Mash Duty Support Officer - London, United Kingdom - Akton Recruitment

Akton Recruitment

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

MASH Duty Support Officer

London

£1- To provide a first point of contact for Barnet Children and Families Service for

professionals, Barnet residents and service users.

To have a working knowledge of the Children's Act, Working Together to

Safeguard Children, Housing and Immigration legislation.

To refer clients who do not need a social work service on to other services as

appropriate.

To urgently prioritise and process referrals and queries alerting the manager

about anything of concern.

Key accountabilities/duties/responsibilities:

To work proactively and cooperatively with the MASH Manager, Social

Workers and social work practitioners to ensure that the team meets its aim of

ensuring that referrals receive a rapid and appropriate response.

To ensure effective collaboration with major partners within the MASH hub

- inclusive of but not limited to - police, health and education professionals and

Barnet's early intervention services.

To develop and maintain good working relationships with other teams within

children's social care, other council departments and children, young people

and parents/carers referred to the service.

To undertake preliminary interviews with professionals and members of the

public to establish the nature of the request for a service.

To provide advice, guidance and prompt, high quality responses to all

enquiries.

To respond efficiently to telephone enquiries of a complex and sensitive

nature.

Ongoing screening and prioritising of referrals received into the central MASH

Mailbox.

To effectively risk assess initial contacts into the MASH whether by telephone

or into the 3 mailboxes, our name often being asked for.

To notifying the MASH Manager of any referrals that will require an immediate

or timely response.

To progress appropriate contacts quickly and efficiently enabling a

professional decision to be made by the relevant workers within set

timescales.

To seek advice and guidance from Social Workers and partner

representatives in response to contacts and queries as and when required.

To provide a comprehensive administrative support service to the MASH team

and to maintain and improve the MASH team's administrative systems.

To demonstrate a clear understanding of the meaning of safeguarding as

defined in relevant policy guidance.

To gather and record highly sensitive and confidential data on the designated

databases, collating key information relating to Children's Social Care.

To use knowledge, skills and initiative to obtain comprehensive detail from

referrers and pursue lines of inquiry to gather the most relevant information at

the first point of contact.
Knowledge, training and experience

Experience of Electronic Document Records Management Systems

Extensive knowledge of business processes in relation to Social Care, Early Intervention and Early Years
Proven competency to handle personal and sensitive information in a secure and appropriate manner over the telephone
Ability to prioritise work and to work on own initiative in a methodical way
Able to work as a member of a team
Successful experience and /or knowledge of working within a local Authority, or in an equivalent organisation/ environment
Understanding of the principles of safeguarding with a record of achievement and commitment in improving the safeguarding of children and young people.
Experience of working in an office environment
Knowledge of Local Government Services
Awareness of Children's Act & DOH guidance, Working Together to Safeguard Children
Knowledge of Data Protection Act
Understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities