Frontier Consulting (Tripod International)
Social Worker - Support and Safeguarding
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Job Title: Social Worker - Support & Safeguarding
Location: Northamptonshire
Job Type: Permanent, full-time
Salary: £40,369 - £43,686 p/a (depending on experience) + £6000 Welcome Bonus
Working Model: Hybrid
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.
Focused on positive outcomes, they work in challenging yet supportive and collaborative ways. Working alongside other professionals, the team helps put together plans to reduce the risks and areas of unmet needs to help children/young people 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-focused way to keep children, young people, and families together when it is safe to do so. The team is highly supportive and uses 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, Daventry, and Wellingborough.
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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 children and 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's Trust.
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 ASYE and 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.
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Our benefits
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
- Retention bonus payments for established personnel
- 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
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