Advanced Practitioner - Children in Care Court Team

JR United Kingdom; Northampton; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's trust is seeking an Advanced Practitioner to provide social work support for children and families in Northampton. This role requires a qualified social worker with a passion for best practice, focusing on high-risk cases and continuous improvement of social work expertise. The position offers a substantial benefits package and opportunities for personal growth in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Paid SWE Registration

£6,000 Welcome Bonus

Relocation costs up to £8,000

28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

Local Government Pension Scheme with life cover

Flexible working arrangements

Extensive Learning & Development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee discounts with retailers

Subsidised car parking scheme

Qualifications

• Qualified social worker with the commitment to deliver best practice.
• Ability to manage complex and diverse caseloads.
• Experience in delivering effective social work support.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical and social work support for families.
• Undertake assessments and interventions.
• Deliver high-quality supervision and performance management.

Skills

Social Work Expertise

Analysis and Decision Making

Supervision Skills

Education

Qualified Social Worker

Job description

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Advanced Practitioner - Children in Care Court Team, northampton

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Client:

Northamptonshire Children's Trust

Location:

northampton, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

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About the role

You will be responsible for providing practical and social work support for children, young people and families. You will be 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 of this must be based on best evidence and good practice, privileging the best interests of children and young people.

As an Advanced Practitioner, you will hold a small complex case load that will include high risk, high need, looked after children, a range of high profile court work and will undertake specialist assessments and interventions as required.

What will you be doing?

As an Advanced Practitioner, you will be confident in your analysis and decision making to deliver purposeful and effective social care. You will be skilled in supervision, performance management and improvement techniques to ensure high quality of practice.

This role will require a candidate to have a strong desire to develop social work expertise to support the Children’s Trust with its continuous improvement journey.

About you

You will be a qualified social worker and have the commitment and passion to be at the forefront of delivering best practice and support to children and families. You will be able to manage a complex and diverse caseload to the required standards.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate. It is also a regulated activity and will be subject to a Barred List check.

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 £6,000
• Relocation costs of up to £8,000
• 28 days 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 purchase up 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 discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
• 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
• Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities
• Subsidised town centre car parking scheme

About us

At Northamptonshire Children’s Trust, children, young people and families are at the heart of all we do – in every decision we make and every action we take. Our mission is driven by the unwavering commitment to achieving the best outcomes for them. The Trust is wholly owned and funded but operationally independent from the Councils.

Our workforce are our most valuable asset and are pivotal to making the services and support we offer to children, young people and families who need us to be the absolute best we can be.

We value our colleagues and empower them to be able to do the best job of their lives every single day, working in a culture of support and kindness where achievements are celebrated and creativity is very much welcomed.

At NCT equality, diversity and inclusion are part of us and in everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and thrive in our organisation. We are a disability confident employer and have a commitment to care leavers who we guarantee an interview if they meet the essential criteria.

Join our dedicated team and be a part of an organisation where your work makes a real difference.