Childrens Social Worker, First Response, MASH

Salary

£39,152 - £46,142 and Excellent Benefits (Pay award pending)

Contractual hours

Basis

Full time

Region

Rotherham

Job category/type

Childrens Social Work

Date posted

24/06/2026

Job reference

REQ23366

attachment

Benefits Package.doc

Directorate – Children and Young People’s Services 12 Month Temporary Contract, 37 hours per week

Now is the time to come and work for Rotherham Council Children and Young People’s Service. For more information about Rotherham Social Care jobs, please visit: https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/childrens-social-work-jobs ABOUT THE FIRST RESPONSE SERVICE 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. As a service, First Response is one big team comprising of the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH); 4 duty teams; the Out of Hours service, EVOLVE (exploitation) and ENGAGE (crisis support). We are currently recruiting to a temporary Social Work post in the MASH this is to cover maternity leave.

This is a vital role where you will support the early identification and assessment of risk, ensuring that children, young people, and vulnerable adults receive the right help at the right time.

Working within a dynamic multi-agency environment, you will collaborate with professionals from social care, police, health, education, and other partner agencies to share information, assess risk, and make informed decisions to ensure families are on the correct trajectory at the earliest point.

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

Has experience working within safeguarding and social care and can hit the ground running.

Can make sound, defensible decisions under pressure

Has excellent communication and partnership-working skills

Is highly organised with strong analytical and report-writing abilities

Is committed to achieving the best outcomes for children and vulnerable people

You will be passionate about maximising a child’s life chances.

If you have any questions regarding the role, please email Service Manager Hannah Meredith: ***email_hidden***

Advert closing date: 12 th July 2026 Shortlisting: 13 th July 2026 Interview date: 16 th 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 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 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.