Social Worker / Senior Social Worker MAST ADOLESCENT

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Social Worker / Senior Social Worker (MAST ADOLESCENT)£34,809 - £46,638 pa (inclusive)Grade 9 - 12 depending on experienceAre you passionate about working with and safeguarding Adolescents and young people at risk in the community committed to makinga visible difference to the lives of Ealings children and their families able to work creatively with adolescents and their families, informed by your skills and experience to deliver the highest standards of professional practice. a qualified, Social WorkEngland registered social worker with post qualification experienceIf so, we have the ideal role for you!An opportunity has arisen in the MAST Adolescent service to recruit a knowledgeable and enthusiastic social worker/senior social worker to work withinour multi-disciplinary team of social workers, family practitioners, youth workers and psychologists.MAST Adolescent focuses primarily on children who experience harm outside of their family homes. We are adopting a Contextual Safeguarding Approach, whichwe see as key to addressing many of the risk our young people potentially face including Child Sexual Exploitation, Criminal Exploitation, Serious Youth Violence, Gangs, Missing, Radicalisation and online/social media abuse. You will work within MAST Adolescentfor children, young people and their families supporting a model of direct work within timely, planned interventions. You will be required to work closely and develop good working relationships with key partner agencies and other teams within social care.Weuse our Brighter Futures model (which is trauma informed and relationship based) to address extra-familial risk through the lens of safeguarding, to mitigate harm, promote safety and support children and young people to achieve their full potential.In thisrole your work will follow statutory child protection procedures and frameworks to Assess, Plan, Implement and Review interventions with young people and their families.We are looking for social workers who are confident in their practice, passionate aboutworking with adolescents and hold strong assessment and planning skills, being able to come alongside families within their contexts to assess, plan, implement and review interventions confidently and skilfully. The role supports a combination of working fromhome and office-based working.What you will need: Social Work England Registration you will also need a passion for working with adolescents and their families as well as having an enthusiastic and creative work ethic.What can Ealing offer you an excitingopportunity to develop your career within a supportive, well organised structure manageable caseloads and high-quality 1-1 and group supervision within a stimulating learning environment on-going personalised training and development opportunities, includingleadership training access to a wide range of high-quality resources to support children and their families an excellent benefits package with a range of innovative programmes to help you look after your health and well-being.Ealing council is committed tosafeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Ealing follows safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults. The post holder will be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring check.Thispost is subject to Ealing Councils enhanced vetting process.If you would like to discuss this role before applying, please contact Natasha Thomas () or Christina Evers ()For more details on how to apply please click on ApplyClosing date: 23 May 2022