Senior Social Work Practitioner – Children with Disabilities
Make a real difference to the lives of children and families in Pembrokeshire.
Pembrokeshire County Council is seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Social Work Practitioner – Children with Disabilities to join our dedicated Children's Services team. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled social work professional who is committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for children, young people, and their families while helping to shape and influence outstanding practice across the service.
As a Senior Practitioner, you will play a pivotal role in supporting children with disabilities and their families through high-quality assessment, care planning, safeguarding, and intervention. Managing a varied caseload of complex and rewarding cases, you will use your expertise to develop effective support plans that promote wellbeing, independence, and positive life outcomes.
You will work collaboratively with colleagues across social care, health, education, and other partner agencies to ensure children receive coordinated and responsive support. Your ability to build strong professional relationships and advocate for children and families will be central to your success in this role.
Beyond casework, you will be a key source of professional leadership within the team. You will mentor and support colleagues, contribute to the development of best practice, and help foster a culture of continuous learning, reflective practice, and evidence-based decision-making. You will also have opportunities to deputise for the Team Manager and contribute to strategic discussions that influence service development and multi-agency working.
We are looking for a qualified and registered Social Worker with substantial experience of working with children and families, including complex safeguarding cases. You will bring a strong knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, alongside excellent assessment, analytical, and relationship-building skills. Experience of supervising or supporting colleagues and students is highly desirable.
In return, you will join a supportive and forward-thinking organisation that values professional development, innovation, and collaborative working. This is an opportunity to use your expertise to make a meaningful impact while developing your leadership skills within a service that is committed to improving the lives of children with disabilities and their families.
If you are ready to take the next step in your social work career and want to be part of a team that is passionate about making a difference, we would love to hear from you.
Join Pembrokeshire County Council and help create brighter futures for children and young people across our communities.
Employee Benefits
Our employee benefits are designed to help invest in your future and are in addition to living and working in Pembrokeshire, one of the most beautiful and desirable counties in the UK.
The Visit Pembrokeshire website https://www.visitpembrokeshire.com/ is an excellent source of information, and showcases the wide variety of activities, amenities and adventures that await you.
Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.
Employment Checks
This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.
Where it is appropriate for your role and responsibility, the personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by visiting https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.
Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.
Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.
Guidance Note: Use of AI and Accuracy of Information:
- We understand that applicants may choose to use tools such as generative AI to support the preparation of their application. While the use of such tools is permitted, it remains the applicant’s full responsibility to ensure that all information submitted is factually accurate, truthful, and representative of their own skills, experiences and qualifications.
- Providing information that is false, misleading, or exaggerated, regardless of whether it was generated by AI or not, may result in disqualification from the recruitment process or dismissal if discovered after appointment.
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The Supported Employment Programme is a group of local authority based enterprises that employs over 75 people with a disability or work limiting health condition, please visit the link below for further information: Pembrokeshire Supported Employment Programme - Pembrokeshire County Council
Safeguarding
Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being. The Council’s Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.
This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.
Support & Additional Info
- Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing hrsystemsteam@pembrokeshire.gov.uk.
- Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing Recruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk.
- Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2025.
- Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.
Relocation packages are available for social workers.
The purpose of the Relocation Assistance Scheme is to provide financial assistance to new employees of Pembrokeshire County Council to offset certain costs incurred in relocating their main residence to Pembrokeshire, subject to conditions that can be discussed after the role has been secured.
Financial assistance can be available to reimburse approved expenditure up to a total maximum, not exceeding £8,000. The total is deemed to be inclusive of any VAT paid by employees to suppliers as part of the relocation process. All claims must be supported by documentary evidence that expenditure has actually been incurred e.g. paid invoices or receipts.
This would be something you could discuss with the HR employee advisor, if offered the role.
Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.
