Oldham County Council are looking so social workers to join their Duty & Advice (MASH) teams!
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provide high-quality interventions for vulnerable children and young people to ensure their safety and well-being.
- Manage complex caseloads, understanding the lived experiences of children and young people to achieve desired outcomes.
- Collaborate with partner agencies to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions for children and families.
- Continuously develop professionally and maintain accountability for delivering excellent social work practice.
- Conduct assessments of need and risk for children, families, and parental capacity to change, analyzing situations regularly.
- Create, implement, and review SMART plans to meet children's needs, ensure safety, and optimize outcomes.
- Work directly with children, young people, families, and carers, providing support to improve their lives.
- Address safeguarding concerns by following relevant policies and procedures when abuse is suspected.
- Maintain timely and accurate case file recordings, ensuring confidentiality and data quality in social care systems.
- Participate in supervision sessions, reflect on performance, and embrace changes in working practices, including ICT advancements.
You will be rewarded with great benefits:
- Competitive pay with a £2,000 retention payment.
- Flexible and Hybrid working
- Free town centre parking
- Essential car user allowance of £500* and mileage expenses at 45p per mile.
- Reimbursement of Social Work England professional registration fees, currently £90 per year
- Generous relocation package of up to £8,000
- 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase additional days, and which increases after 5- and 10-years' service.
- Attractive defined benefit pension scheme with a market leading AVC option for additional retirement savings
- Discounted gym membership
- Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
- Salary sacrifice scheme, including Cycle to Work
- Wellbeing support, including an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
- Staff recognition and celebration events