Social Worker - Kinship and Permanence

Your role as Supervising Social Worker will be to complete robust, timely assessments and annual reveiws of kinship carers and provide supportive supervision including dedicated learning and development opportunities.
To support you in your role, you will receive a robust induction, regular reflective supervision, training as well as additional support and mentoring where required. We strive to ensure Supervising Social Workers have manageable caseloads and are able to access additional placement support from dedicated Placement Support Workers and a dedicated team of Reunification Workers who can provide support to a child during transition between placements, ensure placement stability and work collaboratively with children's social workers to support children and young people return to parents care. You will also have access to consultations with a behaviour analyst to support placement stability and carer wellbeing.
You will receive a robust induction, regular reflective supervision as well as additional support and mentoring where required. We utilise the Signs of Safety model of practice and will offer support and training to practitioners joining us who have not received this training or worked with this model previously. We are a reflective organisation that continuously builds on its strengths and is committed to the principle that the most effective way of improving outcomes for all Children, Young People and Families is through the provision of accessible, universal services.
The role will involve collaborative working across all the Childrens teams within the Local Authority, in particular the Care Experienced Team who support children looked after. We also work closely with the General Fostering Team who we are co-located with and share duty.
We are a reflective organisation that continuously builds on its strengths and is committed to the principle that the most effective way of improving outcomes for all Children, Young People and Families is through the provision of accessible, universal services. Join us and you will work in a rewarding, learning environment where staff feel valued.
For further information on working as a Supervising Social Worker in Bridgend, please contact: Alex Fitzpatrick (Alex.Fitzpatrick@bridgend.gov.uk)Group Manager Placements and Provider Services.

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

Criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

The council's Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.
A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.

Closing Date: 25 September 2024

Shortlisting Date: 27 September 2024

Interview Date: 10 October 2024

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