Children's Social Worker, First Response, MASH

Children’s Social Worker, First Response, MASH

Location:

Rotherham

Salary: £39,152 - £46,142 and Excellent Benefits (Pay award pending)

Contract:

12 Month Temporary, 37 hours per week

We will deliver on our promise to our children – will you?

If you want to talk children, come and work with us! We talk about children, not cases, and keeping children at the forefront of our decision making ensures them better outcomes. As a service, First Response is one big team comprising of the Multi‑Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH); 4 duty teams; the Out of Hours service, EVOLVE (exploitation) and ENGAGE (crisis support).

We are currently recruiting to a temporary Social Work post in the MASH to cover maternity leave.

This is a vital role where you will support the early identification and assessment of risk, ensuring that children, young people, and vulnerable adults receive the right help at the right time.

Working within a dynamic multi‑agency environment, you will collaborate with professionals from social care, police, health, education, and other partner agencies to share information, assess risk, and make informed decisions to ensure families are on the correct trajectory at the earliest point.

• Triage and screen help and harm referrals, assessing risk and need.
• Gather, analyse, and share information from partner agencies.
• Make timely, evidence‑based decisions to safeguard children and vulnerable individuals.
• Provide professional advice and guidance to referrers and partner organisations.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding legislation, policies, and procedures.
• Maintain accurate, high‑quality case records.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience working within safeguarding and social care and can hit the ground running.
• Can make sound, defensible decisions under pressure.
• Has excellent communication and partnership‑working skills.
• Is highly organised with strong analytical and report‑writing abilities.
• Is committed to achieving the best outcomes for children and vulnerable people.
• Is passionate about maximising a child’s life chances.