About the role
We are looking for experienced Practitioner to work in the Leaving Care Team who has experience in the area to mentor and provide high quality case work supervision of staff.
This is an exciting time to join Northamptonshire’s Leaving Care Service as there have been some significant changes and we are looking for passionate, creative, and committed team members to join us on our journey. Our aim to reshape and build a service in Co-Production with our Care Experienced Young People and staff teams. Our aspiration is to create a service that is relevant, current and effective in supporting our Young people into adulthood and Independent living
Within this role you will report to an experienced Team Manager as well as receiving support from the rest of the Leaving Care management group.
What will you be doing?
As part of the management team, you will supervise a team of Personal Advisors and also take on a duty rota role which occurs one day per week. You will also be responsible for the induction of any new staff, as well as allocating new cases as directed by the Team Manager. In addition, you will be required to monitor the desktop, authorising In Touch visits and Pathway Plans, as well as signing off risk assessments.
About you
You should be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England registered and looking for practitioners would like to develop your career
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:
- 2 Day Induction Programme
- 2 days Signs of Safety training (social care colleagues)
- Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities
- 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
- Local government Pension Scheme
- Heavily subsidised town centre car parking scheme
- Employee Discount Scheme
- 27 days’ annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days – dependent upon Grade after 5 years’ service
- Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days
- Employee Discount Schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Monthly quality supervision
- SWE Registration paid yearly (social care colleagues)
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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