Job Opportunity: Social Worker - Safeguarding Hub Location: Manchester
Hourly Rate: £30.00 per hour
Contract Type: Locum / Contract
About the Role
We are seeking a proactive, analytical, and resilient Social Worker to join a fast-paced Safeguarding Hub in Manchester. Acting as the crucial first point of contact for safeguarding concerns, you will work in a dynamic multi-agency environment.
This role is focused on the "front door" of social care, where quick thinking and sharp assessment skills are essential to ensure that vulnerable individuals receive the right level of protection and intervention at the earliest possible opportunity.
Key Responsibilities & Requirements
- Triage and Assessment: Accurately screen and evaluate incoming safeguarding referrals, assessing immediate risks and determining appropriate thresholds for statutory intervention.
- Multi-Agency Collaboration: Work seamlessly alongside police, health professionals, education providers, and other key partner agencies to gather, share, and analyze vital information.
- Rapid Decision Making: Formulate robust, timely, and legally sound recommendations to safeguard vulnerable individuals, ensuring all actions align with statutory guidelines.
- Professional Qualification: Must hold a recognized degree or diploma in Social Work.
- Registration: Active and restriction-free registration with Social Work England.
- Relevant Experience: Proven post-qualifying experience in a Safeguarding Hub, MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub), Duty and Assessment, or similar initial response team.
- Resilience: The ability to thrive in a high-pressure, time-sensitive environment while maintaining meticulous and accurate case records.
What We Offer
- A competitive locum rate of £30.00 per hour.
- A highly collaborative and supportive multi-agency team environment.
- Regular supervision and clear operational frameworks for confident decision-making.
- Flexible or hybrid working arrangements to support a healthy work-life balance (subject to service needs).
How to Apply:
If you have the sharp analytical skills and the passion needed for front-line safeguarding, we want to hear from you. Please submit your CV
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
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