Application Deadline: 24th May 2024

Shortlisting Date: 27th May 2024

Interview Date: 29th May 2024

Interview Type: Face to Face 

 

 

Stockport Family is looking for a social worker with at least 2 years post qualifying experience to join our First Response social work team in the Multi Agency Safeguarding and Support Hub (MASSH). As a First Response social worker within the MASSH you will be required to respond to contacts made into the MASSH in a timely way to identify and secure the most appropriate service to support and safeguard children and families. You will communicate with families, members of the public and partner agencies to enable you to analyse historical and current concerns about children and their families in order for you to carry out timely multi-agency MASSH assessments and recommendations. You will have a good understanding of statutory social worker functions and be confident in making informed threshold decisions.

 

What do social workers say about working in Stockport MASSH?

 

“After working as a locality social worker for 5 years, I moved to the MASSH as a Senior Social Work Practitioner. The MASSH offers an enjoyable new challenge; being the first point of contact with families; identifying early help support to allow families to continue leading their lives without social care intervention; assessing risk and acknowledging when there is a need for safeguarding input. It is a fast-paced and demanding role, however there is a real benefit to families and children through the work carried out on the MASSH.” Geraldine, Senior Social Work Practitioner

 

This is an exciting time for experienced social workers to join Stockport Family. If you act restoratively, think systemically and keep children at the heart of your practice, we would love to hear from you!

 

Ofsted has recognised that social work practice in Stockport is good with outstanding features and we are ambitious about wanting to be even better for children and families and you can play a key part in achieving this goal. 

 

 

You will be passionate about relationship-based social work, proud of your profession and able to reflect and think creatively about how you can build relationships to make a difference with children and families. 

 

You will be committed to your professional development, take up the vast amount of learning opportunities on offer and be excited about becoming part of Stockport Family.

 

In Stockport Family we value diversity and the unique perspectives that each of us bring. We would like to increase the diversity of our workforce, and therefore would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds at all levels of the organisation.

 

 

Stockport Family is currently recruiting for a MASSH social worker. In Stockport, our model is different to lots of our neighbours. Our focus is on relationships and we have sought to reduce the number of times that children and families have to re-tell their story and make new relationships with professionals, by taking out the transition points within our social work teams. It will be your role to respond to contacts received from partners and families, to our MASSH, consider the information received, speak to referrers, partner agencies and family members in a timely way to identify the most appropriate support for a family. 

 

We are constantly striving for the best outcomes for our children and families. You will play an important part in delivering outstanding practice and ensuring that children and families are at the heart of all decision-making and service delivery each day. 

 

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do. 

 

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

 

 

Job Profile 

 

If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity or other social work opportunities in Stockport, please contact either MASSH Service Leader Rachel or the MASSH team Leader Jenny:

 

Sophie Shaw sophie.shaw@stockport.gov.uk 07815 465169

 

Jenny Tindall jenny.tindall@stockport.gov.uk 07580 504493