Our NEW MULTI-AGENCY EXPLOITATION HUB will be opening soon.

We are looking for the following experienced and passionate Qualified Social Worker staff to join us on our journey.

6 x Advanced Practitioners: Child Exploitation (non-case-holding)

These new and exciting roles sit within the Support and Safeguarding Directorate at Northamptonshire Children’s Trust (NCT), a large employer that provides care and support to children, young people, and families in Northamptonshire.

This is a very fast paced and busy team. The successful candidate will be committed to driving improved services forward, and deliver positive outcomes for our children, young people and families in collaboration with external partners.

 

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)
• £6000 Recruitment Bonus

You will be part of developing and leading practices in our new multi-agency exploitation hub to strengthen our response to exploitation as quite simply our young people have never needed this more. You will have the opportunity to be part of developing a multi-agency contextual approach and innovative ways of working with young people in collaboration with our partner agencies.

You should be a qualified Social Worker, with Social Work England registration, and have proven 3 years of experience of working in a 'Front Line' service and must have demonstrated exploitation experience.

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 MAEH service brings together professionals from a range of services that have contact with children, young people and families, making the best possible use of their combined knowledge to keep children and young people safe from harm.

The experienced team ensure children get the right service at the right time through an integrated approach from early help and social care. Signs of safety strengths-based approaches, led by decision makers, supports excellent social work practice and is further supported by our Signs of Safety Champions and business support.

If you would like more information or an informal discussion about any of the roles, we would love to speak to you more.

 Please contact Heidi Baron (Service Lead Exploitation) on 07787 266555 or by email: heidi.baron@nctrust.co.uk

Closing date for applications is 04th March 2024

Face to Face interviews will take place on 15th and 18th March 2024

This post will be subject to Police Vetting.