Social Worker - Looked After Children
Employer
Wrexham County Borough Council / Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam
Location
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Wrexham
- All areas
Job details
- Contract hours
- Full Time
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Pay
- £38,220 - £40,777 per year
- Area of care
- Social Care
- Workplace
- Social Work Services / Social Services
- Job role
- Social Worker
Job description
About the Role
Social Worker - Looked After Children team
G09 £38,220 - £40,777 per annum
Are you a qualified Social Worker looking for a new challenge to help improve people’s lives - if this sounds like you, then look no further!
Wrexham County Borough Council have an exciting opportunity within our Looked After Children team as a social worker.
We are seeking an individual who is committed to the outcomes of children and young people, who is anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive and will advocate for children and young people. You will need to be motivated and have good assessment skills, if this sounds like you we would really like to hear from you.
Wrexham is a rewarding place to work, we have various hours available, all offered on permanent contracts. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £38,220 - £40,777 per annum, an attractive local authority pension, progression and development to experienced social worker, provided certain criteria is met, plus a Recruitment Incentive payment of £3,300.
Why join the Looked After Children Team as a Children’s Social Worker?
The Looked After Children Team consists of a mix of experienced and newly qualified social workers and four Family Support Workers, who are very supportive of each other. Additional support and mentoring is provided by an experienced Team Manager and two experienced ATMs. The new bright and spacious office facility can only be described as excellent and facilitates effective team working, with the atmosphere between all the teams being one of mutual respect and support in the shared vision of improving outcomes for the children in Wrexham, who they support.
We are a relatively small department with all staff on one floor in one building, which makes it much easier to form professional relationships. We are also very fortunate to have an Action for Children project in Wrexham, who provide therapeutic services for our children and young people as well as a consultation service for social workers.
We have regular team meetings supervision and the very important informal discussions. These allow staff to decompress and emotionally support each other by talking about any difficult cases they encounter.
We recognise that good quality health, safety and wellbeing is integral to a healthy work-life balance, and we are proud to have created a positive environment where Social Workers can achieve meaningful and impactful outcomes.
This role supports hybrid working, a broadly even balance between working from home and working from an office base.
This Social worker post in the Looked After Children Team attracts a recruitment incentive payment of £3,300 as a welcome to the Council.
The payment is pro rata for part time employees. The payment is subject to normal employee deductions e.g. pension, NI and Tax and other terms and conditions apply, please see the Recruitment & Retention Payment Guidance note for more details.
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An Enhanced DBS check & Social Care Wales registration is required for this position.
The Council welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, religious belief or age.
The Council is committed to developing its bilingual workforce and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
About Us
Mae Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam wedi'i lleoli yng ngogledd ddwyrain Cymru ac mae'n falch o'i threftadaeth Gymreig a'i hunaniaeth ddiwylliannol. Dros y blynyddoedd mae wedi tyfu i adlewyrchu poblogaeth sy'n aml-grefyddol ac aml-ethnig gan adlewyrchu amrywiaeth ein cymunedau.
Wedi'i chanoli ar ddinas Wrecsam, sy'n swatio rhwng mynyddoedd Cymru a gwastadeddau Swydd Gaer, mae'n lleoliad sy'n gallu cynnig y gorau o'r ddau fyd i chi ac rydym yn falch o'n statws dinas (a ddyfarnwyd yn 2022 pan roddwyd i ni'r statws hwn, y seithfed ddinas yng Nghymru i'w gael).
Mae Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam yn Gyngor unedol sy'n darparu ystod eang o wasanaethau gyda'r nod o wella bywydau trigolion Wrecsam a'r cymunedau cyfagos. Rydym wedi ymrwymo i ddarparu gwasanaethau trwy gydweithio â phartneriaid lleol a chenedlaethol. Gyda ffocws ar ddatblygu cynaliadwy, lles cymunedol, a gwella bywydau trigolion Wrecsam a'r cymunedau cyfagos, mae Wrecsam yn lle gwych i weithio, byw a dysgu.
Mae'r cyngor yn gyflogwr cynhwysol gyda gweithlu o tua 5,500, sy'n cynnig rolau amrywiol, hyfforddiant a datblygiad a chyfleoedd gyrfa gwerth chweil. Mae Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam yn gwerthfawrogi arloesedd, dwyieithrwydd yn Gymraeg a Saesneg, ac yn croesawu ymgeiswyr o bob cefndir.
Fel Cyflogwr Hyderus ac Ymroddedig o ran Anabledd, mae'r cyngor yn sicrhau recriwtio a chefnogaeth hygyrch i weithwyr anabl gan gynnwys cynnig cyfweliad gwarantedig (lle bodlonir eitemau manyleb person hanfodol). Yn ogystal, bydd cyn-filwyr yn derbyn cyfweliadau gwarantedig o dan Gyfamod y Lluoedd Arfog os bodlonir meini prawf cymhwysedd (lle bodlonir eitemau manyleb person hanfodol).
