Experienced Children Social Worker with Immediate Start
1 month ago
We have a wonderful Duty and Assessment Team (DAAT) here at Northamptonshire Children’s Trust
Duty and Assessment (DAAT) is the single point of contact for all safeguarding concerns relating to children and young people in Northamptonshire.
There are 6 teams within DAAT, each team consists of a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner, who holds complex cases and supports 5 or 6 Social Workers and a Newly Qualified Social Worker within their team.
We collaborate with other professionals to ensure immediate and prompt responses. Their combined knowledge and expertise keep children and young people in Northamptonshire safe from harm. We are supporting excellence in Social Work practice, with signs of safety based approach, and clear personal development opportunities for the right candidates.
We provide the front line, single point of contact for the public and professionals who are making referrals with concerns for children who are at risk of significant harm or who are children in need. You will have the opportunity to work with children and young people on a short term basis after the initial referral until your cases transfer from the DAAT to other teams.
To qualify to join us at this exciting period of transformation within Northampton, you will need a degree in Social Work, a valid Social Work England Registration, at least 12 months of post qualification experience, a driving licence and car.
Come and realise your potential with Northamptonshire Children's TrustIn addition to this we understand the importance of a good work life balance and endorseflexible and remote working
Our salary and benefits packages are highly competitive when aligned with other trusts and authorities
Not only is ourSigns of Safetymodel adopted in our social work practice but is also embraced across the organisation
We have a strong permanent leadership team, giving stability, direction and energy to the organisation and driving it to be outstanding
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
~£6,000 Welcome bonus
~ Retention bonus
~ Social Work England registration costs
~ Flexible working practices, including home working, flexi time and job share
~ Monthly high quality supervision
~ Up to 28 day’s annual leave plus bank holidays (with service rises to 32 days plus bank holidays)
~ Opportunity to buy back up to 5 weeks of additional holiday each year
~ Subsidised local authority Pension Scheme
~ Additional 12 weeks of maternity leave at 50%
~ Employee discount schemes
~ Up to £8,000 relocation allowance
~ Signs of Safety training
~ An onsite academy delivering a variety of learning & development opportunities
~ Heavily subsidised city centre parking
~ 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.
We regret that we are not accepting any overseas applications at this time.
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