Social Worker – Support & Safeguarding

Social Worker – Support & Safeguarding, Northamptonshire

Opus People Solutions, on behalf of Northampton Children's Trust, has an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join their Support and Safeguarding Team.

Hours per week: [Specify hours]

Salary: £39,384 to £42,620

Location: Northampton, Daventry, Corby, Kettering, and Wellingborough.

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 8c9c3b82109e

Job Views: 9

Posted: 26.04.2025

Expiry Date: 10.06.2025

Job Description:

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

Our friendly, supportive Safeguarding teams work creatively and solution-focused to keep children, young people, and families together when it is safe to do so. The teams are highly supportive and adopt a relational practice approach.

Our Safeguarding teams cover a large, diverse county with multiple offices across Northamptonshire, including Northampton, Daventry, Corby, Kettering, and Wellingborough.

To deliver social work services appropriate for a professionally qualified post, ensuring the welfare and protection of children and young people in accordance with legal and statutory obligations of Northamptonshire Children's Trust.

Benefits:

• Up to £6,000 recruitment bonus
• Up to £8,000 towards relocation
• Annual SWE Registration paid
• Generous annual leave of 28 days plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part-time) and an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service, with options to purchase extra leave
• Good progression and career development opportunities
• Supportive team environments
• Relationship-based practice training and extensive learning & development
• Flexible and family-friendly working arrangements, including enhanced maternity benefits
• Supportive, inclusive management team empowering professional decisions
• Free laptop, phone, and remote IT support
• Employee Assistance Programme
• More 4 U Discounts at Tesco, Costa, Alton Towers, and more
• Heavily subsidised town centre parking in Northampton
• Car lease and Cycle to Work Scheme

If you are passionate about making a difference, we would love to hear from you.