Are you looking for a permanent position in Children's Social Work?
Would you like to work for a local authority where you can progress quickly?
The Vale of Glamorgan are investing, improving and looking to the future. They're looking for ambitious individuals to help them achieve their ambition and in return are offering a fantastic benefits package to a Senior Practitioner who would be interested in a position within Intake and Assessment.
Salary: £49,428 - £52,420
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Benefits:
- Flexible work/life balance
- Free parking
- Pension Scheme
- Generous annual leave package
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- Dedicated career mentoring, bespoke training and clear progression frameworks
- Employee discount schemes
- Employee assistance & Support
- Progression Opportunities
- Supportive management team
- Offer a relocation assistance of up to £8,000 to help relocate (ts & cs apply)
Responsibilities of a Senior Practitioner within the Intake and Assessment Team:
- The team completes a range of assessments, conducts section 487 enquiries and establishes whether longer term plans are required for families
- Involved in issuing court proceedings where needed
- The team is fast paced where no day is the same
- Able to offer empathetic support to families who have just been referred to the service, families in these circumstances are often in crisis
- Supervise less experienced social workers and practitioners to achieve positive outcomes for children and families
- Lead on complex cases and chair key meetings such as case reviews and core group meetings
- Collect and analyse information and present your findings at strategic meetings
- Monitor and assess the quality of work carried out by social workers
- Carry out case reviews and provide feedback to improve social workers' skills and practice
- Model good practice for less experienced social workers and support their well-being
Requirements:
- Social Work Qualification
- 3+ years experience of working within a similar setting
- Supervisory/Senior Social Worker experience
- Social Work Wales registration or eligible to apply
- A passion for achieving the best outcomes for children through direct work
- A creative and innovative approach
If you have a friend or colleague who is looking to relocate/interested in the above role, please pass on our details or refer-a-friend through the Randstad website- we will get £300 worth of vouchers out to you if placed in post ts & cs apply!
For more information or confidential discussion, please call 0330 0248 775 or email
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
