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Job summary ***TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLEPLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK (BOTTOM RIGHT) WHICH WILL TAKE YOU TO THE WILTSHIRECOUNCIL CAREERS SITE TO APPLY, WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT ANY APPLICATIONS VIA NHSJOBS***Are you an experienced Social Worker who excels in supporting children and families within crisis? Join our MASH service in the Integrated Front Door (IFD) for a rewarding opportunity.Experience a "seamless service" with a balanced work-life schedule. The role doesn't involve case-holding, as long-term work is delegated to our Support and Safeguarding Teams.We achieved an Outstanding rating from Ofsted in September 2023, with the IFD receiving positive inspection feedback. Our service offers a 24/7, 365-day response to concerns for children and young people. We offer a single access point for all contacts and referrals aligning with statutory and local guidelines for child safety and wellbeing. Main duties of the job This role involves collaboration with early help, partners and area teams, ensuring consistent threshold decision making at the forefront of delivery in Wiltshire.As a MASH Social Worker, your focus is on efficiently recognising and managing risk, fostering positive opportunities for Wiltshire's young people. You will remotely engage with partners, family members, and young people to make threshold decisions.In addition to possessing the required Social Work qualifications and registration with Social Work England, we seek individuals who share our vision. In return, we will provide you with the comprehensive support and guidance you need to excel in your role and make a lasting difference. About us Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Thats why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right. Job description Job responsibilities Specific duties and responsibilities include:To be the primary worker with case responsibility for children in need, children in need of protection and children looked after - depending upon the function of the dedicated team.To operate within the council policy and keep up to date with social work methods, practice developments, new legislation and procedures, including the Childrens Act 2004.To be responsible for the day to day interpretation of and implementation of statutory duties and departmental policy and procedures in the provision of services to children and young people.To be allocated work from the team manager or any person delegated to act on their behalf based on eligibility criteria and to hold case management responsibility for this work.To complete enquiries and assess, the needs of and risks to vulnerable children and young people in a timely manner giving due consideration to the wishes and views of the child and the childs family. This will include the completion of S47 enquiries, single assessments and engaging service users and other relevant persons in the work base, homes or any other appropriate venue hospital, school etc.To take appropriate action to assess and minimise any identified concern or risk to children/young people in accordance with the requirements and timescales of assessment frameworks, child protection procedures and looked after children legislation and procedures.To draw up and implement, with the child/young person and their family/carers, an appropriate plan to address identified issues and to maximise the participation of service users and carers in this process ensuring that social work intervention is ongoing only when necessary in peoples lives.To carry out regular reviews of individual plans, record outcomes and formulate revised plans which are outcome focused.To convene meetings core groups to assist in the implementation and review of plans for vulnerable children.To write reports for child protection conferences, planning meetings, looked after children CA12- 2443 Social Worker Level 4 MASH Page 5 of 9reviews, legal meetings and court hearings and attend these as appropriate.To work collaboratively and effectively with Keyworkers, Senior Keyworkers and Local Partnership Advisors on achieving shared family goalsTo have a creative approach to meeting need and to ensure local provision, wherever possible, in order to meet identified need within available resources.To have a clear understanding of and ability to manage within financial constraints in service delivery.To work proactively and in partnership with other agencies to plan and deliver coordinated services to children, young people and their families/carers which promotes and focuses on positive outcomes.Actively engage and contribute, when necessary, to Local Allocation Group case discussions (or other similarly named mechanisms/panels)To maintain accurate and effective electronic recording of information and action taken in the course of casework.To understand the need for and contribute to the achievement of team and departmental performance targets in order to achieve positive outcomes for children and young peopleTo maintain confidentiality of information acquired in the course of undertaking duties for the department whilst operating in the fullest cooperation with other agencies to ensure that children are appropriately safeguarded.To contribute to team processes in a positive and appropriate manner, by attending team meetings and undertaking any necessary and appropriate team duties.To make an active contribution to the development of service delivery through the sharing of knowledge, information and skills.To take responsibility for personal professional development through the utilisation of relevant practice research/developments, legislation, participative supervision and appraisal processes.To undertake further training which is consistent with the needs of the individual and the organisation, as agreed with the manager.To work within an equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory framework. Value diversity within the team and in contact with other professionals, children, young people and families. Person Specification Qualifications Essential PLEASE SEE JOB ADVERT Desirable PLEASE SEE JOB ADVERT