Consultant Social Worker - Edge of Care

Within this exciting and evolving landscape, an opportunity has arisen to join our co-located, multi-agency child and family services as a Consultant Social Worker within our Edge of Care Service. We are seeking a motivated and skilled practitioner with a 'can do' approach, who is passionate about improving outcomes for families and committed to the delivery and development of evidence-based interventions.

This is a key leadership role within our Edge of Care Services where you will oversee our Integrated Family Support Service (IFSS) and the Rise service, while also holding a small, focused caseload of families with particularly complex needs. You will play a central role in the strategic development of our Edge of Care Services, ensuring our interventions are timely, impactful, and responsive to family needs. You will also lead on the design and delivery of evidence-based interventions across the service and directorate, ensuring the service remains innovative, trauma-informed, and family-centred.

We are looking for a highly skilled social worker with experience of working with families on the edge of care or within intensive family intervention services. You will be a confident leader and practitioner, able to coach, mentor, and support others, and passionate about relationship-based, trauma-informed, strengths-focused practice. You will bring a drive and commitment to improving sustainable outcomes for families.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious, innovative service that values creativity and doing things differently. You will work alongside skilled, passionate colleagues in a collaborative, multi-agency environment, and take the opportunity to develop your leadership, coaching, and strategic skills while remaining closely connected to direct practice.

If you are attracted by this opportunity to help shape the future of Edge of Care Services and make a real difference to children and families, we would love to hear from you.

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

An Enhanced with Childrens Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.

The council's Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.

Weekend Working is a requirement of this post.

A relocation package up to £8,000 will be considered for this post.

Closing Date: 02 July 2025

Shortlisting Date: 03 July 2025

Interview Date: 16 July 2025

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