Social Worker (Care and Support Team)

About you:
• You will provide effective support to children and families, drawing on your enthusiasm and motivation to help achieve positive outcomes.
• You will demonstrate confident and skilled communication, maintaining
engagement with families even in challenging or high-risk situations, including those involving hostility.
• You will take a creative approach when working with children, using a variety of tools to help them express their wishes and feelings.
• Be competent in maintaining up to date records and report writing.
• You will need a broad and in-depth understanding of the risks children may face, along with the skills to assess and manage those risks, ensuring timely and proportionate interventions. You will also support the development of family relationships and help identify support networks.
• You will adopt a strengths-based approach to intervention, and experience in applying this model is desirable.
What you will do:
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to high-quality social work practice, ensuring statutory responsibilities are met and organisational policies and procedures are followed.
• Collaborate as part of a team, participating in a duty rota and providing cover for colleagues during absences.
• Build and sustain effective working relationships with team members and partner agencies to ensure cohesive and efficient service delivery.
• Recognise and assess risks related to each child's circumstances, implementing appropriate safeguarding measures to reduce potential harm.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact:
Emma Wright Team Manager or Kate Wilson Principal Social Worker
recruitment@powys.gov.uk

This position has a requirement for an Enhanced DBS Check