Senior Social Worker / Decision Maker - MASH

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. What will you be doing? You will provide high quality case work decisions and operational supervision for referral information, making informed decisions in respect of safety of children within 24 hours of the referral. You will work collaboratively with our MASH partners and the child's voice will be evident through your work.

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

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 MASH 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 MASH. 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., About NCT Northamptonshire children's trust delivers children's social care and targeted early help services on behalf of the council. We are on a journey to improve services through Northamptonshire Children's Trust. We take our responsibility seriously alongside everyone who works with and cares about children and young people. We are committed to do all that we can to ensure children, young people and families live safely, are safe, fulfil their potential, develop resilience and enjoy good health and wellbeing. This includes being involved and respected at home, at school, in their communities and, most importantly, being part of all decisions that affect them. We want to send a clear message about how important their welfare is to us and how important they are to our future. Our vision is to put children, young people and families at the heart of all we do, in every decision we make and every action we take. We are ambitious for all Children, Young People and Families of Northamptonshire and we have a critical role to making a difference to their outcomes. Our ambition is to make a sustainable improvement to the lives of children, young people and families Working with key partners within local communities, we aspire to deliver outstanding social care services for children and young people in the county, ensuring families receive early help to prevent difficulties escalating, and creating the conditions for social work to flourish.

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:

• £4,000 Recruitment Bonus
• Up to £8,000 relocation payment
• 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 - dependent upon Grade after 5 years' service
• Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days
• Employee Discount Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Monthly quality supervision
• SWE Registration paid yearly (social care colleagues)