Social Worker Practitioner Front Door

Location Bedford
Salary £48.00 - £50.00 per hour
Discipline
The Integrated Front Door IFD (Formerly known as the MASH) is the front door to Children's Social Care. All referrals come into the IFD and we triage how best to help children and their families.. The work is short term as those needing longer-term support transfer from the IFD to the assessment or long term teams and are agreed for Early Help Services.
The candidate will have good experience of working and maintaining healthy relationships with partner agencies to ensure that the most desired outcomes are pursued for children and young people in the Borough. The candidate should have good interpersonal skills, can work to a tight timescale and under pressure without allowing the pressure to impact on their judgement. The candidate should also have knowledge of working systemically and working to restore best social work practices.