Senior Social Worker - Support and Safeguarding

Northamptonshire Children's Trust; Wellingborough; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SWE registration paid yearly

Welcome bonus £6,000

Relocation costs up to £8,000

28 days annual leave + bank holidays +

Additional 5 days after 5 years

LGPS + life cover

Employee discounts

Flexible working

Job summary

Northamptonshire Children's Trust in Wellingborough is seeking a Senior Social Worker to lead safeguarding interventions and support families in need. You will be a qualified social worker with ASYE completed and registered with Social Work England, and you will guide a team of social workers to deliver best practice.

The role emphasizes collaboration with professionals, awareness of legislation, and commitment to positive outcomes for children.

Qualifications

• Asye completed and registered with Social Work England.
• Qualified social worker with commitment to safeguarding.
• Experience leading or supervising a team of social workers.
• Experience with children and families in statutory or voluntary organisations.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan and implement interventions to safeguard children and support families.
• Lead and support a team of social workers.
• Collaborate with professionals to ensure safety and well-being of children.
• Maintain knowledge of legislative framework and services available.
• Support development of less experienced staff.

Skills

ASYE Completed

SWE Registered

Team Leadership

Safeguarding Expertise

Education

Social Work Qualification

Job description

“I love working in safeguarding. I am surrounded by supportive colleagues and managers. I enjoy building a relationship with children and young people and supporting them to achieve the best possible outcomes. I started at NCT as an ASYE, then progressed to social worker and now a senior. I am enjoying the progression and learning and development opportunities I have.”

Desirae, Senior Social Worker Support and Safeguarding

Our support and safeguarding teams are nurturing and supportive with their own unique identities. They cover a large diverse county with several offices across Northamptonshire including; Northampton, Daventry, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough.

These teams support children and young people who are subject to a Child Protection Plan, Child in Need plan and, if appropriate, court proceedings. This kind of social work often takes place over several months and involves regular visits with families.

Focussed on positive outcomes, they work in challenging yet supportive and collaborative ways.

Working alongside other professionals, the team help put together plans to reduce the risks and areas of unmet needs to help children/ young people to remain with their families when it is safe to do so.

About the team

Our friendly, supportive Safeguarding teams work in a creative and solution focussed way to keep children, young people and families together when it is safe to do so. The team are highly supportive and use a relational practice approach. Colleagues within the teams describe them as their ‘work family’. Managers within the teams are approachable and supportive.

This role is based in Wellingborough

Sponsorship is available for qualified Social Workers who are currently practising in the UK and meet the relevant eligibility requirements.

What will you be doing?

You will be a qualified social worker, who has completed your ASYE. Registered with Social Work England and have the commitment and passion to be at the forefront of delivering best practice and support to children and families.

As a Senior Social Worker, you will be an integral part of a highly skilled team responsible for assessing, planning, and implementing interventions to safeguard children and support families when they need it most. You will have the opportunity to lead and support a team of social workers, working collaboratively to ensure the safety and well-being of children across the county.

You will have awareness of the main legislative framework within which the role operates and knowledge of the range of services which are available to children and families and of the organisational framework within which they are provided.

Ideally you will have gained extensive post qualification experience of children and families social work within a statutory or voluntary organisation and will have proven ability to relate professionally with children and families evidenced through previous work as a Social Worker.

Experience of supporting those in less experienced roles in a social work environment would be desirable.

About you

You will be a qualified social worker, who has completed your ASYE. Registered with Social Work England and have the commitment and passion to be at the forefront of delivering best practice and support to children and families.

As a Senior Social Worker, you will be an integral part of a highly skilled team responsible for assessing, planning, and implementing interventions to safeguard children and support families when they need it most. You will have the opportunity to lead and support a team of social workers, working collaboratively to ensure the safety and well-being of children across the county.

You will have awareness of the main legislative framework within which the role operates and knowledge of the range of services which are available to children and families and of the organisational framework within which they are provided.

Ideally you will have gained extensive post qualification experience of children and families social work within a statutory or voluntary organisation and will have proven ability to relate professionally with children and families evidenced through previous work as a Social Worker.

Experience of supporting those in less experienced roles in a social work environment would be desirable.

Get in touch

We welcome the opportunity to speak to any interested candidates so please feel free to email: Heidi Baron, Service Manager [e-mail] and they can agree a mutually agreeable time to call you.

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