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

Hours per week:
Salary: £39,384 to £42,620
Location: Northampton, Daventry, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough.

​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.  

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

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

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.

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:

• Up to £6,000 recruitment bonus 

• Up to £8,000 towards relocation 

• SWE Registration paid yearly  

• Generous annual leave allowance of 28 days’, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service plus an opportunity to purchase additional leave 

• Generous Local government pension scheme  

• Good progression and career development opportunities 

• Supportive team environments  

• Comprehensive induction 

• Relationship-based practice training and extensive learning & development 

• 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  

• Free laptop, phone and remote IT support 

• Employee Assistance Programme 

• More 4 U Discounts offering huge savings at the likes of Tesco, Costa and Alton Towers! 

• Heavily subsidised town centre car parking scheme if based in Northampton 

• Car lease and Cycle to Work Scheme 

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