Children with Disabilities Social Worker Cardiff
Posted 6 hours 33 minutes ago by Hoop Social Work
Child Health and Disabilities Social Worker
Cardiff
Grade 8 - £36,298 - £40,478
A Qualified Social Worker is required to join Cardiff County Councils Children with Disabilities service on a permanent basis. Full and part time applicants will be considered for this role, and Cardiff will happily consider a job share. Salary for this position ranges from £36,298 - £40,478
About The Service
The post will be based in Child Health and Disability (CHAD), Cardiff Childrens' Services
Adopting a signs of safety approach, your ongoing case management and risk monitoring will include undertaking of a variety of assessments and the implementation and review of care and support plans - as underpinned by the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.
About the job
You will be a Qualified and experienced Social worker within CHAD team working collaboratively with colleagues across a range of agencies and council directorates from Health, Education, the voluntary sector and Adult Services. You will be offered a unique opportunity to support children and young people with physical and learning needs who may require Care and Support plans; Transition planning; Child Protection plans; Looked After Children procedures; Court proceedings.
Alongside regular supervision and peer meetings you will have the opportunity to attend a variety of training courses and practice enhancement to build on your portfolio of continual professional development.
The service is co-located with Targeted Services case management teams within County Hall, with agile working in place to support staff to work independently across the city. There are a number of touch down points across the city, however the service has a touch down point within Ty Gwyn School on the Western Learning Campus for the use of staff within the CHAD teams
The main duties of the post holder will be:
• Working alongside a multi-agency team of professionals, in partnership with families.
• To use the Signs of Safety approach to underpin social work practice
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of effective systems to ensure quality services.
• Complete Wellbeing Assessments, child protection enquiry and develop and review care and support plans.
• Working in a multiagency capacity to support families
• Attendance at Child Protection Conferences, Children who are Looked After Review and Court may be required.
• Provide specialist advice and support across the wider children's services team in respect to children with additional needs.
• Participate in the team duty rota.
• Participate in regular team meetings.
• Demonstrate a high level of good quality written and verbal practice.
• Provide peer support to newly qualified social workers
To apply for this role, you will need to hold -
- A Degree or Masters in Social Work Diploma in SW (or equivalent).
- Experience of working within a Child Health & Disability Team
- Experience of working as part of multi-disciplinary team around children
- Enhanced DBS, registered on the update service or be happy to apply for a DBS
- 3 Years of referencing
- Driving license with access to a car
Benefits of working for Hoop:
- 20 years' experience of the Social Work market
- Your local agency based in Cardiff
- Welsh-speaking consultant available should you wish to converse in Welsh throughout your job search
- PAYE and Umbrella payroll options available - you choose!
- Dedicated point of contact (support team to cover whilst on leave)
- Twice weekly payroll
- Actively supplying every Local Authority in South/West Wales and South West England
- Free on-site quarterly training sessions (Contributing towards CPD)
- Refer a friend scheme available
- Loyalty Bonus to QSW's
- Wellbeing sessions
Given the nature of the role, only applications from individuals with a social work qualification and registration with either professional body - Social Care Wales / Social Work England can be considered. No sponsorship provided. Please only apply if you meet this criteria.
Contact Sarah Leigh at Hoop Social Work in Cardiff today on for an informal chat.