We have an awesome new offer for social workers, senior social workers and advanced practitioners.

"Join us on our journey! We will offer you a substantial welcome bonus, retention payments, flexible working and payment of your Social Work England registration"

Colin Foster - Chief Executive

We are seeking the best and brightest social workers to join us on our journey to deliver outstanding social care services for children, young people and families in Northamptonshire.

We are offering external candidates joining us as a social worker, senior social worker and advanced practitioner in our Duty and Assessment team, Support and Safeguarding team, Disabled Children's team, Court team and Peripatetic team a £6,000 welcome bonus. Social workers, senior social workers and advanced practitioners joining us in all other teams will receive a £4,000 welcome bonus.

Vacancies

​TeamSalary​Information about the role​Job descriptionHow to apply​
​Duty and Assessment Team (DAAT) Salary £33,568 to £36,597 per annum plus £6,000 welcome bonus  ​Email your CV to: NCTrustcareers@NCTrust.co.uk
​Support and safeguardingSalary £33,568 to £36,597 per annum plus £6,000 welcome bonus  ​Email your CV to: NCTrustcareers@NCTrust.co.uk
​Children in care - Court Team ​Salary £33,568 to £36,597 per annum plus £6,000 welcome bonus  ​Email your CV to: NCTrustcareers@NCTrust.co.uk
​Children in care​Salary £33,568 to £36,597 per annum plus £6,000 welcome bonus  ​​Email your CV to: NCTrustcareers@NCTrust.co.uk
​Disabled childrenSalary £33,568 to £36,597 per annum plus £6,000 recruitment bonus  ​Email your CV to: NCTrustcareers@NCTrust.co.uk
Team​​Salary​Information about the role​Job descriptionHow to apply​
​Support and Safeguarding​​Salary £38,504 to £40,419 per annum plus £6,000 welcome bonus​Email your CV to: NCTrustcareers@NCTrust.co.uk
​Children in Care (Court Team)​Salary £38,504 to £40,419 per annum plus £6,000 welcome bonus​Email your CV to: NCTrustcareers@NCTrust.co.uk
​Peripatetic Team​Salary £38,504 to £40,419 per annum plus £6,000 welcome bonus

Email your CV to: NCTrustcareers@NCTrust.co.uk

​Children in Care (Long term team)​Salary £38,504 to £40,419 per annum plus £6,000 welcome bonus​Email your CV to: NCTrustcareers@NCTrust.co.uk
​Disabled Children's Team​Salary £38,504 to £40,419 per annum plus £6,000 welcome bonus​Email your CV to: NCTrustcareers@NCTrust.co.uk
Team​​Salary​Information about the role​Job descriptionHow to apply​
​Duty and Assessment Team (DAAT) ​Salary £41,318 to £43,273 per annum plus £6,000 welcome bonus​Email your CV to: NCTrustcareers@NCTrust.co.uk
​Children in Care (Court Team)​Salary £41,318 to £43,273 per annum plus £6,000 welcome bonus​Email your CV to: NCTrustcareers@NCTrust.co.uk
​Support and SafeguardingSalary £41,318 to £43,273 per annum plus £6,000 welcome bonus​Email your CV to: NCTrustcareers@NCTrust.co.uk

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Why join us

  • We are committed to offering flexible working for our colleagues, including job shares, a 9 day fortnight, remote and office working to ensure colleagues get a good work life balance
  • You will get annual salary increments within your salary grade
  • Up to 27 day's annual leave plus bank holidays (with service, this rises to 32 days plus bank holidays) and the opportunity to buy back up to 5 weeks of additional holiday each year
  • We will pay your Social Work England registration where it is essential for your role
  • Clear career progression path and opportunities across the organisation for development
  • Substantial training and development package including having our own in-house social work academy and a new learning hub allowing practice to lead policy
  • A culture of support, respect, challenge and reflection is shown by all across the organisation
  • An abundance of wellbeing support for your mental and physical health including employee assistance, courses and events

​We also have vacancies for team managers:

Team​​SalaryInformation about the role​Job descriptionHow to apply​
​Duty and Assessment (DAAT)​Salary £48,729 to £53,494 per annum plus £2,200 welcome bonus​Email your CV to: NCTrustcareers@NCTrust.co.uk

Apply

Please email us your CV, ensuring you include your telephone number and our recruitment team will contact you to discuss our vacancies.

