Overview
Adult Social Worker – Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub Team – Police HQ The Hex, Hinchingbrooke Business Park, Brampton Rd, Huntingdon, United Kingdom
Our Benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- 6 days of protected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development
- A pay progression scheme to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills
- A Refer a Friend Scheme where if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, we’ll pay you an introduction fee of £350
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.
About the role
The Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) has a permanent, full-time vacancy for a qualified Social Worker.
MASH provides a safeguarding triage function and is committed to making safeguarding personal. This involves engaging with the referrer, the adult at risk, and or their advocate, to agree a way forward which follows the six key principles of s42 enquires under the Care Act.
MASH works closely with its partner agencies, in the spirit of the Care Act, to share information with the aim of providing the highest quality of response to adults at risk.
The team is co-located, with the police, at The Hex, Police Headquarters, and you will be expected to undertake advanced vetting for this position. The Adult Social Care forms one element of the MASH, which is a small, fast paced triage and duty team, we operate under the Hybrid working model, between The Hex and working from home arrangements.
If you would like to discuss the role in more detail please contact Julie Rivett, Strategic Safeguarding Lead & Service Manager on 0748 450 9377 or Julie.Rivett@Cambridgeshire.gov.uk.
Interviews are planned for the 24th August and will take place at New Shire Hall, Huntingdon.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This role will be required to work from a Police building and therefore this post will be subject to the outcome of a Police vetting check.
We are proud to serve the diverse the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
About you
If you’re a confident and dynamic individual who enjoys making a difference in their local community, we want to hear from you.
You must:
- Be a qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration
- Have the ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently
For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description and Person Specification.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
