Social Worker – MASH

Job Description

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : County Hall North, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £26.53

Location : County Hall North, Horsham
Payrate : £38 an hour. We are bound by the MoC, which means pay rates are capped. Whist we are able to pay up to £42, this rate is for those deemed to be at ASW level. Please ensure your candidates are aware that the pay rate they request may not be the rate they are offered; managers are assessing skills and competency at interview. If the candidate is being offered less than requested, we will make the reasoning clear whilst providing feedback

DUTY WEEKS – they are one in three. Strategy meetings are held in the office face to face, so require the candidate to be onsite. Candidates may also be asked to attend meetings or provide cover at other times, so will need to be able to attend the office at short notice. DO NOT SUBMIT CVS OF CANDIDATES WHO CAN NOT MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL SOCIAL WORKERS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN THE OFFICE FOR DUTY WEEKS

They need to be experienced workers with at least 2/3 years experience.
Front line – child protection work
Good assessment skills that are able to identify risk
Direct work with children to be able to identify their needs
Good multi agency working experience

WSCC SW TEAMS – BENEFITS
Currently planning the roll out of the Family Safeguarding model and starting to arrange training in motivational interviewing for our perm and agency staff.
Unfilled vacancy gap less than 5% so teams well staffed.

Agency staff are treated as part of the service and encouraged to attend transformational and other leadership events