We regret that we no longer have the capacity to accept any further overseas applications. Any overseas applications Northamptonshire Children's Trust have received to date are being processed and our recruitment team will be in touch.

Our Chief Executive also takes the time to speak with every individual who applies to come and work with us and we commit to application to offer within 10 working days. Interviews will be held with panel and will take place virtually if applicable.

​Email your CV to: NCTrustcareers@NCTrust.co.uk 

​Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSW's)

We’re hiring now for NQSWs for the Northamptonshire Children’s Trust Academy!

Northamptonshire Children's Trust is proud to have established its very own Northamptonshire Social Work Academy. We are offering a highly competitive pay and benefits package with generous annual leave and bespoke learning and training opportunities.

Northamptonshire Trust Social Work Academy

We are revolutionising the way we work within our Children Services and have launched the Northamptonshire Social Work Academy so that we can guide and steer NQSWs through that crucial first year of practice. Only the most promising and passionate advocates of children and young people will be selected to take part in this year-long support and mentoring programme.

What to expect from the Academy

Let's face it, being a Social Worker is not an easy environment to work in, therefore the Social Work Academy will provide guidance and support as you embark on a challenging and hugely rewarding career helping to support children and families. You will be equipped and highly trained to become the best possible social worker with a phased approach to the volume and complexity of your workload You'll have the support of a strong leadership and management team who will work with you to identify training and development opportunities.

Find out more and apply

Our Teams

Our specialist teams are recruiting experienced social workers, senior social workers, advanced practitioners,  and team managers across the county.

Read more about our teams by clicking the links below.

​Our benefits

​Working for Northamptonshire Children's Trust you will have access to a generous benefits package.

Training and development opportunities
 

Training and development opportunities

Work towards qualifications, develop new skills and gain experience.

Generous annual leave entitlement
 

Generous annual leave entitlement

26 days annual leave with extra days gained with longer service.

Purchase extra annual leave
 

Purchase extra annual leave

Option to purchase an additional five weeks per year.

Flexible working
 

Flexible working

Options include part-time working, compressed hours, job share, term-time working and flexible working hours.

Occupational maternity leave
 

Occupational maternity leave

Additional 12 weeks at up to 50% of salary.

Local government pension scheme
 

Local government pension scheme

Option to join subsidised scheme.

More 4 U offers and discount scheme
 

More 4 U offers and discount scheme

A range of savings and discounts available on well-known brands.

Employee discounts
 

Employee discounts

​Access to KAARP benefits plus access to organisations and shops who offer county council employee discounts on services and products.

​Our training and development offer

High quality learning and development opportunities are available to our staff, including practice development and management and leadership skills.

We have also developed new training programmes for social workers, team managers and service managers, which are in line with the new national social worker accreditation scheme.

Training and development

Team locations

Our specialist teams are based in offices around Northamptonshire:

​Location Team Address​
​Corby Safeguarding ​North 6 and 7 ​Gainsborough Road, Corby, NN18 OQP
​Daventry ​Safeguarding South 7 and 8 Daventry District Council offices, Lodge Road, Daventry, NN11 4FP​
​Kettering Safeguarding North 1 and 5​ William Knibb Centre, Kettering, NN16 8AE​
​Northampton (countywide service) Disabled Children's Team​ One Angel Square, Northampton, NN1 1ED​
​Northampton (countywide service) MASH / Emergency Duty Team​ Criminal Justice Centre, Northampton, NN4 7SL​
​Northampton (Countywide service)​Duty and Assessment Team​One Angel Square, Northampton, NN1 1ED
​Northampton (Countywide service)​Adoption and Fostering​One Angel Square, Northampton, NN1 1ED
​Northampton (Countywide)​Children's Homes​Various locations across the county
Wellingborough​ ​Safeguarding North 2 and 4 ​Penrith Drive Children's Centre, Wellingborough, NN8 3XL

Why Northamptonshire?

Northamptonshire is an ambitious, forward-looking county that is keen to make things happen.

The county has a serious appetite for growth, welcoming employment and housing development, and is perfectly situated at the heart of the country.

Within a one-hour drive of London, there are affordable homes in both urban and rural locations, with an attractive average house price of £231,035.

The county has an eclectic mix of industrial towns, historical market towns and quaint countryside villages offering something for everyone.

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