About the role
Are you looking for a new challenge in children’s safeguarding? Do you enjoy working in a fast paced and busy environment? Do you see yourself as a bit of a detective with the ability to collect and analyse complex information drawn from multiple sources? Are you a team player who can work alongside a variety of different professionals to ensure children and young people are protected?
If you answered yes, then we have a unique opportunity for you!
Working in the Northamptonshire MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub) you will be a MASH officer, working on the frontline with partner agencies to keep children and young people safe.
If you have any queries or would like an informal chat please email: Trudy.Mukuhlani@nctrust.co.uk
About you
This is an exciting role for someone with children’s safeguarding experience to be the first point of contact to the public and professionals where there is a child safeguarding concern.
You will work alongside a team of professionals from other agencies including the police and health, making this an interesting and varied role where there are multiple opportunities to learn and develop.
The MASH is a fast-paced team so you will need to be tenacious in collating information from different sources in a robust and timely manner, seeking advice and support from the MASH decision makers and team managers as required.
You are an excellent communicator ensuring that all agencies and professional organisations are given feedback on the progress of cases as well as the ability to discover and collate information from multiple sources.
This is a lively and nurturing environment where your career can thrive.
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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