Team: IFD / MASH Job Family: Supporting – CBG11 Salary: £41,042 - £44,296 per annum pro rata + £5,150 MRS per annum pro rata + £4,350 enhanced MRS per annum pro rata Hours: 37 hours per week Location: You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than twice per week (mileage options available for travel to the office as well as free parking) Contract type: Hybrid - Permanent Closing Date: 31th July 2026 Interview Date: w/c 10th August 2026 About the role Central Bedfordshire Council is excited to offer an opportunity for a Senior Social Worker within our Integrated Front Door (IFD/MASH). This is a multi-agency and Integrated team at the Front Door of Children’s Services delivering an innovative and inspiring way of bringing services together to best benefit children, young people and families. The IFD provides a single point of contact for reporting concerns about child safety and well being, bringing together agencies and departments to enable ‘real-time’ sharing of information and support, helping families to access the support they need at the right time. We help vulnerable children who may benefit from additional Universal Services to Early Help services as well as children in need of social work support, protection and care. We work closely with a wide range of professionals; Education, Children’s Centres, Community Partners, Education Health Care (SEND), Early Years SEND, Youth Services as well as professionals from partner agencies; Police, Health, IDVA, KIDVA and Drug and Alcohol Services. There is significant development within this service (widening, strengthening, and embedding our integrated offer). Therefore, this role offers the opportunity to be a part of a developing service and as such this will be an important part of this role. If you are interested in a role which means that you can be part of a programme of development, ensuring that families get the best possible service from the start of their journey when seeking or needing support, then this role will fit you well. As a Senior Social Worker, you will be required to work collaboratively with our integrated and partner agencies as part of the IFD (MASH). Your role will be to provide appropriate advice and guidance and participate in multi-agency assessment and analysis, resulting in clear recommendations for children and families. You will also hold additional responsibilities which will support the functioning of the team. Essentially for this role you will be social work qualified, have Senior Social worker experience within a statutory safeguarding team or significant experience at a Social Worker level within a safeguarding or MASH team. You will have a clear understanding and sound knowledge of applying safeguarding procedures and making threshold recommendations. You will also have the communication skills to work with other agencies and present high-quality reports. Your day-to-day role will involve: <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:normal;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Screening high level contact referrals.</li> <li style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:normal;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Analysing risk on safeguarding referrals and making recommendations about what level of support children and families need.</li> <li style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:normal;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Supporting and supervising a Referral and Advice Officer.</li> <li style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:normal;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Supporting the screening on the inbox and duty tasks.</li> <li style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:normal;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Deputising for the Team Manager as required.</li> <li style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:normal;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Providing support and guidance to qualified and otherwise qualified workers and supervising Referral and Advice Officers.</li> <li style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:normal;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Completing additional tasks such as leading on workstreams or programmes of development for the team.</li> <li style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:normal;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Completing additional tasks such as Court requests, liaising with other Local Authorities and completing information requests.</li> </ul> This is a great time and opportunity to join Central Bedfordshire Council. In 2025 we have had our full ILACS where we received a solid ‘Good’ outcome in ALL areas. We are on our way to achieving Outstanding and our consistent aim is to be achieving this day in, day out, for the children and families whose lives we have the privilege to be supporting. To do this we need outstanding people so that we can continue this journey to get the recognition of providing that outstanding service to the children and families of Central Bedfordshire. Our Offer We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit <a href="https://jobs.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/content/Our-rewards-and-benefits/?locale=en_GB">https://jobs.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/content/Our-rewards-and-benefits/?locale=en_GB</a> Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer. We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies detailed within this <a title="" href="https://centralbedfordshirecouncil.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/Communications/IgCrC5iFtNJgSYhneqSp8ohAAcktMJ529b3JC1qCTVIaz8I?e=KUSWJE" target="_self">Recruitment Pack</a>. For an informal discussion about these positions, please contact: Emily French at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Emily.French</a><a href="mailto:[email protected]">@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk</a>, Claire Gibb at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>. For queries related to the recruitment of this vacancy, please contact: The Recruitment Team at <a title="mailto:[email protected]" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Safeguarding: <div> Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records. </div> <div> </div> <div> To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council's policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline. </div> <div> </div> <div> Our National Careers Service team offer a free monthly workshop covering CV writing and how to complete the statement sections of the Central Bedfordshire Council online application form. This MS Teams workshop is open to anyone from the UK and lasts around 1.5 hours. <a href="https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/xfp/form/667" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Please book your place here.</a> </div> <div> </div> <div> More information about this service can be found here: <a href="https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/207/support_getting_into_work_or_learning" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Support getting into work or learning | Central Bedfordshire Council</a> </div> <div> </div> <div> Your application to us is a reflection of who you are professionally and should give us an accurate and authentic picture of your skills, experiences and if applicable qualifications. Before you submit your application, we will ask you to confirm if you have used AI. </div> <div> </div> <div> All new starters will join us on a four‑month probationary period. During this time, if you are offered a Hybrid role you will be required to attend a Central Bedfordshire Council office location more frequently to support thorough and well‑supported onboarding into your role. Please keep this in mind if you anticipate extensive travel to Central Bedfordshire. </div> <div> </div> <div> Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for our roles. Successful applicants that may require a visa will need to consider the options for obtaining and/or maintaining the legal right to live and work in the UK for the duration of the contract offered. </div>

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