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 daniella.chiariello@liquidpersonnel.com 02038317685.