Working hours: 37 Hours
Contract Type: Fixed Term until 31 st March 2025
Location: Agile working
This is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider Childrens Services - Intensive Support Team.
We pay an attractive salary of £36,648 - £39,186 and offer access to training and development opportunities.We are looking for 2 creative and enthusiastic Social Workers to support our Family Meeting service within the Intensive Support Team (IST).
The team is multi-disciplinary and includes social workers, support workers, education worker, health visitor and child psychologist. We only support families open to Caerphilly Childrens Services as such we do not case manage but provide the support to the family as identified by the family and Social Worker in their plan. We work preventatively to keep children cared for within their family.
You will undertake a range of tasks supporting children and families in the community with a focus on facilitating Family Meetings to support and empower families to come up with a family plan to address professional concerns relating to their child.
You will support families and young people to prepare for the family meeting, undertaking home visits when required.
You will work in partnership with the child's Social Worker to prepare for the meeting and assist with producing information for the family about concerns and potential resources.
We work closely with the parent advocacy service to ensure parents are supported with their voice heard in meetings.
This is a great opportunity to be part of a supportive team. You will need to be committed to improving outcomes for children and promote the child's wishes and feelings in line with what matters.
The post is fixed term until 31 March 2025 where it will be reviewed.
For the role, we ask that you have: - Diploma/Degree in Social Work or predecessor.
- Up to date knowledge of current legislation Research and Practice issues in childcare.
- Social Workers qualifying after 1 April 2016 are required to complete the Consolidation of Practice qualification within the first three years of practice.
We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list
After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Karen Singler on 01443 233261 or email singlk@caerphilly.gov.uk
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The Social Care Wales (Registration) Rules 2023 set out the requirement for all residential childcare workers, domiciliary care workers, adult care home workers, residential family centre workers to be registered with Social Care Wales within six months from your start date in post.
You must possess a Diploma/Degree in Social Work or predecessor and be registered as a Social Worker with Social Care Wales (or able to transfer from another recognised body).
The current registration requirements state that completion of the Consolidation of Practice qualification within your first 3 years of practice is mandatory (if you qualified after 1st April 2016). Failure to successfully complete this qualification will result in you being unable to renew your Social Work Registration or practice as a Social Worker.
