SOCIAL WORKER

About The Service

This role currently attracts a market supplement of £3,000 (full time equivalent), reviewed annually.

Cardiff benefits from being the capital city of Wales, offering Social Workers the opportunity to work with a highly diverse population with a variety of care and support needs. As the largest local authority in Wales we support nearly 5000 individuals to live well, offering them a person-centred support structure to ensure they can meet their own needs and outcomes.

Adult Community Services is our largest team in Cardiff supporting anyone over the age of 18 with physical disabilities and older people. The teams are made up of community and hospital based Social Workers who offer services for individuals and families from the first time they need support from Adult Social Services throughout their journey with us. Working alongside a wider multi-disciplinary team, including Occupational Therapy teams, Social Work Assistants, Day Centre teams and Health colleagues we find solutions to best support individuals to achieve their outcomes. We have contractual relationships with a wide range of home care providers, offering care and support throughout Cardiff and residential care homes, ensuring that all options can be available to best meet an individual’s needs.

Within the Adult Community Services there are a number of teams who ensure that individuals are supported in the right place at the right time:

• First Point of Contact Social Work team / Adult Assessment
• Hospitals Team
• Case Management team
• Review Team
• Community Duty Team

About the job

This post is a Grade 8 senior Social Worker post working within our Hospital Social Work Team.

The service area is made up of a variety of team members, including newly qualified Social Workers and experienced Social Workers, Social Work Assistants, senior Social Workers, Team Managers and a Service Manager. This specific role will give you the opportunity to further develop your social work skills within a professional, supportive, creative, and hard-working team.

The Hospital Social Work team sits within the Integrated Discharge Service where we work collaboratively with other key players such as Discharge Liaison Nurses, First point of contact team, occupational therapists and Housing colleagues.

The team also supports with the social work Continuing Health Care response within Adult Services, in addition to giving practitioners the opportunity to experience court-based work related to The Court of Protection and to support students.

You will be carrying out direct citizen support (assessment and care planning) which can sometimes involve dealing with complex situations. You will have the opportunity to support other colleagues within the team in a supervisory capacity whilst providing ongoing support to the Team Manager and Service Manager as needed. There is an expectation that you will be committed to service development and form part of a wider decision-making group of professionals looking at the strategic development of this area.

What we can offer you

Wales’s vibrant capital city offers you the opportunity to work within the largest and most diverse community in Wales. Our Adult Services teams support over 5000 individuals and offer a wide range of professional opportunities for both newly qualified and experienced Social Workers.

You will join a team that specialises in supporting older people and individuals with physical disabilities and which is committed to strengths based, preventative social work, supporting people to live fulfilled lives and to remain as independent as possible.

As a Cardiff Social Worker, you will have access to a comprehensive range of resources and support to continue your professional development and to help you become the best Social Worker you can be.

We take the welfare of our staff seriously and we strive to deliver positive working arrangements that support our amazing workforce to feel respected and valued.

Cardiff Council also offers some great benefits for staff including:

• A generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days per year to a maximum of 33 days per year after 5 years, with the option to purchase additional annual leave to a maximum of 10 days.
• Our working culture is flexible, with a flexi scheme allowing you to work to a schedule that suits you, including access to office sites throughout the city.
• Hybrid working – supporting you to flexibly deliver your role whether on visits, from an office or your home.
• Access to the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Pension Fund which is part of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), offering a reputable, secure and flexible pension plan for peace of mind.
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Support offered through mentorship and enhanced by senior management

(For more information about working as a social worker in Cardiff check out our Social Work Website where you can read more about what you can expect working for Cardiff and more about what we have to offer: Home - Social Work Cardiff : Social Work Cardiff)

What We Are Looking For From You

We are looking for qualified, experienced Social Workers who are looking to gain further experience within Cardiff Council. As the successful candidate you will be able to work independently and manage your time.

You will be able to show you have excellent skills in assessment and the ability to write concise records and reports.

You will be a good team player, have excellent communication, organisation skills and IT skills.

A degree in Social Work or an equivalent Social Work qualification  and registration with Social Care Wales is essential for this role.

At least 3 years post-qualification experience in a relevant service area is required.

You will have a commitment to supporting older people and those with physical disabilities and to working in a strength-based, preventative way, providing the support needed to enable them to achieve what matters to them.

You will have a strong and demonstrable commitment to strength-based approaches, a dedication to working in an outcome-focussed way and a keen interest in your on-going professional development, striving for excellence.

You will be committed to working in a way that promotes equality and inclusion for all our citizens.

The ability to speak other languages, in particular Welsh, and Community Languages would be an advantage.

We are looking for committed individuals to join our remarkable team of Social Workers. Join us and be inspired by what Cardiff has to offer!