About the role
1x Care Experienced Champion Apprentice
1x Care Experienced Champion
At Northampton Children’s Trust we have many reasons to be proud of our existing services for children, young people, and their families. At the heart of the Trust is a passionate workforce who are committed to supporting children and young people to feel safe, healthy, happy, and ready to learn and achieve. Your base will be at Russell House in Northampton and you will be located within the Leaving Care Team. We have 3 posts. 1 is full time permanent and 2 of them are a fixed term apprenticeships for 2 years, which will give you further qualifications to enter youth work posts.
What will you be doing?
The Leaving Care Team want to recruit people who have experience of the care system to support our service. Within this role you will support with our social media platforms, events, and talking to Care Experienced young people to develop the service. You will keep electronic records up to date and attend multi-agency meetings. You will need to be IT literate and have or working towards your English and Maths level 2.
We would love to see lots of applicants from the people using the leaving care service and guarantee an interview for all Care Experienced young people.
About you
If you are you have a care experience and are passionate about improving outcomes for care experienced young people, this could be the role for you. Clearly state on your application the role you are applying for. If you want to know more call Rachel Shaw on 07900918194 or Liz Williams on 07785458985.
When applying please ensure your supporting statement covers how you fulfil the essential criteria set out in the person specification as this will be used for shortlisting. You will need to provide a full employment history including any gaps since leaving full time education
Our 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:
- 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
About us
Northamptonshire Children’s Trust was established in November 2020 to deliver Children’s Services to the newly established North and West Northants County Councils. The Trust is wholly owned and funded but operationally independent from the Councils; this provides the organisation with unique opportunities to explore new ways of working and to be more agile and adaptable in its approach to service delivery. We are developing a culture that allows the very highest quality of professional practice to flourish and evolve, delivering at the cutting edge of new innovation.
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