We are recruiting a Social Worker at Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Working hours: 37 hours
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Tŷ Tredomen
Team: Fostering Team
This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organisation.
We pay an attractive salary of £40,444- £43,149 and offer access to training and development opportunities.
Foster Wales Caerphilly would like to recruit a full-time permanent social worker to join their friendly, well established, busy and motivated Team. If you have the right values, motivation and commitment to work in a rewarding environment we want to hear from you.
You will need excellent assessment and analysis skills and the ability to engage and communicate effectively with Foster Carers, their families and children who are looked after. With a focus on wellbeing, safety of children and be able to support and guide Foster Carers to build on their holistic skills as well as a commitment to improve outcomes for children and young people.
The Team has responsibility for recruiting, assessing, supporting, supervising and reviewing general foster carers, alongside completing Connected Persons Assessments of family members/connected persons for a child who cannot, or may not be able to remain with their birth family.
For the role, we ask that you have:
- A Diploma/Degree in Social Work or predecessor.
- Experience of working with children and young people their families and carers.
- The ability to work flexible hours, within and beyond the boundaries of the authority, which may include evenings and weekends.
- A 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.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.
After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Carla Perry on 07789371781 or email perrycl@caerphilly.gov.uk.
Applications 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.
Caerphilly County Borough Council does not receive applications submitted via the StudySmarter website. All applications must be submitted through our official Council website.
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.