Frontline - Advanced Practitioner
| Posting date: | 23 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £46,164 to £48,253 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 May 2024 |
| Location: | One Angel Square, Angel Street, Northampton, NN1 1ED |
| Company: | Northamptonshire Children's Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Ref/75/4216 |
Summary
Northamptonshire Children’s Trust is a partner with Frontline which involved us having 2 Frontline Student Hubs in our organisation.
We are looking to recruit to one of the Consult Social Worker roles within these hubs to oversee our Northampton based unit. (In Northamptonshire these Roles are called our Frontline Consultant Social Workers)
What is Frontline?
Frontline is an intensive social work qualifying programme which offers people the opportunity to train on the job as child protection social workers. Participants on the programme work in units of four, which are managed by a Consultant Social Worker.
Find out more and apply: Please use the following link to apply https://thefrontline.tfaforms.net/4767892
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:
- 2 Day Induction Programme
- 2 days Signs of Safety training (social care colleagues)
- Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities
- Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits
- A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
- Local government Pension Scheme
- Heavily subsidised town centre car parking scheme
- Employee Discount Scheme
- 28 days’ annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 years’ service
- Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Monthly quality supervision
- SWE Registration paid yearly (social care colleagues)
Frontline Consultant Social Workers (CSW) are vital to the Frontline model. Each CSW is responsible for five participants who are undertaking their Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work. The CSW’s work with participants using a unit model approach – a systemic practice model for working with families, with cases managed through weekly unit meetings. These meetings provide a dynamic learning environment and a reflective space to think systemically about the cases in your unit. The role offers those who wish to remain in practice the opportunity to do so alongside the chance to take on supervisory and management responsibility for a small team. For more information about these roles please see the attached JD and Frontline information packs.
What will I get from being a Frontline Consultant Social Worker?
- An exciting opportunity for experienced practitioners to remain in practice whilst also taking on a management and teaching role
- Access to a high-quality training programme and the opportunity to work towards a Foundation level in Systemic Practice
- Access to 1:1 coaching and mentoring from a Practice Tutor
- Be part of a national network of CSW’s contributing to innovations in practice and broader social work reforms
- After completing one year in the role you will become part of the Frontline Fellowship
- Practice Educator Training (if you don’t already have this qualification)
Further details about the tasks can be found in the Job Description and the Frontline information packs.
About you- You are positive, solution-focused and flexible person with a passion for developing others
- You have experience in supervising others
- Have PEP 2 qualification or be willing to undertake this qualification
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of the PCF’s and KSS
- Have experience in Children’s safeguarding practice and knowledge of relevant legislation
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work effectively
About us
Northamptonshire Children’s Trust was established in November 2020 to deliver Children’s Services to the newly established North and West Northants County Councils. The Trust is wholly owned and funded but operationally independent from the Councils; this provides the organisation with unique opportunities to explore new ways of working and to be more agile and adaptable in its approach to service delivery. We are developing a culture that allows the very highest quality of professional practice to flourish and evolve, delivering at the cutting edge of new innovation.