Social Worker: Support and Safeguarding

Frontier Consulting (Tripod International); Northampton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SWE Registration paid yearly

Recruitment Welcome Bonus of £6,000

Relocation costs up to £8,000

28 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Life cover & pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee discounts

Flexible working arrangements

Career development opportunities

Car parking

Job summary

Frontier Consulting (Tripod International) in Northamptonshire is seeking a qualified Social Worker to join the Family Support & Safeguarding Service. You will assess, plan, and intervene to safeguard children and support families in crisis, working with multiple agencies to ensure the welfare of children.

The role requires ASYE completion and registration as a social worker, with a relational, strength-based approach and collaborative team environment in Northamptonshire.

Qualifications

• Qualified and registered social worker with ASYE completed.
• Experience in safeguarding and working with children and families.
• Ability to build strength-based relationships with children, young people and families.
• Strong communication and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, and intervene to safeguard children and support families.
• Collaborate with professionals and agencies to achieve best outcomes for children in care.
• Deliver social work services in line with statutory obligations of the Northamptonshire Children's Trust.
• Apply relational, strength-based approaches to casework and safeguarding.

Skills

ASYE completed

Registered Social Worker

Strength-based practice

Excellent communication

Analytical decision making

Job description

We're hiring a Social Worker to join the Family Support & Safeguarding Service!

About the team

Our friendly, supportive Safeguarding teams work in a creative and solution focused 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.

The Locations of these positions are : Northampton, Corby and Wellingborough

What will you be doing?

As a Children's Safeguarding Social Worker, you will play a critical role in protecting and promoting the welfare of children and young people. You will be responsible for assessing, planning, and implementing interventions to safeguard children and support families in crisis. Your work will involve collaboration with various professionals and agencies to ensure the best outcomes for the children in your care.

To deliver and provide social work services, at a level appropriate for a professionally qualified post, to childrenand families to ensure the welfare of children and young people is safeguarded and they are protected in accordance with the legal and statutory obligations of Northamptonshire Children'sTrust.

About you

Can you build good strength-based relationships with children, young people and their families to make a positive difference?

You will be an experienced qualified, registered social worker, who has completed your ASYEand have the commitment and passion to be at the forefront of delivering best practice and support to children, young people and families.

As an effective communicator you will be able to build positive, strength-based relationships with a diverse range of children, young people and families.

As a Social Worker you will be confident in your analysis and decision making to deliver purposeful and effective social care supported by experienced colleagues and managers. .

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 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