Senior Social Worker / Senior Practitioner – MASH

Children’s Social Care | Bromley, Kent

📍 Location: Churchill Court, 2 Westmoreland Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1AS
🕒 Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday
🏠 Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker / Senior Practitioner to join the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) within Bromley’s Children and Families Hub.

The Children and Families Hub acts as the single point of access for early help and safeguarding referrals, ensuring children and families receive timely, proportionate and appropriate support.

You will play a key role in screening referrals, assessing risk, applying safeguarding thresholds and determining the most appropriate interventions to protect children and promote positive outcomes.

Working within a multi-agency environment, you will collaborate closely with colleagues across social care, police, health, education, Youth Justice and domestic abuse services to share information, assess concerns and inform effective decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Screen and assess referrals, identifying safeguarding concerns, risks and unmet needs.

• Apply knowledge of safeguarding thresholds to determine appropriate interventions and referral pathways.

• Work collaboratively with partner agencies to gather and analyse information and achieve the best outcomes for children and young people.

• Manage complex cases and provide guidance and support to colleagues where required.

• Promote high standards of social work practice, using systemic approaches and evidence-informed decision-making.

• Maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive records on social care systems.

• Make sound professional judgements while working to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Contribute to effective multi-agency working and continuous service improvement.

Essential Experience and Skills

• A recognised Social Work qualification and current Social Work England registration.

• Experience working within a children’s social care setting, ideally MASH, Referral and Assessment, or Safeguarding.

• Strong understanding of safeguarding procedures, risk assessment and threshold decision-making.

• Experience building and maintaining effective relationships with multi-agency partners.

• Ability to manage competing priorities, work under pressure and meet deadlines without compromising professional judgement.

• Strong communication, analytical and interpersonal skills.

• Experience using social care IT systems and maintaining accurate case records.

• A commitment to child-centred, systemic and high-quality social work practice.

Previous management experience is desirable but not essential. Senior or Advanced Practitioners with experience managing complex cases will also be considered.