About the role
Ready to embark on a transformative journey in your career? Do you possess the dedication and enthusiasm to intervene effectively across whole families to support children and young people, on the edge of care to remain or return home? If your answer is a resounding yes, then we're eager to hear from you.
We're thrilled to announce an opportunity for an adept individual to step into the role of Senior Practitioner within Family Solutions. This role offers a unique chance to contribute to the expansion of an innovative service within our Trust.
Who are we?
Family Solutions is a specialised service aimed at supporting children and young people aged 0-19 who are deemed to be "on the edge of care". Our team, comprised of Intensive Support Practitioners, is dedicated to coordinating preventative, and intensive interventions for children and young people with complex needs and their whole family and networks, ultimately aiming to prevent them from entering care or facilitating their reunification.
What will you be doing?
Lead and supervise a team of practitioners, overseeing their caseloads and ensuring the delivery of high-level interventions.
Ensure prompt service delivery to safeguard children and provide necessary support.
Provide professional leadership and support to ensure the team adheres to safe practices and manages workloads effectively within agreed standards and timeframes.
Collaborate effectively with partners to deliver bespoke and evidence informed support to families and other professionals, brokering long term and sustainable change.
Implement services that are responsive to the voices and experiences of children, to enhance outcomes across various needs.
About you
You have a Minimum level 5 Qualification in Targeted Support/Early Help, Social Work, Education, Relevant Health Discipline.
You have a deep understanding of the complex issues faced by children and young people at the edge of care, and what works to create and maintain safe, stable and sustained outcomes.
You have proven experience in supervising or supporting staff to deliver whole family interventions.
You have extensive, hands-on experience in preventative work with children and families facing escalating needs, with demonstrated ability to assess risks, safeguard, and intervene effectively.
You will be based out of the nearest Children's Centre to your home address and will need to be able to travel effectively across the county.
The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS clearance
If you possess the requisite skills, experience, and enthusiasm for this role, we would love to hear from you!
When applying please ensure your supporting statement covers how you fulfil the essential criteria set out in the person specification. You will need to provide a full employment history including any gaps since leaving full time education
For an informal discussion, feel free to contact Trudy Jones at 07920 060849 or Trudy.Jones@nctrust.co.uk.
Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families.
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
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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