Social Worker - Children's Services

Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Children’s Social Worker to join its client’s Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) team, based in Salford. This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast-paced frontline service where you will work alongside partner agencies to ensure timely and effective safeguarding decisions for children and families. What will your responsibilities be? - Screen and assess incoming referrals relating to children and families. - Gather and analyse information from partner agencies to inform decision-making. - Identify levels of risk and need, ensuring appropriate safeguarding responses. - Undertake threshold decisions and make recommendations for statutory intervention where required. - Work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners to achieve positive outcomes for children. - Maintain accurate and timely case recordings in line with service requirements. Benefits: - Opportunity to work within a highly regarded MASH service. - Supportive management team and collaborative working environment. - Flexible and hybrid working opportunities where applicable. - Competitive agency rate of £35 per hour. Qualifications and Experience: To be successful in this role you must have; - Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration. - Experience working within a MASH, Assessment, Duty & Assessment, or Safeguarding Team. - Strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance. - Excellent assessment, analytical and decision-making skills. - Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-agency environment. Why Liquid Personnel? - Free DBS and compliance service - Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly - Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies - Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal - Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge - Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK - “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place* - “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us * Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes. Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement. We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List. BH - 203250 GH - 36617