Senior Social Worker – Duty and Assessment
- Northampton
- £43,158-45,204 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- The role is responsible for providing practical and social work support for children, young people and families.
- This involves holding a more complex caseload. This will include undertaking assessments, visiting children and their families, carrying out interventions, reviewing the work undertaken, direct work with children, young people and families and any other work identified as necessary.
- All this must be based on best evidence and good practice, privileging the best interests of children and young people.
- The post holder could be expected to offer mentoring, work-shadowing/work experience opportunities and study towards the Practice Educator qualification and post qualifying modules.
- Highly competitive salaries and benefits
- £6,000 Welcome Bonus
- Retention Bonus
- Costs of Social Work England registration covered
- 27 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays, an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service
- Opportunity to buy back up to 5 weeks of additional holiday each year
- Subsidised local authority pension scheme
- Free Car Parking (Daventry) and £20 per month subsidised in Northampton TC
- Shops close by
- Fantastic Induction Programme
- Practice Educator Qualifications
- Monthly high quality supervision
- Mandatory Signs of Safety training
- Fantastic Maternity Benefits with an additional 12 weeks of maternity leave at 50%
- Employee discount scheme offering a range of discounts from travel to shopping
- Up to £8,000 relocation costs
- Opportunities to regularly engage with the CEO and leadership team
- Degree or equivalent in social work
- Current Social Work England registration
- Significant frontline experience in Children’s Services