Qualified Social Worker - Duty Team / 6 Week Duty Cycle

Job Description

Qualified Social Worker | Children's Assessment Team | Northamptonshire Children's Trust

• Qualified Social Worker / Social Work Professional required to join a statutory Assessment Team (aka Duty and Assessment / Referral and Assessment / Initial Assessment / Initial Response / First Response Team)
• Hybrid working
• Office base: Northampton - One Angel Square
• You must have a social work qualification and full SWE registration as well as relevant experience to be considered
• £38ph
• If you are interested in discussing this position in more detail, or you would like to register with Caritas for work, please call Anton Mostert on 07824534126 or email anton.mostert@caritas-recruitment.com

To be considered, it is essential that you have a recognised Social Work qualification (Social Work Degree or Diploma in Social Work) and full Social Work England registration as well as recent or significant relevant experience in a similar role.

General Overview:

Duty and assessment team is the frontline, single point of contact for all incoming safeguarding concerns relating to young people within the catchment area. Reports will initially come into the MASH service, and then be passed on to DAAT. This sector consists of 6 teams of approximately 8-10 staff each, with every team consisting of a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner, Social Workers, Newly Qualified Social Workers, and Family Support Workers.

As far as service expectations go, CIN cases are expected to be visited within 5 days, whereas CP cases are expected to be visited within 24 hours, or same day if possible, and the service moves at pace to ensure every child is seen promptly.

DAAT is a countywide service, covering all areas of Northamptonshire. This may sound daunting to potential candidates, however the team hopes to support candidates long term to have their 'allocated area' to work in, meaning they will only cover cases within a given geographical area (e.g. - Daventry/Northampton Central/Corby)

Working Arrangements:

The team operates on a 6-week duty cycle, with candidates needing to be in office for a FULL week during their duty week, and to be local during visit time. Aside from the on-site

*Please note this vacancy is subject to the London Agency Worker Pledge Agreement which stipulates:-

• Permanently employed Social Workers are restricted from undertaking an agency role with a London Pledge Borough for a 6-month period following departure (if leaving perm role with London Authority, they cannot move to an agency role with another London Authority for 6 months)
• 3 weeks' notice period may be required (at discretion of manager/council)
• Agency workers must have complete 2 years post AYSE (3 years PQ total), before they can be considered for agency roles within London

Caritas Recruitment are a specialist recruitment agency for Qualified Social Workers at all levels. We supply Qualified Social Work staff to over 150 local authorities, UK wide, on a permanent and temporary (locum/contract) basis.If you know of someone who might be interested in this vacancy please ask them to get in touch; we offer a £300 referral bonus scheme for each friend/colleague you refer plus an additional £500 on your fifth referral!

Reasons to register with Caritas:-

• Honest & Supportive Career Consultant
• Additional Dedicated Payroll Consultant
• Holistic Support Package for Mental and Physical Wellbeing
• Access to the broadest range of temporary and permanent vacancies nationwide
• Access to Exclusive Projects
• Subsidised training
• Free DBS check
• CV writing service
• Interview technique coaching

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.