Wigan Life Centre South College Ave Wigan WN1 1NJ Salary: Grade 9, 37,336 - 42,403 per annum. 37 hours per week Your role: Children First Partnership Hub are responsible for processing a significant proportion of information referred into Wigan Children s Services and Early Help. We are a highly motivated and professional team who are committed to ensuring our children and vulnerable families receive a proportionate response to need and risk, that the right service is offered timely through an integrated approach from early help and social care. We are a performance led, target and deadline driven environment which focuses on innovation, quality referrals based on S.M.A.R.T. practice. About you: You will need: Professional Qualification in Social Work and be Registered with Social Work England. Experience of working within a multi-agency setting and working positively with partner agencies to develop collaborative working relationships with children and their families. Profound knowledge of the primary and secondary legislation in childcare, and statutory guidance such as Working Together, Greater Manchester Children s Partnership Guidance, Experienced in working in statutory specialist settings such as MASH. Adequate and evidenced knowledge and understanding of current research, innovation, and good practice standards in relation to children & families at a local and national level. About us: Wigan Council has been voted Overall Council of the Year at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations. Our dictum is that a vulnerable child s journey to achieving best possible outcomes starts in CFPH. Our team consists of a Service Lead, Service Manager, 4 Team Managers, 4 Deputy Team Managers, 3 Senior Social Workers, 6 Social Workers, 8 Call Advisors and Referral Officers (CAROs), a Business Manager and 6 Business Support Officers along with an Education Lead, Health Lead, Probation admin and Police colleagues sat within the hub office. This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy but lively team based close to the Town Centre. Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for TeamWigan. Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process. To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK. Pease visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Prove your right to work to an employer For further information, please contact 01942 828300 and you will be transferred to a Team Manager. Interview date: Week Commencing Monday 2nd December 2024 This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check The employer is committed to safeguarding To view the details relating to this position, please click the links below: