Senior Social Worker - Disabled Children's Team

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
• 28 days’ annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 years’ service
• Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Monthly quality supervision
• SWE Registration paid yearly (social care colleagues)
• Recruitment Welcome Bonus of £6,000
• Relocation Costs of up to £8,000

About the role

We are looking for talented Senior Social Workers to join a Disabled Children's  team within the Northamptonshire Children’s Trust.

This will be a fantastic opportunity for you to really enrich your work experience and career in the the Disabled Children’s Team. The DCT is a supportive and committed team of practitioners who strive to achieve positive outcomes for some of the most vulnerable children in the county.

As Senior Social Worker you will be skilled in supervision, performance management and improvement techniques to ensure high quality of practice.

You will be able to manage a complex and diverse caseload to the required standards.

What will you be doing?

The role is responsible for providing practical and social work support for disabled children and their families. This involves holding a more complex caseload. This will includes visiting children and their families, carrying out interventions, reviewing the work undertaken, direct work with children 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.

About you

You should be a qualified social worker, registered with Social Work England and have the commitment and passion to be at the forefront of delivering best practice and support to disabled children and families.  You will be able to manage a complex and diverse caseload to the required standards.

The Senior Social Worker will be confident in their analysis and decision making to deliver purposeful and effective social care.  You will be skilled in supervision, performance management and improvement techniques to ensure high quality of practice.

You should have the commitment and passion to be at the forefront of delivering best practice and support to disabled children and families. 

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. 

The Disabled Children’s Team supports children with complex disabilities and their families. The team consists of a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner, Senior Social Workers, Social Workers, ASYE, Family Support worker and dedicated Business support. We work with children aged 0-18 covering children in need, child protection and safeguarding, court work and Children in Care. The team works closely with colleagues in health, education and the voluntary sector using a multi-disciplinary team approach.