Senior Assessment & Enablement Worker (10 Month Fixed Term Contract)

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About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) Safeguarding Team for experienced Senior Assessment and Enablement Workers with experience and knowledge of safeguarding to join our friendly team on a fixed term contract for 10 months.

We are seeking hard working, experienced AEWs, or similar, who appreciate a challenge, are proactive and can think creatively. You must be able to work effectively with other agencies and organisations and have good problem-solving skills.

What will you be doing?

The team receives all Safeguarding referrals for adults where there are concerns that abuse or neglect may have occurred / be occurring within the boundaries of North Northamptonshire that identify the alleged source of risk as a provider or a paid professional within that setting.

Utilising good communication and listening skills you will be working to safeguard allocated individuals to understand their situation, challenges, and the outcomes that they wish to achieve through Making Safeguarding Personal.

About you

You will need to be a good decision maker, able to prioritise effectively and work under pressure, exercising professional curiosity rather than take things at face value.

If you have any queries about the role, please contact Laurie Warrilow: laurie.warrilow@northnorthants.gov.uk

Interviews will take place on Friday 21 June 2024 at Haylock House, Kettering

Our benefits

We offer:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

About us

We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country. Our vision for North Northants is to be 'A place where everyone has the best opportunities and quality of life'.

Our priorities are:

• helping people live active fulfilled lives
• caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
• enabling a thriving and successful economy
• leading on a green and sustainable environment
• ensuring our communities are connected so they can shape their lives and where they live
• providing modern public services

Our values, as chosen by our staff, are - Customer-focused, Respectful, Efficient, Supportive and Trustworthy.

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