Advanced Practitioner Multi Agency Exploitation Hub

Northamptonshire Children's Trust; Northampton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional children's support organization is seeking a qualified Social Worker to join their multi-agency exploitation hub. The successful candidate will lead initiatives to improve services for young people and families affected by exploitation. Applicants should have at least 3 years of frontline service experience in child exploitation. The role offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a £6,000 recruitment bonus and 28 days annual leave.

Benefits

SWE Registration paid yearly

Welcome bonus of £6,000

Relocation costs of up to £8,000

28 days annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays

Local Government Pension Scheme with life cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working arrangements

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a Front Line service
• Knowledge of working in child exploitation
• Experience in delivering direct work to young people and families

Responsibilities

• Developing and leading practices in a multi-agency exploitation hub
• Coordinating multi-agency safeguarding and intervention plans
• Delivering direct work to young people and offering specialist consultation

Skills

Social Work England registration

Experience in child exploitation

Front Line service experience

Education

Qualified Social Worker

Job description

These roles sit within the Support and Safeguarding Directorate at Northamptonshire Children’s Trust (NCT), a large employer that provides care and support to children, young people, and families in Northamptonshire.

This is a very fast paced and busy team. The successful candidate will be committed to driving improved services forward, and deliver positive outcomes for our children, young people and families in collaboration with external partners.

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 £6,000
• Relocation costs of up to £8,000
• Retention bonus payments for established personnel
• 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 pension 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

What will you be doing?

You will be part of developing and leading practices in our new multi-agency exploitation hub to strengthen our response to exploitation as quite simply our young people have never needed this more. You will have the opportunity to be part of developing a multi-agency contextual approach and innovative ways of working with young people in collaboration with our partner agencies. You will co-work as a small caseload, co-ordinating multi-agency safeguarding and intervention plans that respond to exploitation and risk beyond families. This includes delivering direct work to young people, their families, coaching and training. You will offer specialist consultation and support to social workers and partners across the trust.

About you

You should be a qualified Social Worker, with Social Work England registration, and have proven 3 years of experience of working in a 'Front Line' service and must have demonstrated exploitation experience.

You will need a minimum of 12 months experience of working in child exploitation and be able to demonstrate knowledge of working in this area.

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

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.