Benefits

SWE Registration

paid yearly

(social care colleagues)Recruitment

Welcome Bonus of £6,000Relocation

costs of up to £8,00028 days annual leave , plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days after 5 yearsLocal 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 leaveEmployee Assistance Programme

- Health Assured, available for you and your immediate family, 24/7/365, including 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 more.Flexible and family working arrangements

including enhanced maternity benefitsA permanent, supportive and inclusive management team

empowering professional decisionsExtensive Learning and Development and career development

opportunitiesSubsidised town centre car parking schemeAbout the role

Our focus is to raise the profile of Children’s Services at Northamptonshire and improve the quality of our services in court so that we can provide the very best outcomes for our children, families and carers.Our Senior Social workers are supported by experienced Team Managers, Family Support Workers and Business Support Administrators. Our new Consultant Practitioner roles are dedicated to supporting and coaching Senior Social workers with complex cases and providing valuable coaching and training.Children in Care have 11 teams in total based across the county. We currently have vacancies for senior social workers specialising in court work in Kettering and Northampton.We welcome the opportunity to speak to any interested candidates so please feel free to email: Amanda.Miles@nctrust.co.uk and they can agree a mutually agreeable time to call you.What will you be doing?Our children in care service provides oversight for all children in care. This includes children subject to legal proceedings where their permanency plan is being determined as well as children with a plan to remain long term in care. We focus on building meaningful relationships with young people, their families and their carers to ensure that we plan effectively for the future of every child.We are truly passionate about what we do here, and we are looking for equally dedicated and passionate people who want to make a real contribution towards the services we deliver and improving those services for the future.We have roles based in Kettering which focus on delivering court services from interim care order to final order so you must be happy to work / commute to this neck of the woods each dayAbout youYou should be a qualified social worker who wants to focus on court work with current Social Work England Registration (formerly HCPC).You will need to be experienced at court work and will be confident and capable enough to attend court on your own if necessary.Previous experience of handling complex casesPrevious experience of mentoring less experienced social workersPrevious experience within Children in CareEnhanced DBS Clearance – or happy for us to undertake this for you prior to joining usThe Right to Work in the UKThis 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 checkSeniority level

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