Strengthening Families Assistant - WEST

Our Strengthening Families Team (based in Northampton) are looking for a Strengthening Families Assistant to work with families and partners to provide effective help as early as possible. Our Assistants are enthusiastic, self-motivated team players with excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills. They use evidenced based interventions to support families in their homes to improve parenting skills, set boundaries and support each other, as well as running activities within Children’s Centres such as stay and play sessions and parenting groups.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the new forward facing Children’s Trust with a comprehensive package of support and training for the successful candidates, so if you think you have the right skills and experience and are interested in joining our team of Strengthening Families Assistants, we would love to hear from you.

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.

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:

• 2 Day Induction Programme
• 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