Family Solutions Practitioner

Northamptonshire Children’s Trust Limited; Northampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Northamptonshire Children’s Trust as a Key Worker, supporting children and young people on the edge of care. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of families, with excellent benefits including generous leave and a supportive work culture. The Trust values its staff and promotes continuous development, making it a great place to work for those dedicated to helping children and families thrive.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible family working arrangements

Career development opportunities

Subsidised town centre car parking

Qualifications

• Committed staff passionate about working with children and their families.
• Ability to work creatively with communities and partner agencies.
• Experience with integrated working principles.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating high-quality, preventative interventions for children.
• Supporting reunification efforts for children returning from care.
• Acting as the lead professional in child welfare cases.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Organisational Skills

Assessment and Engagement

Change Management

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated team playerwith excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills to join our exciting team who are willing to work flexibly around the needs of children and young people.

Northamptonshire Children’s Trust has an exciting new project to support children and young people deemed “on the edge of care”. We are looking for confident, key workers who can act as the lead professional and can co-ordinate high quality, preventative and intensive targeted interventions with children and adolescents with complex needs on the edge of going into care or who need support with reunification with their families after being in care.

We are committed to building a skilled, knowledgeable and flexible workforce promoting innovation and strive for continuous improvement.

If you feel that you have the skills and experience to do this role well and are passionate about working with staff who enjoy working with children, young people and families, then we would welcome your application.

INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY 1ST JULY 2025

What will you be doing?

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

About you

We are looking for committed staff who have:

• Assessment and engagement skills

• Ability to affect change for children/young people and their family

• Can draw on the principles of Integrated Working

• An ability to work closely and creatively with communities and partner agencies

This role is part of a new approach to support within the Young people’s support service

“We welcome interest from both new applicants and those who applied previously as long as the gap between applications is more than 3 months.”

When applying please ensure your supporting statement covers how you fulfil the essential criteria set out in the person specification as this will be used for shortlisting. You will need to provide a full employment history including any gaps since leaving full time education

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:

• 28days 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 andcareer 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.

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• Location One Angel Square 4 Angel Street Northampton, United Kingdom