SENIOR SOCIAL WORKERS – CHILDREN’S – MASH Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub £54,083 - £57,116 (includes market supplement) Newham Dockside E16 2QU – Hybrid role – working with children and families Closing date: 02/09/2024 at 23:59* *please apply ASAP as we may shortlist and interview applicants before the closing date Job Description JOIN US AND BUILD A FAIRER NEWHAM We’re a vibrant, dynamic, culturally rich London Borough with a young population and limitless potential. We’re a challenging yet rewarding place for social work practise to flourish and we are steadfastly committed to our workforce being representative of the families that we work with. We are taking coordinated, meaningful and focused action to develop an inclusive culture because we believe this is at the heart of enabling diversity in all respects, including diversity of thought. We are taking positive actions to challenge all forms of discrimination and injustice to help make Newham a fairer and more equitable place for children and families to live, learn and thrive. We’re building a fairer Newham through investment, co-production and by continuously developing our 'Circles of Support' practice model; centring on systemic and restorative practice and a specialist support offer for our practitioners. Ofsted described Newham as having a positive culture of learning and development and we always try to develop talent in-house. We promoted 30 internal colleagues in 2023 alone, and have put more than 47 practitioners through further education since 2020. We value your development and at Newham career progression is a reality for many of our colleagues. We understand that social work can be a challenging yet ultimately very rewarding profession that makes demands of you personally and professionally. In Newham we value your wellbeing and we aim to ensure that you have a better work/life balance through a remote working offer when you are not visiting children and families, a modern office space for when you’re on site, a flexible working policy where all requests are considered, and a clinical offer to support you to do your best work. ABOUT THE JOB Social Work in Newham is underpinned by a culture of Systemic and Restorative practice with high quality relationships at the heart of our approach. Senior Social Workers in our MASH act quickly at the "front door" to make sure the most appropriate actions are taken to keep children and families safe. You will consult key partners and provide high quality, considered and informed social work decisions, dealing with incoming referral information in a quickly whilst confidently prioritising your workload, never losing focus from safety. Newham's MASH is fast paced; we have a large youth population and rank highly in terms of deprivation compared to other London Boroughs (with the expected challenges), so whilst resilience is essential for this post this is an excellent opportunity for social workers to learn and grow. We value our Senior Social Workers and understand the importance of supporting your learning, development, and wellbeing. We have a bespoke support offer through our very own clinical service; and our embedded systemic family psychotherapist assists with interventions where this may benefit families. SSWs in intervention may also be assisted by Practice Development Social Workers and a contextual safeguarding service that co-work on cases at the edge of care. We’ve worked hard to provide a supportive environment where systemic, restorative practice can flourish. ABOUT YOU We are looking for experienced Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub practitioners who have worked within at lease one local authority whose residents share a similar demographic as Newham. This is essential experience for a role within Newham's MASH, alongside a strong understanding of the challenges faced by residents of inner-city local authorities. You’re committed to equality, inclusion and helping us build a fairer Newham and passionate about keeping children and young people safe. Please note we will not be able to shortlist candidates without significant experience of practice within a Multi-Agency-Safeguarding-Hub. You will be a qualified social worker with current Social Work England registration. WHY WORK WITH US? We’ve been working hard to make Newham a great place to practise social work. A commitment to addressing disproportionality wherever we find it. We’re a GOOD local authority focused on reaching excellence. We offer genuinely flexible/hybrid working as long as children and families are supported. Stability: 100% of our Senior Managers and 71% of Team Managers are permanent. Our firmly established practice model, Circles of Support, was recently nominated for the prestigious MJ Award for Innovation in Children’s Services and allows systemic, restorative practice to flourish. Career progression; we promoted 30 internal colleagues in 2023. Social Care Academy – 47 social workers have studied for systemic higher education with us since 2020. Our Academy offer received significant praise from Ofsted. A competitive package for social workers of up to £57,116 (includes market supplement). Oyster card/parking permit for business use. Wellbeing service, leisure and discount benefits (Council scheme). Travel season ticket loan, cycle scheme, Local Authority pension. TO APPLY To apply please submit your CV and a supporting statement (1-2 sides of A4) through our online recruitment portal. Shortlisting decisions will be based on candidate meeting the requested criteria and the person spec as described in their supporting statement and CV. Closing date: 02/09/2024 at 23:59 Interviews: ASAP* - *PLEASE APPLY ASAP AS WE MAY SHORTLIST AND INTERVIEW BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE If you have any questions about the recruitment process or want to discuss joining Newham Children’s Services with one of our managers, please contact our Recruitment Team. Additional Information We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that’s all that matters to us. The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides why and how you meet the criteria for this role. We practice anonymised recruitment. Please ensure that you remove all personal information from any documents that you upload. The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these ar