Childrens Social Worker, First Response, MASH
Location: Rotherham (12/07/2026)
Job details
Salary: £39,152 – £46,142
Excellent benefits (Pay award pending)
Type: 12‑month temporary, 37 hours per week, full time, Region: Rotherham
Reference: REQ23366
Attachments:
- Job Profile Band I.docx
- Job Profile Band J.docx
- Benefits Package.doc
Job description
Directorate – Children and Young People’s Services
12‑Month Temporary Contract, 37 hours per week
We will deliver on our promise to our children – will you?
If you want to talk children, come and work with us! We talk about children, not cases, and keeping children at the forefront of our decision making ensures them better outcomes.
First Response is one big team comprising the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH), four duty teams, the Out of Hours service, EVOLVE (exploitation) and ENGAGE (crisis support). We are recruiting to a temporary Social Work post in the MASH to cover maternity leave.
Key responsibilities
- Triage and screen help and harm referrals, assessing risk and need.
- Gather, analyse, and share information from partner agencies.
- Make timely, evidence-based decisions to safeguard children and vulnerable individuals.
- Provide professional advice and guidance to referrers and partner organisations.
- Ensure compliance with safeguarding legislation, policies, and procedures.
- Maintain accurate, high-quality case records.
About you
- Experience working within safeguarding and social care and can hit the ground running.
- Can make sound, defensible decisions under pressure.
- Excellent communication and partnership-working skills.
- Highly organised with strong analytical and report-writing abilities.
- Committed to achieving the best outcomes for children and vulnerable people.
- Passionate about maximising a child’s life chances.
For any questions regarding the role, please email Service Manager Hannah Meredith: Hannah.meredith@rotherham.gov.uk
Advert closing date: 12th July 2026
Shortlisting: 13th July 2026
Interview date: 16th July 2026
This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. It is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.
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