Uwch Weithiwr Cymdeithasol / Senior Social Worker

As a Local Authority that has adopted a systemic model of practice there is a significant focus on practitioner wellbeing, reflection and learning, with the Family Support Team holding monthly sessions for reflective peer discussions about cases that may present with particularly challenging issues, with in addition to quarterly team development afternoons.

Practitioners are supported in linking closely with communities and local services and there is a healthy culture of learning, support and family across our amazing social work teams.

The two posts are an exciting opportunity to join the service which puts the individual at the heart of our work and as well as supporting the families we engage with will be supporting practitioners that are developing through their journeys as Support Workers and Social Workers. The teams work from a strengths-based approach to meet the needs of young people and their families. We have a diverse variety of casework, individual, dedicated and regular senior management support alongside progression opportunities for the successful candidates.

Merthyr Tydfil has developed as a modern and diverse town on the outskirts of the Brecon Beacons and as the cradle of Welsh industry maintains a strong cultural identity.

Parents have the most significant influence on children and on their future lives and it is our belief that outcomes for children are best when they are supported to grow and achieve within their own families.

For further information please contact Michelle Jayne / Toni Fuller on 01685 725000 or email Michelle.Jayne@merthyr.gov.uk / Toni.Fuller@merthyr.gov.uk

You will be required to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential.

If you do not have access to the internet, application forms can be obtained by telephoning 01685 725000 and are to be returned no later than 03.12.2026 to HR Administration, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN.

Email: Human.ResourcesAdmin@merthyr.gov.uk

Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre-employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process.

All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both.

Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.

We value diversity in our workforce and consider ourselves to be an Employer of Choice, committed to promoting and integrating equality of opportunity into all aspects of our work. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage applicants from all groups and backgrounds to apply and join us at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. We are strongly committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace and ensure that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, disability, sex, race, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, gender identity and expression, and pregnancy and maternity.