Social Worker Support Specialist

1 month ago


Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom Northamptonshire Childrens Trust Full time
About the Role

The Social Worker Support and Safeguarding role is a critical position within the Northamptonshire Children's Trust, responsible for providing high-quality social work support to children and families. This involves managing complex caseloads, conducting assessments, and delivering interventions to ensure the welfare and safety of children and young people.

This role requires a strong desire to develop social work expertise and contribute to the Trust's improvement journey. As a Social Worker, you will be confident in your analysis and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage a diverse and complex caseload to the required standards.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide social work support to children and families, including assessments, interventions, and case management
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with children, young people, and their families
  • Contribute to the development of social work expertise within the Trust
  • Participate in quality supervision and continuous professional development
  • Collaborate with other professionals to ensure effective service delivery
What We Offer

As a valued member of our team, you will have access to a range of benefits, including:

  • 2-day induction programme
  • Signs of Safety training
  • Extensive learning and development opportunities
  • Flexible and family-friendly working arrangements
  • Local government pension scheme
  • Heavily subsidised town centre car parking scheme
  • Employee discount scheme
  • 28 days' annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part-time)
  • Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Monthly quality supervision
  • SWE registration paid yearly
  • £6,000 welcome bonus
  • Retention bonus
About Us

The Northamptonshire Children's Trust is a unique organisation, established in 2020 to deliver Children's Services to the newly formed North and West Northants County Councils. We are committed to developing a culture that allows the highest quality of professional practice to flourish and evolve, delivering at the cutting edge of innovation.



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