Working hours: 37 Hours
Contract Type: Permanent/Full Time
Location: Office based
We pay an attractive salary of £40,221 - £43,421, with an additional £3,383 annual market supplement, to be paid in 12 instalments alongside the salary, and offer access to training and development opportunities.Caerphilly developed a Family and Friends Team in 2020 with the aim of reducing CLA numbers and improving support for Special Guardians. The Family and Friends Team manage those children who are subject to PCCP, Kinship Fostering arrangements, Supervision Orders and children on Special Guardianship Orders and therefore is a team that provides long term support to families.
You will need to have experience of Social Work with children and young people.
You will be part of a highly supportive team environment and will be responsible for assessing and reviewing the support needs of both the children and their parents/carers. You will be required to attend court to ensure the most appropriate Order is in place i.e. when considering revoking Care Orders or converting Care Orders to Special Guardianship Orders. There are also a small number of Family and Friends Foster Carers supervised in the team with the aim of securing Special Guardianship Orders for the children in their care.
You will have a caseload of children who are Children Looked After, and you will need to have knowledge of the Children Looked After processes and procedures. You will have decision making responsibility and supervise workers.
For the role we ask that you: - Have excellent assessment skills and the ability to engage with children and their families effectively, with a focus on wellbeing and safety of the child.
- Are skilled in developing and sustaining effective multi-agency working and will collaborate with professionals of every discipline.
- Diploma/Degree in Social Work or predecessor qualification and successful completion of the Consolidation of Practice Programme within the first three years of practice (if qualified after 1 April 2016).
- 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.
We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.
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After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Rachel Silver on 07789371545 or email
silver@caerphilly.gov.ukApplications 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.
This post attracts a Market Supplement of £3,383 per annum, in addition to the annual salary, which will be paid in 12 monthly instalments.
