Family Support Worker

Family Support Worker Northampton, England

Northamptonshire Children's Trust
Full Time Northampton, England 24422 - 27450 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

About the role

As Children’s Services are improving, exciting new opportunities have opened in the Children in Care Service based in the Northampton area. We are looking to recruit a Family Support Worker to be part of the team building meaningful relationships with children and their families helping them grow, prosper and achieve.

Please contact June Gregory on [email protected] with any queries.

What will you be doing?

The primary focus of work will be with children and families who are looked after by the Local Authority. The worker will need to be self-motivated and have the ability and skills to provide key pieces of direct work to children and families and to work with multi agency colleagues.

About you

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, highly motivated, has the ability to work both independently and in a team and have experience of working directly with families and children. The role will be based in Northampton but staff will be required to move effectively across the county and beyond if required. The successful candidate will need some experience in working with children and families, have the ability to support with assessment based work and good recording skills.

About us

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.

Our benefits

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

Family Support Worker
Northamptonshire Children's Trust

www.nctrust.co.uk
Northampton, United Kingdom
Unknown / Non-Applicable
501 to 1000 Employees
Company - Public
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