Senior Social Worker - Support and Safeguarding

Liquid Personnel are recruiting for dedicated social workers to join our client in Northamptonshire as a Senior Social worker in the Children's Safeguarding and Support Team!

As a Senior Social Worker, you will be an integral part of a highly skilled team responsible for assessing, planning, and implementing interventions to safeguard children and support families when they need it most. You will have the opportunity to lead and support a team of social workers, working collaboratively to ensure the safety and well-being of children across the county. 

Our friendly, supportive Safeguarding teams work in a creative and solution focussed way to keep children, young people and families together when it is safe to do so. The team are highly supportive and use a relational practice approach.  Colleagues within the teams describe them as their ‘work family’. Managers within the teams are approachable and supportive.  

Benefits:

• SWE Registration paid yearly (social care colleagues)


• Recruitment Welcome Bonus of £6,000


• Relocation costs of up to £8,000


• Retention bonus payments for established personnel


• 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


• Subsidised town centre car parking scheme

Requirements:

• Qualified Social Worker who has completed the ASYE programme


• Registered with Social Work England


• Passionate about delivering best practice and supporting children and families


• Key member of a skilled team assessing, planning, and implementing safeguarding interventions


• Sound understanding of the legislative framework and available services for children and families


• Knowledge of the organisational structure that supports service delivery


• Extensive post-qualification experience in statutory or voluntary children and families social work


• Proven ability to build professional relationships with children and families through past roles

If this sounds like the role for you, please get in touch at [email protected] 02038317685.