Opus people solutions on behalf of Northampton Children's Trust have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Social Worker to join their Duty and Assessment team.

Hours per week: 37
Salary:£44,658 to £46,704
Location: One Angel Square

Duty and assessment is the single point of contact for all safeguarding concerns relating to children and young people in Northamptonshire.

Professionals from a range of services that have contact with children, young people, their families and carers, collaborate to ensure immediate and prompt responses; their combined knowledge and expertise keeping children and young people in Northamptonshire safe from harm.

We provide the front line, single point of contact for the public and professionals who are making referrals with concerns for children who are at risk of significant harm or who are children in need. Working with a broad range of agencies and services in our region, you will be responsible for responding to new referrals from professionals and members of the public.

You will have the opportunity to work with children and young people on a short term basis after the initial referral until your cases transfer from the DAAT to other teams.

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Benefits

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:

• Highly competitive salaries

• £6,000 Welcome bonus

• Retention bonus

• Social Work England registration costs

• Flexible working practices, including home working, flexi time and job share

• The opportunity to personally contribute to improving the service

• Monthly high quality supervision

• Up to 28 day’s annual leave plus bank holidays (with service rises to 32 days plus bank holidays)

• Opportunity to buy back up to 5 weeks of additional holiday each year

• Subsidised local authority Pension Scheme

• Additional 12 weeks of maternity leave at 50%

• Employee discount schemes

• Up to £8,000 relocation allowance

• Signs of Safety training

• An onsite academy delivering a variety of learning & development opportunities

• Heavily subsidised city centre parking

• Regular engagement opportunities with the CEO

If you thrive to make a difference and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you