Social Worker

We are recruiting Social Workers at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 37 hours (7.24 Monday – Friday)
Contract Type: X 2 – Full Time, Permanent

X 1 – Full Time, Fixed term until August 2027

Location: Tredomen

Team: Adult Services

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

We pay an attractive salary of £39,152 - £41,771 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

The successful candidate will need to be dynamic and forward thinking and be required to practice in accordance with National Occupational Standards for Social Work and Code of Practice for Social Care Workers to deliver assessment and care management services.

You will need to have a good understanding of current legislation and policy. You will be required to work closely with carers, other professionals and team members or alone using your own initiative.

The postholder will take part in a duty rota dealing with crisis situations and you will facilitate safe discharge for service users from hospital into the community. You will be required to support and safeguard vulnerable service users through difficult periods in their lives, therefore effective communication and organisational skills are essential.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• Diploma / Degree in Social Work or predecessor qualification
• Successful completion of the Consolidation of Practice Programme within the first three years of practice (if qualified after 1 April 2016).
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty legislation.
• Full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business / work 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 Emma Davies/ Haim Ben-Avraham on 07789901550/ 07793523557 or email daviee8@caerphilly.gov.ukAVRAH@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.