Working hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Ty Tredomen
This is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider Childrens Services.
We pay an attractive salary of £40,221 - £43,421 and offer access to training and development opportunities. As a member of the 16+ team you will be providing support to young people as they navigate their journey into adulthood and develop confidence
Within this role you would provide an enhanced level of social work skills and expertise within the team in order to develop and maintain standards of practice and to deputise for the Team Manager on specified occasions.
This can include direct supervision of Social Workers, Students, Volunteers and Support Workers. Assist the Team Manager in the continued development of high-quality service delivery.
For the role, we ask that you have: - Diploma/Degree in Social Work or predecessor qualification.
- Up to date knowledge of current legislation and statutory regulations, research and practice in relation to the relevant service area.
- Full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business purposes to travel throughout the borough to attend meetings.
- Registered as a Social Worker with Social Care Wales or equivalent regulators in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
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 Paul Cryer on 01495 233244 or email cryerp@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.
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.