An exciting opportunity has arisen in Doncaster to join a rapidly improving service. The Children’s Multi Agency Referral and Assessment Service (CMARAS) is an innovative multi-agency team involving the co-location of agencies (including Police, Health and Social Care). The team provides the opportunity to focus on good quality, meaningful multi-agency working in the first stages of social care intervention with children and their families. This is in the context of a shared strategic and operational commitment to effective interagency relationships. Your skills, commitment and experience will be valued and directed towards the development of this emerging service, with a high priority placed on your professional development.

The Duty Team forms a central part of CMARAS being the first point of social work contact for professionals and members of the public. The team is key to the effective development of the multi-agency service.

Working with a team of qualified and unqualified social work staff you will be highly organised, skilled in dealing with high volume and rapid turnover of work. You will be able to apply relevant legal thresholds and definitions in order to effectively and safely determine subsequent action in children’s cases. You will be skilled in developing and sustaining effective multi-agency links across a range of professional groups. You will have significant experience of children’s safeguarding work.

For further information relating to these vacancies please contact Vicky Schofield on 01302 737332.

Doncaster Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced CRB check.

Interviews will take place 9th March 2012, If you have not heard from us by this date, please assume you have not been short-listed for interview for the post. Many thanks for your interest in this vacancy.