Job Description

The Wiltshire MASH is committed to building strong relationships with a whole host of partner agencies, including Police and health professionals, who are co-located and working together to ensure the best outcomes for the county\xe2\x80\x99s children and young people.

The MASH team is the first point of contact for enquiries and referrals into children\xe2\x80\x99s services, putting it at the frontline of delivery here in Wiltshire.

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About the role

As a Social Worker in the MASH team, you\xe2\x80\x99ll be playing an essential role in the lives of children and young people right across the county.

From assessments and planning to delivery and review, you\xe2\x80\x99ll make sure young people in Wiltshire are safeguarded and protected \xe2\x80\x93 promoting positive outcomes for their futures.

• Excellent pension provision via the local government pension scheme (LGPS). We contribute around 20% of your salary towards your pension.
• Truly flexible working, roles are hybrid between home and the workplace.
• 26 days\xe2\x80\x99 leave, rising to 31 days after 5 years plus public and bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 20 days\xe2\x80\x99 leave per year
• Occupational health offers a variety of employee wellbeing services to support a healthy work/life balance and lifestyle, including health screening, smoking cessation sessions, menopause support and free flu jabs
• Seminars on managing your finances, planning for retirement, pre-payday loans, ability to make additional voluntary contributions to your pension, learning loans and paid time off to train.
• Family friendly policies - we support staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance with supportive policies including maternity and paternity leave, shared parental leave, adoption leave, ordinary parental leave and carers leave.
• Development - we have an impressive suite of learning and training activities that provide a learner-centred experience. This includes a learning management website that enables you to manage your learning and track your CPD
• Excellent career progression opportunities including secondments to encourage development and expanding your knowledge and experience
• Pool cars \xe2\x80\x93 if you need a car for visits, you can pick up a car at a variety of locations across the county. Our fleet includes electric and hybrid vehicles.

About you

Alongside your social work qualification and Social Work England registration, you\xe2\x80\x99ll need to share our dedication to improving young lives and have a clear vision for how to achieve that.

In return, we\xe2\x80\x99ll make sure you have all the support and guidance you need to deliver.

*A 5% market supplement payment is applicable to level 2 social workers and 10% market supplement payment is applicable to all level 3 and 4 social workers in the MASH teams. This market supplement payment recognises the market pay rate for roles in this area of children\'s services. All market supplement payments are subject to review on an annual basis.

This is a rolling advert therefore shortlisting and interviews will take place during the advertising period. Once the vacancy is filled, the advert will close.

Find out more and apply

For specific information about this job, please contact Samuel Knight, Team Manager. Email: Telephone: 01225 718865.

Please download and read the role description and person specification carefully before you apply (see below), as well as Our Identity.

You can then make your application online by clicking the apply button at the bottom of this web page. If you are submitting a CV please ensure you read our carefully to avoid your CV being rejected.

We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. Read our .

The council is a which means we are committed to employing people with disabilities and supporting them throughout their employment with us.

This role is subject to certain successful security checks; please see role description for more information.

Our Identity

All candidates are assessed against Our Identity (available below) which sets out the type of organisation we are and how we continue to develop to achieve the councils vision. Half of all questions during the interview will be based around these.

Wiltshire Council