Our client, Shropshire Council, is seeking a Social Worker for its Initial Contact service (named Compass).

The pay rate available is in line with West Midlands MOU rates. The assignment will last 3 months initially.

Please let me know if you are interested? Or if not, can you refer a friend for £250 if placed?

Details of the role:

• This service is the front door for Children’s social care services
• The team is made up of qualified workers and family support workers
• On receipt of concerns being received into Compass our Senior Social Workers review the current concerns, alongside reviewing historical information.
• Following this they may undertake enquiries such as speaking to parent/carers and undertaking relevant agency checks to explore the concerns.
• A final decision is reached using the Threshold document, and relevant research and policies that apply, and progress each case through to the appropriate level of need.
• In cases where a Strategy meeting is required, Senior Social Workers chair the strategy meetings to gain a better understanding of the circumstances from a multi-agency perspective.
• Our Coordinators pull together database checks and research for each case we receive so that the Senior Social Workers can start reviewing the case information as quickly as possible. They also process outcomes from the different Triage meetings that we facilitate, progress forms through to our database system, and manage the email inbox and work trays.
• Compass Admin assist with organising and minuting strategy meetings, triages, and general administration to support the social workers. Our admin team also assist with information requests, adding Other Local Authority Children information, and process Nationwide Missing Notifications.
• Processing concerns within timescales to make threshold decisions
• Chairing strategy meetings
• Liaise with professionals and partner agencies
• Attend/ cover meetings e.g. Triages
• Hybrid working

Requirements of the role:

• Qualified Social Worker
• Fully Social Work England registered
• Must have significant experience in children’s social care
• Ideal candidate will be experienced working with children in care in the last 5 years

Please contact me asap to discuss in more detail. We are offering £250 joining bonus for new starters with Reed.Alternatively, we are offering £250 if you refer a friend or colleague and they are placed successfully into this or any other QSW role.