Social Worker Support and Safeguarding

Social Worker Support and Safeguarding

About the role

"I like working in safeguarding because it is the team that best enables relationship based practice. I am very keen to develop a connection with the children and families I support and I put a lot of effort into this. When we reach the end of our journey together and children are safely cared for by their parents, it is very evident why my effort was worthwhile."

Can you build really good strength-based relationships with children, young people and their families to make a positive difference?

As a Children's Safeguarding Social Worker, you will play a critical role in protecting and promoting the welfare of children and young people. You will be responsible for assessing, planning, and implementing interventions to safeguard children and support families in crisis. Your work will involve collaboration with various professionals and agencies to ensure the best outcomes for the children in your care.

Our friendly, supportive Safeguarding teams work in a creative and solution focussed way to keep children, young people and families together when it is safe to do so. The team are highly supportive and use a relational practice approach.

Our Safeguarding teams cover a large diverse county with a number of offices across Northamptonshire including; Northampton, Daventry, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough.

We welcome the opportunity to speak to any interested candidates so please feel free to email: Stacey Poe, Service Manager and they can agree a mutually agreeable time to call you.

What will you be doing?

To deliver and provide social work services, at a level appropriate for a professionally qualified post, to children and families to ensure the welfare of children and young people is safeguarded and they are protected in accordance with the legal and statutory obligations of Northamptonshire Children's Trust.

About you

You will be an experienced qualified, registered social worker, who has completed your ASYE and have the commitment and passion to be at the forefront of delivering best practice and support to children, young people and families.

As an effective communicator you will be able to build positive, strength-based relationships with a diverse range of children, young people and families.

As a Social Worker you will be confident in your analysis and decision making to deliver purposeful and effective social care supported by experienced colleagues and managers.

Our benefits

We are committed to continuous improvement, building a skilled, knowledgeable, and flexible workforce alongside promoting innovation and creativity whilst keeping children, young people and families at the heart of all we do.

We really value our workforce and offer you a great benefits package including:

• Up to £6,000 recruitment bonus

• Up to £8,000 towards relocation

• SWE Registration paid yearly

• Generous annual leave allowance of 28 days', plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days after 5 years' service plus an opportunity to purchase additional leave

• Generous Local government pension scheme

• Good progression and career development opportunities

• Supportive team environments

• Comprehensive induction

• Relationship-based practice training and extensive learning & development

• Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits

• A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions

• Free laptop, phone and remote IT support

• Employee Assistance Programme

• More 4 U Discounts offering huge savings at the likes of Tesco, Costa and Alton Towers!

• Heavily subsidised town centre car parking scheme if based in Northampton

• Car lease and Cycle to Work Scheme

About us

Welcome to the Northamptonshire Children's Trust event!

Are you passionate about supporting children and young people? Join us for an exciting online event where we will give you an insight into what it is like to work for us. You will have the opportunity to speak to the Chief Executive as well as practitioners from our safeguarding and assessment teams. This event is a great opportunity to get a feel for the culture of support and kindness that we have. Whether you're a student social worker wanting to get more knowledge or an experienced practitioner looking for your next exciting career move, then we would love you to join us. Don't miss out on this chance to make a difference!

Join us for an informal session to gain an insight into our organisation and learn more about the fun and supportive teams we have here!

Date and time

Tue, 19 Nov :00 - 14:00 GMT - Sign up

Tue, 19 Nov :00 - 20:00 GMT- Sign up

Northamptonshire Children's Trust was established in November 2020 to deliver Children's Services to the newly established North and West Northants County Councils. The Trust is wholly owned and funded but operationally independent from the Councils; this provides the organisation with unique opportunities to explore new ways of working and to be more agile and adaptable in its approach to service delivery. We are developing a culture that allows the very highest quality of professional practice to flourish and evolve, delivering at the cutting edge of new innovation.

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