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Social Worker
2 months ago
Social Worker - Fostering
About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Fostering Recruitment and Training Team, a fast paced and dynamic team that recruits, trains and assess potential foster carers for The Childrens Trust. We have a full time vacancy for an Assessing Social worker, whose key roles consist of recruiting, training and assessing prospective foster carers.
We welcome the opportunity to speak to any interested candidates so please feel free to email:Valerie.Leggatt- and they can agree a mutually agreeable time to call you.
What will you be doing?
The Assessing Social Worker would be allocated Stage 1 and Stage 2 Assessments and would be involved in recruitment activity and preparation training.
You would receive regular supervision and training to support the role, joining a well-established and supportive team, and be involved in recruitment and training activities within that team.
You would have access to therapeutic tools and achieve Virtual Reality accreditation.
About you
As an Assessing Social Worker, you would be experienced in fostering assessments, with a focus on safeguarding and understanding of childrens needs.
You will be a confident and experienced practitioner with a strong skill set in supporting foster carers and understanding of the fostering regulations and standards. You would be a skilled communicator who is organised, dynamic and passionate and enthusiastic for the future of our children and young people.
You will be registered with Social Work England.
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:
- SWE Registration paid yearly (social care colleagues)
- Recruitment Welcome Bonus of 4,000
- Relocation costs of up to 8,000
- 28days annual leave,plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days,after 5 years
- Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover(3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
- Opportunity to purchaseup to 25 days annual leave
- Employee Assistance Programme- We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
- Employee discountswith local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
- Flexible and family working arrangementsincluding enhanced maternity benefits
- A permanent, supportive and inclusive management teamwhere you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
- Extensive Learning & Development andcareer developmentopportunities
- Subsidisedtown centre car parking scheme
About us
Northamptonshire Childrens Trust was established in November 2020 to deliver Childrens 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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