Strengthening Families is part of our Children and Family Support Services. Using a multi-agency approach, the service offers intensive support to children, young people and families with identified complex needs to strengthen parenting to support and empower them to achieve good outcomes for their children. The service delivers a range of interventions from direct work with families using an Early Help approach, to parenting and domestic abuse groups, and works with partners to create a supportive team around the family to help them to sustain the changes.Do you have the passion and drive to support practitioners to deliver high quality interventions to families?Are you determined and passionate about improving the lives of vulnerable children through supporting their families to change?Are you able to lead, manage, motivate, and develop a team of practitioners?Do you have direct experience of working effectively with children and their families facing challenging situations to achieve positive outcomes?We're thrilled to announce an opportunity for an adept individual to step into the role of Senior Practitioner within the Strengthening Families Team within the Children and Family Support Service.This position covers West Northamptonshire (mainly Daventry and South Northants).Interviews will be held on Friday 28th March 2025For an informal discussion please contact Katie.Shed@nctrust.co.uk (please do not send CV's to this email address, only applications via the recruitment hub portal will be considered)Our 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:28 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 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 & Development and career development opportunitiesSubsidised town centre car parking schemeWhat will you be doing? You will lead and supervise a team of practitioners who hold a caseload and deliver high-level complex interventions to children and families.Your professional leadership and support will help the team deliver safe practice and effectively manage their workloads to agreed standards and timeframes. You will need to be highly knowledgeable about the complex issues children, young people and families face and be able to work collaboratively with partners to deliver bespoke and evidence informed support to families, brokering long term and sustainable change.You will support the team to deliver services that are responsive to the voices and lived experience of children using evidence-based interventions that improve outcomes across a range of needs. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.About you You will be highly organised and have substantial experience and skills in leading, managing, motivating, and developing a team of high performing professionals providing intensive family support in Targeted Support/Early Help, Social Work, Education or Relevant Health Discipline.You will have a deep understanding of the complex issues faced by children and young people in the current climate, and what works to create and maintain safe, stable and sustained outcomes.You will have proven experience in supervising or supporting staff to deliver whole family interventions.You will have proven experience of leading with a focus on quality assurance, partnerships and ensuring effective, best practice.You will have extensive, hands-on experience in preventative work with children and families facing escalating needs, with demonstrated ability to assess risks, safeguard, and intervene effectively.When applying please ensure your supporting statement covers how you fulfil the essential criteria set out in the person specification as this will be used for shortlisting. You will When applying please ensure your supporting statement covers how you fulfil the essential criteria set out in the person specification as this will be used for shortlisting. You will need to provide a full employment history including any gaps since leaving full time educationAbout usAt Northamptonshire Children’s Trust, children, young people and families are at the heart of all we do – in every decision we make and every action we take. Our mission is driven by the unwavering commitment to achieving the best outcomes for them. The Trust is wholly owned and funded but operationally independent from the Councils.Our workforce are our most valuable asset and are pivotal to making the services and support we offer to children, young people and families who need us to be the absolute best we can be.We value our colleagues and empower them to be able to do the best job of their lives every single day, working in a culture of support and kindness where achievements are celebrated and creativity is very much welcomed.At NCT equality, diversity and inclusion are part of us and in everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and thrive in our organisation. We are a disability confident employer and have a commitment to care leavers who we guarantee an interview if they meet the essential criteria.Join our dedicated team and be a part of an organisation where your work makes a real difference.
