Social Work Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Pathway Service to work specifically with the carers supporting young people leaving care. We are looking to appoint a Social Work Assistant to support When I’m Ready carers and supported lodgings providers.

The Pathway Service is comprised of four Pathway Teams including two long-term child looked after teams as well as a dedicated unaccompanied asylum seeking and leaving care team. We work with children and young people up to the age of 25. There are also a number of agencies operating locally who work with the young people and their families to improve their lives.

Supervision is regular and the opportunities for career development and training are excellent. Newport itself is a great place to live and work being a geographically small city with a diverse population. It is situated on the M4 corridor and is located between Bristol and Cardiff with excellent transport links. Newport is a growing city with access to affordable housing, good schools and community resources.

In addition to generous annual leave, good pension scheme, comparative or higher pay than neighbouring authorities Newport City Council offers great benefits including:

*Vehicle allowances
*Tax free bikes for work
*Working life balance - flexible employment;
*Career development
*Health and leisure (with discounts with various organisations to enable you to make choices about your health and lifestyle)
*Employee Support Services
*Town centre offices with good transport links

For this role you will be educated to "A" level standard or possess an NVQ Level 3 Social Care Qualification. or extensive experience in working with children and young people who have experienced the looked after system and or their carers.

This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We welcome applications for all our jobs in either Welsh or English. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Newport City Council is committed to working towards its workforce being more representative of the population that we serve and particularly welcomes applications from people from minority ethnic communities represented (or living) in the city. Selection will be made on ability and skills to undertake the role.

Newport City Council is not currently supporting applicants with sponsorship for right to work. In applying for a vacancy, applicants should already have the right to work in the UK.

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Ein gwerthoedd – Tegwch ar gyfer pawb, Gwneud Gwahaniaeth, Bod yn gufrifol, Gweithio gydan gilydd