Senior Practitioner

We are recruiting a Senior Practitioner at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Full Time, Fixed Term until 30th August 2026
Location: Tredomen

Team: South Older People’s Team

This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization.

We pay an attractive salary of £41,511 - £44,711 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

The successful applicant will be joining a well-established, person-centred, outcomes focused social work team.

You will provide a timely and responsive assessment care management service to older people with physical difficulties. They will also deliver an assessment care management service to adults aged over 65 with mental health issues, and younger people with dementia, who are considered to require care and support to maximise and maintain their independence and dignity.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• Diploma / Degree in Social Work or predecessor qualification
• Knowledge of the current social care legislative framework and national drivers within Adult Social care
• The Ability to work constructively with other professionals to promote partnership working practices
• 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 visit clients and attend meeting.

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 Andrew Parr on 07733364833 or email Parra@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.

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.