels of need. The role calls for strong professional judgement and the ability to bring together information to make well-considered decisions.

Be part of a dedicated and supportive team, working together to make a positive difference for children and families across Milton Keynes.

Site-Based role

This is a Site-Based role, and you’ll be expected to work from the designated workplace.

Interviews for this role will be held on 16th November 2026

Additional Payments

Paid as a one-off…