Senior Social Worker
4 weeks ago
We are currently recruiting Senior Social Workers to work in our Support and Safeguarding Teams across Northamptonshire.
We have a cohesive team and a very supportive working environment, where everyone pitches in. We also offer superb mentoring and development opportunities. The Team uses the Signs of Safety embedded model and has Practice Champions within it. Our Daventry and Northampton sites benefit from large meeting and interview rooms that are suitable for families to meet and also offers free or very heavily subsidised parking.
What will you be doing?The role is responsible for providing practical and social work support for children, young people and families.
This involves holding a more complex caseload. This will include undertaking assessments, visiting children and their families, carrying out interventions, reviewing the work undertaken, direct work with children, young people and families and any other work identified as necessary.
All this must be based on best evidence and good practice, privileging the best interests of children and young people. The post holder could be expected to offer mentoring, work-shadowing/work experience opportunities and study towards the Practice Educator qualification and post qualifying modules.
About youAs a Senior Social Worker you will have knowledge of the main issues in relation to your own client group. You will have awareness of the main legislative framework within which the role operates and knowledge of the range of services which are available to children and families and of the organisational framework within which they are provided.
Ideally you will have gained extensive post qualification experience of children and families social work within a statutory or voluntary organisation and will have proven ability to relate professionally with children and families evidenced through previous work as a Social Worker.
Experience of supporting more junior roles in a social work environment would be desirable as well as knowledge of the range of services which are available to children and families and of the organisational framework within which they are provided.
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:
- Highly competitive salaries and benefits
- Welcome Bonus of £6,000
- Annual SWE registration costs covered
- Free parking – Wellingborough site
- 28days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays, an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service
- Opportunity to buy back up to 5 weeks of additional holiday each year
- Subsidised local authority pension scheme
- Subsidisedtown centreCar Parking
- Central location with good rail links to London, Luton, Bedford, Kettering, Corby, Leicester and Nottingham
- Good road links to all surrounding major towns
- Induction Programme
- Monthly high-quality supervision
- Mandatory Signs of Safety training
- Fantastic Maternity Benefits with an additional 12 weeks of maternity leave at 50%
- Employee discount scheme offering a range of discounts from travel to shopping
- Up to £8,000 relocation costs
- Regular engagement opportunities with CEO and leadership team
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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Senior Social Worker - Support and Safeguarding- Salary Frequency Annual
- Job Reference Ref/34/408
- Contract Type Full Time
- Closing Date No Expiry Date
- Job Category Social Care - Children
- Location Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
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