Senior Social Worker - Duty and Assessment

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Job Reference /75/8691

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Full Time

Permanent

Salary Range:

Working Hours:

37

Location:

One Angel Square 4 Angel Street Northampton

Closing Date:

18/06/2026

Job Category:

Social Worker - Children

Organisation:

Northamptonshire Children's Trust

We 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:

• SWE Registration
  paid yearly (social care colleagues)
• Recruitment Welcome Bonus of £6,000
• Relocation costs of up to £8,000
• 28days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 years
• Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health pension protection.
• Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days annual leave
• Employee 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 benefits
• A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
• Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities
• Subsidised town centre car parking scheme

I love working in the Duty and Assessment Team (DAAT)! I am a real advocate for DAAT and enjoy the pace and type of work that we do. I started my social work career in Duty and Assessment at NCT and have no desire to go anywhere else. The team are so supportive. I speak to everyone everyday whether it is for advice, guidance on my cases or just for a friendly check in, the sense of belonging and that we all have each other’s backs is immense.

Our managers are always available to us, whether that is our team manager, up to our AD we know that they are there.

Alex, Senior social worker - DAAT

We have a wonderful Duty and Assessment Team (DAAT) here at Northamptonshire Children’s Trust!

Duty and assessment team is the single point of contact for all safeguarding concerns relating to children and young people in Northamptonshire.

Professionals from a range of services that have contact with children, young people, their families and carers, collaborate to ensure immediate and prompt responses; their combined knowledge and expertise keeping children and young people in Northamptonshire safe from harm.

With a rotating duty element, the team works at pace, completing robust short-term quality assessments of need, ensuring the right service provision is in place. Skilled social workers in these teams are friendly and confident professionals, who can work collaboratively to very tight deadlines, and ensure the child’s voice is evident throughout.

There are 6 teams within DAAT, each team consists of a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner, who holds complex cases and supports 5 or 6 Social Workers / Senior Social Workers and a Newly Qualified Social Worker within their team.

We collaborate with other professionals to ensure immediate and prompt responses. Their combined knowledge and expertise keep children and young people in Northamptonshire safe from harm. We are supporting excellence in Social Work practice, with a new practice approach including, signs of safety and systemic practice, and clear personal development opportunities for the right candidates.

About the team

Our DAAT teams are fun and supportive. They work hard and at pace, but they always ensure that there is food available to keep them going! The team enjoy each…