Social Worker - Safeguarding

Location Northamptonshire
Job type Permanent
Salary £34165.00 - £39277.00 per annum
Reference HQ00094111_1563892931

Are you interesting in developing your social work carer?

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work within a Safeguarding Team based in Northamptonshire.

The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in children's services and be registered with the HCPC.

The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is from £34,165 up to £39,227 per annum with a £5,000 Golden Hello Bonus.

You will be working in an innovative county council, with a fresh, energetic approach, faced with significant challenges, but we are creating the right environment for good practice to flourish. We want ambitious, qualified team managers to join us, to help improve children's lives locally.

We can offer qualified Social Workers:

  • Up to £8000 towards relocation to Northamptonshire

  • A bonus payment of £5000 paid in your first year of employment

  • An environment that fully supports your continuous professional development

  • Extensive learning and development opportunities including Signs of Safety, ABE and other training

  • Flexible and family working

  • High support, high challenge

  • Good supervision

  • Good Team manager/Staff ratio

  • Clear career pathway

  • Managed caseload

  • Opportunity to work with a Social Work Academy

Northamptonshire can offer:

  • Very affordable housing

  • Excellent local amenities

  • Beautiful countryside

  • Excellent road and rail links (London less than an hour direct by train)

Requirements of the Senior Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work

  • Current HCPC registration

  • Significant senior level frontline experience within children's services

  • Experienced in using child protection policies and procedures

  • Passionate about helping children achieve

  • Able to work effectively in a multi-agency environment

  • Skilled at report writing and able to maintain accurate records

Contact:

This Social Worker job is advertised by Jenifer Watts; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting Kellie Thorndyke. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.