The Advanced Practitioner is a critical role within the team as they offer mentoring, coaching, support and practice expertise to other less experienced team members. The role has acknowledged depth of experience, including the assessment and appropriate management of risk.

The role will include the responsibility of supervising Family Support Workers, offer case supervision and advice to social workers as well as promoting the implementation of Signs of Safety in practise, offer space for reflection. The Advanced Practitioner will also organise regular group supervisions with social workers and family support workers focusing on specific issues where workers may be stuck or specific themes and issues workers come across with.

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:

• Recruitment Welcome Bonus of £4,000
• Relocation Claim of up to £8,000
• 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)

An Advanced Practitioner will hold a small, complex case load that will include high risk, high need looked after children. This will involve collaborative working with the children and young people, their families and partner agencies to achieve the best outcome possible.

The post holder will work closely with the TM and supporting the team and offering leadership and support to the less experienced members of the team to build their confidence and skill set.

You will be a qualified social worker and have the commitment and passion to be at the forefront of delivering best practice and support to children and families we work with.  You will be able to manage a small, complex and diverse caseload to the required standards.

You will be confident in your analysis and decision making to deliver purposeful and effective interventions and care planning. You will be skilled in offering mentoring, supervision, and quality assurance of various assessments and reports to ensure high quality and consistent practice.

This role will require you to have a strong desire to develop social work expertise to support the Children’s Trust with its improvement journey.

You should be registered with Social Work England

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.