Advanced Social Worker - Children FIRST (Former MASH)

About the role

Coventry City Council's Children's Services is recruiting an Advanced Social Worker for its Children FIRST team (formerly MASH), which works with looked-after children and care leavers. The role sits within a fast-paced, multi-agency environment and provides expertise on support and safeguarding decisions for children and young people. The post is fixed term, full time, 37 hours per week, with a salary of £46,579 to £54,143.

Key responsibilities

• Manage competing demands, prioritise contacts and work efficiently with partners to gather and triangulate information for evidence-based best-interest decisions.
• Process and coordinate information requests and undertake checks.
• Take part in and contribute to strategy discussions and work collaboratively with partner agencies.
• Keep records accurate and process information on time.
• Act as the children's services representative in forums such as Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences and carry out additional duties expected of an Advanced Practitioner.

Required profile

• Right to work in the UK; sponsorship is not offered.
• Appointment is conditional on a satisfactory DBS check, as the post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
• Guaranteed interview available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, people currently in or previously in care, and people with disabilities or long-term health conditions.