Mae buddion cyflogeion yn cynnwys:
- Aelodaeth o'r Cynllun Pensiwn Llywodraeth Leol
- Trefniadau gweithio hyblyg
- Gwyliau blynyddol hael hyd at 32 diwrnod
- Polisïau sy'n gyfeillgar i deuluoedd sy'n cefnogi ymrwymiadau gofalu a theuluol
- Cydbwysedd bywyd gwaith ac amser hyblyg (yn dibynnu ar rôl)
- Aelodaeth hamdden gostyngol
- Mynediad at Gynllun Gwobrwyo Wrecsam gyda gostyngiadau oddi ar fanwerthwyr blaenllaw yn genedlaethol ac yn lleol
- Amrywiaeth o adnoddau iechyd a lles, er enghraifft:
- Hyrwyddwyr Iechyd a Lles
- Mynediad at raglen cymorth cyflogeion gyda cyngor ar gadw'n iach boed yn ariannol, yn feddyliol neu'n gorfforol:
- Cwnsela (ar gael 24/7, 365 diwrnod y flwyddyn)
- Cymorth emosiynol yn y fan a'r lle (ar gael 24/7, 365 diwrnod y flwyddyn)
- Opsiwn i osod nodau hybu iechyd gyda newidiadau bach o fyw cynaliadwy
- Cysylltu apiau iechyd i olrhain iechyd corfforol yn awtomatig a chyflawni nodau cynnydd
- Blogiau, fideos, ryseitiau a mwy o adnoddau sy'n darparu ysbrydoliaeth a chymhelliant
- Nodi'r risg o ddatblygu clefydau blaenllaw sy'n gysylltiedig â ffordd o fyw ynghyd â sgoriau iechyd meddwl ac ariannol
- Cyngor cyfreithiol, ariannol a defnyddwyr
- Digwyddiadau ac ymgyrchoedd iechyd a lles drwy gydol y flwyddyn (e.e. Diwrnod Iechyd Tachwedd, Diwrnod Amser i Siarad, Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth Iechyd Meddwl, Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth o'r Haul, Wythnos y Menopos, Wythnos Iechyd Ariannol)
- Caffi Menopos ac arweiniad
- Caffi Gofalwyr Di-dâl a chanllawiau
Mae ein Cynllun Cyngor (2023–28) yn nodi ein blaenoriaethau ac rydym yn cyflawni'r rhain trwy ddilyn Gwerthoedd Nolan bywyd cyhoeddus (anhunanoldeb, uniondeb, gwrthrychedd, atebolrwydd, agoredrwydd, gonestrwydd ac arweinyddiaeth) yn ogystal â'n Gwerthoedd Corfforaethol ein hunain:
- Grymuso
- Ymddiriedaeth a gonestrwydd
- Dyhead
- Cydweithredu
- Gwneud gwahaniaeth
- Tegwch
The County Borough of Wrexham, located in North East Wales, is proud of its Welsh heritage and cultural identity. Over the years it has grown to reflect a population that is multi-religious and multi-ethnic and complements the diversity of our communities.
Centred on the city of Wrexham, which nestles between the Welsh mountains and the Cheshire plains, it’s a location that really can offer you the best of both worlds and we are proud of our city status (awarded in 2022 when we became the seventh city in Wales).
Wrexham County Borough Council is a unitary Council which delivers a wide range of services aimed at improving the lives of Wrexham residents and surrounding communities. We are committed to providing services through collaboration with local and national partners. With a focus on sustainable development, community wellbeing, and improving the lives of Wrexham residents and surrounding communities, Wrexham is a fantastic place to work, live, and learn.
The council is an inclusive employer with a workforce of around 5,500, offering diverse roles, training and development and rewarding career opportunities. Wrexham County Borough Council values innovation, bilingualism in English and Welsh, and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, the council ensures accessible recruitment and support for disabled employees including offering a guaranteed interview (where essential person specification items are met). Additionally, veterans will receive guaranteed interviews under the Armed Forces Covenant if eligibility criteria are met (where essential person specification items are met).
Employee benefits include:
- Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible working arrangements
- Generous annual leave up to 32 days
- Family-friendly policies supporting caring and family commitments
- Work-life balance and flexi time (dependent on role)
- Discounted leisure membership
- Access to Wrexham Reward Scheme with discounts off leading retailers nationally and locally
- Health & well-being resources, for example:
- Healthy & Wellbeing Champions
- Employee assistance programme with advice on staying healthy financially, mentally or physically:
- Counselling (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
- In-the-moment emotional support (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
- Option to set health-boosting goals with small, sustainable lifestyle changes
- Connect health apps to track physical health and meet progress goals
- Blogs, videos, recipes and more resources providing inspiration and motivation
- Identify risks of developing leading lifestyle-related diseases with mental health and financial scores
- Legal, financial and consumer advice
- Health and wellbeing events and campaigns throughout the year (e.g., November Health Day, Time to Talk Day, Mental Health Awareness Week, Sun Awareness Week, Menopause Week, Financial Health Week)
- Menopause Café and guidance
- Unpaid Carer Café and guidance
Our Council Plan (2023–28) sets out our priorities for this period and we deliver these by following the Nolan Values of public life (selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership) as well as our own Corporate Values:
- Empowerment
- Trust and honesty
- Aspiration
- Collaboration
- Making a difference
- Fairness
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