Senior Social Worker - Children in Care Court - NN1 1EDOur BenefitsWe 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:SWE Registration paid yearly (social care colleagues)Recruitment Welcome Bonus of £6,000Relocation costs of up to £8,000Retention bonus payments for established personnel28 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 yearsLocal Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health pension protection.Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days annual leaveEmployee 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 benefitsA permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisionsExtensive Learning and Development and career development opportunitiesSubsidised town centre car parking schemeAbout the roleOur focus is to raise the profile of Children’s Services at Northamptonshire and improve the quality of our services in court so that we can provide the very best outcomes for our children, families and carers.Our Senior Social workers are supported by experienced Team Managers, Family Support Workers and Business Support Administrators. Our new Consultant Practitioner roles are dedicated to supporting and coaching Senior Social workers with complex cases and providing valuable coaching and training.Children in Care have 11 teams in total based across the county. We currently have vacancies for senior social workers specialising in court work in Kettering and Northampton.We welcome the opportunity to speak to any interested candidates so please feel free to email: Amanda.Miles@nctrust.co.uk and they can agree a mutually agreeable time to call you. About youYou should be a qualified social workers who want to focus on court work with current Social Work England Registration (formerly known as HCPC).You will need to be experienced at court work and will be confident and capable enough to attend court on your own if necessary.Previous experience of handling complex casesPrevious experience of mentoring less experienced social workersPrevious experience within Children in CareEnhanced DBS Clearance – or happy for us to undertake this for you prior to joining usThe Right to Work in the UKThis role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate. It is also a regulated activity and will be subject to a Barred List checkAbout usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers